Engineers and Professions Worksheet

Which of the following are designed by engineers?

• Cell phones

• Medicines

• Roads

• All of the above.

Which of the following is not a criterion for a profession?

• A code of ethics

• A regulating body

• A right to make a profit

• A specialized body of knowledge

Which aspect of our lives have computers influenced and changed?

• Our environment

• Our financial systems

• Our society

• All of the above.

Which of the following types of impacts are almost always unforeseen, or unintended?

• Economic impacts

• Negative impacts

• Positive impacts

• Societal impacts

What type of engineer uses an engineering design process to create a product that meets the needs of a client?

• Design engineer

• Development engineer

• Research engineer

• All of the above.

Many states and communities require a risk analysis to be completed on civil engineering projects such as highways, subdivisions, and large industrial facilities.

• True

• False

Because engineers often have their own strengths and specialization areas, it is common for engineers to work in _________________________.

• teams

• isolation

• laboratories

• offices

Most professions have developed codes of conduct or codes of __________________________ to help professionals make ethical decisions.

• ethics

• finance

• fashion

• technology

The benefits of a product that the engineer was hoping for or expecting are the intended __________________________ impacts.

• positive

• negative

• unintended

• neutral

A(n) __________________________ is a work experience in which a student works as an assistant in a company for several months under the guidance of a mentor.

• internship

• promotion

• demotion

• retirement