WorksheetsPOE Test 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the purpose of a Gantt Chart?
Detail the step-by-step description of how to complete a process
Provides technical information and a material list for the product
Schedule when activities should be completed in a process
Company lists of who provides products with a cost analysis
Linear activities, or activities that must be done after another is completed, can also be called:
Interdependent Activities
Nondependent Activities
Parallel Activities
Sequential Activities
Which of the following Gantt Chart activities could occur at any point during a project?
Parallel Activities
Nondependent Activities
Sequential Activities
Interdependent Activities
How may a breach of contract occur after a contract is completed?
Item is specified part supplied after a deadline
Item supplied does not meet the specifications
Both A and B are correct
Neither A nor B are correct
When it comes to personal conflicts with ethical standards:
Ethical standards must be suppressed in favor of personal
Do what is best for oneself
Must suppress personal standards to resolve in favor of ethical
None of these are correct
Notifying one's employer or client and appropriate authority in the case of an engineer's judgment being overruled resulting in danger to the life, health, welfare, or property of the public is known as:
Clean Hands rule
Full Disclosure
Whistleblowing
Risk Benefit Analysis
Engineers avoiding business ventures or permission for the use of their or their firm's names which engages in dishonest, fraudulent or illegal business practice is known as:
Clean Hands rule
Whistleblowing
Full Disclosure
Conflicts of Interest
While performing services, the engineer's foremost responsibility is to:
None of these are correct
Safeguard the profession
The public welfare
Advance one's own career
Too much or too little of information may cause confusion within the audience. What is a general rule to follow in creating slides?
All of these are correct
Use slides as note cards
1 slide for 1 minute of speech
Two ideas per slide maximum
KIS is an acronym for:
Keep It Simple
Keep It Short
Communication Is Supportive
None of these are correct
To maximize visual impact with figures and numbers:
All of these are correct
Use Tables to layout information
Fill the slide with figures and calculations
Graphs and charts can display information
To maximize your auditory impact:
Be enthusiastic about your topic
Use pauses to your advantage
Read the audience, not your note cards
All of these are correct
Considering your audience for a written piece is just as important as the information contained within. Therefore, what needs to be done when writing a formal or informal report?
Technical material must be clear and concise
Have everyone in mind when writing
Include graphs, charts, and tables to make points clear
None of these are correct
Who does a communication checklist benefit?
Audience
Writer
Supervisor
None of these are correct
Successful project management includes which of the following?
Technical writing to sell a project
Justify project costs
Determine project requirements
All of these are correct
What is the ABC format for a proposal?
Always be correct
Abstract, believable goals, carry-over concerns
Abstract, body, conclusion
Overview, comments, risks
What is a RFP?
Routing for proposals
Request for spending
Request for proposal
Railroad fair pricing
What are thermosetting plastics?
Once the material sets, it cannot be changed
Recyclables
Once the material sets, heat can reform product
Synthetic Plastic
The ability to resist effects of tension, compression, and torsion forces is called:
Ductility
Elasticity
Hardness
Strength
While Making the Decision in Stage 7, advantages and disadvantages of possible solutions will be determined by
Uniform Criteria
Data
Working Criteria
Goals
