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1. Which of the following statements best describes the role that
engineering science plays in conceptual design?
A. Knowledge of engineering science is not needed in conceptual design.
B. Understanding of engineering science allows engineers to apply
underlying principles to help determine if a particular idea may or
may not work and to generate new design ideas.
C. Engineering science accurately predicts the behaviour of the
conceptual designs.
D. Depending on the discipline, specialists must be found to do
conceptual design in their area of expertise.
E. None of the above.
2. Which of the following is not a requirement for admission into the
profession?
A. Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status.
B. Eighteen years or older.
C. Success on the Professional Practice Examination (PPE).
D. Be of good character, as confirmed by referees.
E. Hold an accredited undergraduate degree in engineering from a
Canadian university.
3. The best way to settle a dispute is through courteous, direct
communication, with the expectation that a full review of the dispute will
lead to a solution. Which paragraph/subparagraph of the PEO Code of
Ethics requires a professional engineer to act this way?
A. 1iii
B. 2
C. 6
D. 7i
E. 8
4. A civil engineer working for a consulting firm was placed in charge of
designing a bridge for a local municipality. The municipality required a
conventional highway overpass. Which of the following civil engineer's
actions related to this design can be classified as a professional ethical
dilemma stemming from this project?
A. The civil engineer found away to preserve a local wetland without
increasing costs. The municipality had planned to fill-in the wetland
to build the bridge.
B. The engineer followed all regulations and meet all codes in the design.
C. The engineer disclosed a possible conflict of interest because a
close family member worked in the department that hired the civil
, engineering firm.
D. The completed design was a competent application of civil
engineering practice.
,5. Bobby Patel is an engineer at Acme Engineering Consultants Inc., a large
engineering consulting firm in Hamilton. Bobby prefers living in a
smaller community. So s/he commutes 67 km daily from her/his home
in Dunnville, a community of about 13,000 people. Noted for her/his
environmental concerns, Bobby is on Dunnville's Committee for
Environmental Sustainability, a small but active citizen's group. Last
year the committee successfully spearheaded opposition to rezoning a
Dunnville recreational and wildlife area for commercial purposes. While
acknowledging that commercial development would aid the local
economy, the committee convinced the Town Council that economic
progress should not come at the expense of the environment.
However, now Bobby is facing a difficult problem. S/he has learned
that Acme has a client with its eyes on the recreational and wildlife area
for developing a new facility. Which paragraph/subparagraph of the PEO
Code of Ethics is most relevant in guiding her conduct with respect to
this problem?
A. 1i
B. 2i
C. 4
D. 7iv
E. 8
6. What does life-cycle assessment provide?
A. An estimate for improvement in environmental performance.
B. A complete waste of time.
C. A rigorous and quantified assessment of life-cycle impact on the
environment of a product.
D. Weak results because assessments differ greatly among
industrial and environmental engineers.
E. A single, objective quantity representing the ecological impact of a
product.
7. The physical quantities used to model objects or systems represent
, such as time,
length, and mass, to which we attach measurements
or values.
A. concepts; numerical
B. abstractions; rational
C. units; numerical
D. concepts; rational
E. None of the above.
8. Which one of the following statements about professions such as
engineering, law, medicine, accounting, etc. is false?
A. Professions ensure their members are fairly paid for their work.
B. Professions tend to be highly protective of their monopoly in their
designated area of expertise.
C. Professions offer prestige to their members.
D. Professions have the legal authority to discipline members who
do not conform to the code of ethics of the profession.
E. All of the above are true.
, 9. What is cost-benefit analysis typically used for in design?
A. To select the design alternative that is most profitable the company
producing the design.
B. To measure the potential benefit or cost to society of a design
alternative.
C. To determine the safety level of a design alternative.
D. To select the best technology for the design.
E. To reduce costs.
10.
The attached graph represents the relative risks of the design
alternatives, A, B, C, and D. The axes are p for probability of an event
versus c for its cost to society. The line on the graph represents
constant risk. Which of the following statements is true with respect to
the graph?
A. B and C represent the different levels of safety.
B. D is safer than A.
C. A and D represent different levels of safety.
D. D is safer than A, B, and C.
E. None of the above.
11. What can be concluded about making preliminary and detail design
decisions?
A. Non-technical issues are unimportant in making preliminary and
detail design decisions.
B. Understanding of underlying science and mathematics will allow us
to directly calculate the best design solution.
C. Understanding the context of a design problem has little
bearing on preliminary and detail design decisions.
D. The best design must be selected by carefully considering multiple
design criteria.
E. None of the above
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1. Which of the following statements best describes the role that
engineering science plays in conceptual design?
A. Knowledge of engineering science is not needed in conceptual design.
B. Understanding of engineering science allows engineers to apply
underlying principles to help determine if a particular idea may or
may not work and to generate new design ideas.
C. Engineering science accurately predicts the behaviour of the
conceptual designs.
D. Depending on the discipline, specialists must be found to do
conceptual design in their area of expertise.
E. None of the above.
2. Which of the following is not a requirement for admission into the
profession?
A. Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status.
B. Eighteen years or older.
C. Success on the Professional Practice Examination (PPE).
D. Be of good character, as confirmed by referees.
E. Hold an accredited undergraduate degree in engineering from a
Canadian university.
3. The best way to settle a dispute is through courteous, direct
communication, with the expectation that a full review of the dispute will
lead to a solution. Which paragraph/subparagraph of the PEO Code of
Ethics requires a professional engineer to act this way?
A. 1iii
B. 2
C. 6
D. 7i
E. 8
4. A civil engineer working for a consulting firm was placed in charge of
designing a bridge for a local municipality. The municipality required a
conventional highway overpass. Which of the following civil engineer's
actions related to this design can be classified as a professional ethical
dilemma stemming from this project?
A. The civil engineer found away to preserve a local wetland without
increasing costs. The municipality had planned to fill-in the wetland
to build the bridge.
B. The engineer followed all regulations and meet all codes in the design.
C. The engineer disclosed a possible conflict of interest because a
close family member worked in the department that hired the civil
, engineering firm.
D. The completed design was a competent application of civil
engineering practice.
,5. Bobby Patel is an engineer at Acme Engineering Consultants Inc., a large
engineering consulting firm in Hamilton. Bobby prefers living in a
smaller community. So s/he commutes 67 km daily from her/his home
in Dunnville, a community of about 13,000 people. Noted for her/his
environmental concerns, Bobby is on Dunnville's Committee for
Environmental Sustainability, a small but active citizen's group. Last
year the committee successfully spearheaded opposition to rezoning a
Dunnville recreational and wildlife area for commercial purposes. While
acknowledging that commercial development would aid the local
economy, the committee convinced the Town Council that economic
progress should not come at the expense of the environment.
However, now Bobby is facing a difficult problem. S/he has learned
that Acme has a client with its eyes on the recreational and wildlife area
for developing a new facility. Which paragraph/subparagraph of the PEO
Code of Ethics is most relevant in guiding her conduct with respect to
this problem?
A. 1i
B. 2i
C. 4
D. 7iv
E. 8
6. What does life-cycle assessment provide?
A. An estimate for improvement in environmental performance.
B. A complete waste of time.
C. A rigorous and quantified assessment of life-cycle impact on the
environment of a product.
D. Weak results because assessments differ greatly among
industrial and environmental engineers.
E. A single, objective quantity representing the ecological impact of a
product.
7. The physical quantities used to model objects or systems represent
, such as time,
length, and mass, to which we attach measurements
or values.
A. concepts; numerical
B. abstractions; rational
C. units; numerical
D. concepts; rational
E. None of the above.
8. Which one of the following statements about professions such as
engineering, law, medicine, accounting, etc. is false?
A. Professions ensure their members are fairly paid for their work.
B. Professions tend to be highly protective of their monopoly in their
designated area of expertise.
C. Professions offer prestige to their members.
D. Professions have the legal authority to discipline members who
do not conform to the code of ethics of the profession.
E. All of the above are true.
, 9. What is cost-benefit analysis typically used for in design?
A. To select the design alternative that is most profitable the company
producing the design.
B. To measure the potential benefit or cost to society of a design
alternative.
C. To determine the safety level of a design alternative.
D. To select the best technology for the design.
E. To reduce costs.
10.
The attached graph represents the relative risks of the design
alternatives, A, B, C, and D. The axes are p for probability of an event
versus c for its cost to society. The line on the graph represents
constant risk. Which of the following statements is true with respect to
the graph?
A. B and C represent the different levels of safety.
B. D is safer than A.
C. A and D represent different levels of safety.
D. D is safer than A, B, and C.
E. None of the above.
11. What can be concluded about making preliminary and detail design
decisions?
A. Non-technical issues are unimportant in making preliminary and
detail design decisions.
B. Understanding of underlying science and mathematics will allow us
to directly calculate the best design solution.
C. Understanding the context of a design problem has little
bearing on preliminary and detail design decisions.
D. The best design must be selected by carefully considering multiple
design criteria.
E. None of the above
