Introduction to Professional Engineering in
Canada Exam
Almost all the provincial codes of ethics state that public welfare is to be considered
paramount by the engineer. What does paramount mean? - Answer The public safety
must be placed ahead of personal gain.
Although provincial codes of ethics state that the welfare of the public is paramount,
there is also an imposition of a duty to keep the employers business affairs confidential.
Therefore a dilemma may occur. Consider, for example, the employer who is requiring
an employee to work at an unsafe job site, or that intends to utilize inferior materials in a
bridge supports system in order to threaten public safety. If the engineer cannot
convince the employer to follow safe construction practices, then the engineer is
encouraged by the code of ethics to: -Answer try to resolve the problem with the
employer, and ask the association to mediate
The term conflict of interest means when used in a code of ethics that the engineer : -
Answer has a personal or financial interest that conflicts with the employers interests
An engineer is assigned, by an employer, to purchase materials for construction project
and to supervise the construction. The engineer, along with a partner, formed a delivery
company that sold the material and delivered them to the site, charging the costs to the
engineer's employer and adding profit for the engineer and the partner. The engineer's
employer does not know that the engineer is the half-owner of the delivery company.
Has the engineer violated the code of ethics? If yes, what action must be taken? -
Answer A conflict of interest has occurred; the engineer should disclose the conflict to
the employer and ask if the employer will accept the continued arrangement.
Which of the following are not grounds for charging and engineer with professional
misconduct : gross negligence, incompetence, conviction of a traffic offence, conviction
of a serious criminal offence - Answer conviction of a traffic offence
Which of the following is a basis for charging an engineer with professional mis-conduct
: failing to correct or report a dangerous work site under the engineers control, sealing
a drawing prepared by a technologist under the engineers direct supervision, accepting
secret commission from a supplier for buying the supplies products, sealing a drawing
by an unlicensed person not under the engineers direct supervision, or making public
, statements which are not based upon firm knowledge and conviction - Answer failing to
correct or report a dangerous work site un the engineers control
Which of the following is cause for charging and an engineer with professional
mis-conduct : An engineer signs and seals a report as a favour to a friends, even though
the report was not prepared or checked by the engineer, An engineer undertakes work
oustide the engineers area of competence, An engineer fails to inform an emplyer or
client of a conflict of interest, An engineer fails to correct or to report a situation that
may endanger the public - Answer All of the above
This is a case where an engineer, relying on the output from software bought from a
commercial software company, produces a design for a machine, and subsequently that
machine fails. What is the likely result concerning the liability for the cost of replacing
the failed machine? - Answer The engineer is fully liable ; the engineer cannot blame the
software developer who is liable only to reimburse the cost of the software
An engineer designs a circuit board layout for a client, using pirated electrical circuit
design software, obtained from the internet. The circuit-board design fails, because
spacing is inadequate for installation of the chips. The client has wasted a lot of money
buying materials that cannot be used and in preparing prototype circuit boards, which
now need to be discarded. Quite obviously the design software used was grossly
unsuitable for the job. What do you think is the likely outcome? - Answer The engineer is
completely liable for the clients direct loss plus the costs of any delay, and may also be
reported to the provincial Association for disciplinary action based on negligence,
incompetence, or unprofessional conduct
In Canada, the term for protection of trademarks is - Answer 15 years, renewable
indefinitely
A patent conveys the legal right to - Answer exclude others from making, using, or
selling the invention
What is the best form of protection available for the aesthetic design of a pair of gloves?
Answer industrial design
Canada Exam
Almost all the provincial codes of ethics state that public welfare is to be considered
paramount by the engineer. What does paramount mean? - Answer The public safety
must be placed ahead of personal gain.
Although provincial codes of ethics state that the welfare of the public is paramount,
there is also an imposition of a duty to keep the employers business affairs confidential.
Therefore a dilemma may occur. Consider, for example, the employer who is requiring
an employee to work at an unsafe job site, or that intends to utilize inferior materials in a
bridge supports system in order to threaten public safety. If the engineer cannot
convince the employer to follow safe construction practices, then the engineer is
encouraged by the code of ethics to: -Answer try to resolve the problem with the
employer, and ask the association to mediate
The term conflict of interest means when used in a code of ethics that the engineer : -
Answer has a personal or financial interest that conflicts with the employers interests
An engineer is assigned, by an employer, to purchase materials for construction project
and to supervise the construction. The engineer, along with a partner, formed a delivery
company that sold the material and delivered them to the site, charging the costs to the
engineer's employer and adding profit for the engineer and the partner. The engineer's
employer does not know that the engineer is the half-owner of the delivery company.
Has the engineer violated the code of ethics? If yes, what action must be taken? -
Answer A conflict of interest has occurred; the engineer should disclose the conflict to
the employer and ask if the employer will accept the continued arrangement.
Which of the following are not grounds for charging and engineer with professional
misconduct : gross negligence, incompetence, conviction of a traffic offence, conviction
of a serious criminal offence - Answer conviction of a traffic offence
Which of the following is a basis for charging an engineer with professional mis-conduct
: failing to correct or report a dangerous work site under the engineers control, sealing
a drawing prepared by a technologist under the engineers direct supervision, accepting
secret commission from a supplier for buying the supplies products, sealing a drawing
by an unlicensed person not under the engineers direct supervision, or making public
, statements which are not based upon firm knowledge and conviction - Answer failing to
correct or report a dangerous work site un the engineers control
Which of the following is cause for charging and an engineer with professional
mis-conduct : An engineer signs and seals a report as a favour to a friends, even though
the report was not prepared or checked by the engineer, An engineer undertakes work
oustide the engineers area of competence, An engineer fails to inform an emplyer or
client of a conflict of interest, An engineer fails to correct or to report a situation that
may endanger the public - Answer All of the above
This is a case where an engineer, relying on the output from software bought from a
commercial software company, produces a design for a machine, and subsequently that
machine fails. What is the likely result concerning the liability for the cost of replacing
the failed machine? - Answer The engineer is fully liable ; the engineer cannot blame the
software developer who is liable only to reimburse the cost of the software
An engineer designs a circuit board layout for a client, using pirated electrical circuit
design software, obtained from the internet. The circuit-board design fails, because
spacing is inadequate for installation of the chips. The client has wasted a lot of money
buying materials that cannot be used and in preparing prototype circuit boards, which
now need to be discarded. Quite obviously the design software used was grossly
unsuitable for the job. What do you think is the likely outcome? - Answer The engineer is
completely liable for the clients direct loss plus the costs of any delay, and may also be
reported to the provincial Association for disciplinary action based on negligence,
incompetence, or unprofessional conduct
In Canada, the term for protection of trademarks is - Answer 15 years, renewable
indefinitely
A patent conveys the legal right to - Answer exclude others from making, using, or
selling the invention
What is the best form of protection available for the aesthetic design of a pair of gloves?
Answer industrial design
