Fill in the Blank Questions
1. ……………. is a set of standards and laws.
Answer: Code
2. A/An …………………………………….. is someone who breaks ranks with an organization in order to make an
unauthorized disclosure of information about a harmful situation after attempts to report the
concerns through authorized organizational channels have been ignored or rebuffed.
Answer: Whistle-blower
3. ………………… is the ability to think critically and independently about moral issues and to apply this
moral thinking to situations that arise in the course of professional engineering practice.
Answer: Moral autonomy (Week2.ppt/Page-22)
4. According to ……….. it is wrong to use a person solely as a means to an end.
Answer: Kantianism (Chapter-2/Page-38)
5. According to ……….. an action is good if its benefits exceeds its harms.
Answer: Utilitarianism (Chapter-2/Page-46)
6. …………….. applies principle of utility to moral rules.
Answer: Rule Utilitarianism (Chapter-2/Page-56)
7. ……………. provides clear analysis of certain citizen/government problems.
Answer: Social contract theory (Chapter-2/Page-71)
8. According to …………. emotions play an important role in living a moral life.
Answer: Virtue ethics (Chapter-2/Page-79)
9. An unsolicited bulk email is called …….
Answer: Spam (Chapter-3/Page-5)
10. ……….. is a software that prevents display of certain web pages.
Answer: Web filter (Chapter-3/Page-45)
11. Using internet or phone system to inflict psychological harm is called ………
Answer: Cyberbullying (Chapter-3/Page-56)
12. ………… provide a framework for ethical judgment for a professional.
Answer: Codes of ethics (CodesofEthics.ppt/Page-12)
13. …………… are standards of conduct applied to people with certain occupations and duties.
Answer: Professional ethics (CodesofEthics.ppt/Page-9)
14. ……… and ………. are wold wide codes of ethics.
Answer: NSPE and IEEE (CodesofEthics.ppt/Page-14)
15. Forms of Direct Cencorship are ; …………………………………, ………………………………….., ……………………………….
Answer: Government monopolization , Prepublication review , Licensing and registration
16. The criteria required for a Profession are; ………………………….., ……………………………….., …………………………
Answer: Knowledge, Organization, Public Good
17. The uses of ethical theories;
In understanding moral dilemmas
Justifying professional obligations and ideals
Relating ordinary and professional morality
True/False Questions
1) Certification, professional society, accreditation are attributes of a mature profession. (T)
2) Engineering is certainly a job, but the skills and responsibilities involved in engeneering make it more
than just a job. (T)
3) Utilitarianism says that you may not consider the consequence of an action before deciding whether
it’s right or wrong (F)
4) Morality is a society’s rules of conduct, what people ough/ough not to do in various situations. (T)
5) Professional ethics often involves choices on an organizational level rather than a personal level. (T)
6) According to relativism, there are some universal norms to decide right and wrong. (F)
7) Ethics focuses on people’s moral choices. (T)
8) Ethical egoism is a workable ethical theory. (F)
9) Utilitarianism focuses on the consequences. (T)
10) According to objectivism morality is a human invention. (F)
11) Spam is profitable. (T)
12) Web-based informations are always trustable. (F)
13) One of the goals of professional ethics is to protect vulnerable populations who could be harmed by
the profession’s activities. (T)
14) A code of ethics is a legal document. (F)
15) Engineers shall act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees. (T)
16) Engineers shall not be required to engage in truthful acts when required to protect the public health
safety and welfare. (F)
17) Engineers may not be required to follow the provisions of state or federal law when such actions could
endanger or compromise their employer or their clients’ interests. (F)
