PHIL 482 - Engineering Professionalism

The rules outlined in the TEPA should be considered:

A law binding on all engineers licensed by TBPE

Which of the following projects are exempt from the requirement to be sealed by a licensed engineer?

A public project costing less than $8000 involving electrical or mechanical engineering, or a public project that does not cost more than $20,000

What prompted the Texas State legislature to pass the Texas Engineering Practices Act?

An explosion at the New London School that was caused by a gas leak killing nearly 300

An unlicensed engineer who works for a licensed engineer can perform which of the following tasks under the supervision of that licensed engineer?

Design of engineered products or projects

The purpose being the NSPE defining an engineer's responsibility to the profession is probably... A) To ensure that engineers continue to be well compensated B) To ensure that the public impression of the engineering profession remains positive C) To strengthen the networking of engineers in professional societies D) TO help unlicensed persons practice engineering E) None of the above

E duh

Which of the following are among the TEPA rules on professional conduct and ethics? A) Engineers shall be objective and truthful B) Engineers shall not perform any engineering function that is likely to endanger the public C) Engineers shall practice only in areas of their competence D) A and B E) A, B, and C

E obviously

After the Macondo blowout, subsequent investigations revealed that only one or two critical engineering decisions were made that tended to favor economy rather than safety

False

The NSPE does not conduct reviews of actual cases in order to determine whether certain behavior is consistent with their code of ethics

False

A person is allowed to practice engineering in Texas without a license from the State if...

He or she does not offer to perform engineering services for the public

In regard to an engineer's responsibility to protect the public welfare, which of the following statements are accurate?

The NSPE code of ethics is perhaps more emphatic than the TBPE rules in describing this responsibility as "paramount"

Often lawyers work on a "contingency basis", whereby they only receive a fee from their client for their services when their services result in a financial award to their client. In regard to this type of practice in engineering, which of the following is true?

The TBPE rules do not address this specifically, while the NSPE code specifically prohibits it

The Texas Engineering Practices Act (TEPA) defines the practice of engineering as...

The performance of or an offer or attempt to perform any public or private service or creative work, the adequate performance of which requires engineering education, training, and experience in applying special knowledge or judgement of the mathematical, physical, or engineering sciences

The TEPA, in a section commonly referred to as the "industry exemption," allows employees of a private company to do certain work without a license if...

The work can include tasks considered to be the practice of engineering so long as engineering services are not offered to the public

Which of the following were among the reactions to the Macondo blowout and resulting oil spill?

Two new federal regulations were immediately adopted requiring licensed engineers to approve certain aspects of the drilling and completion process and to certify the blowout preventer

Which of the following is an example of conflict of interest according to the definition in the TBPE rules?

When an engineer accepts an assignment in which the decisions he or she will make for the client may be impacted by his or her financial interests

Which State was the first to pass a law to regulate the practice of engineering?

Wyoming (1907, after methane explosion in Union Pacific Coal company mine that killed 169 people 😭)