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Questions # 1:

A licensed professional secures a contract to plan a completion design for development wells In an oil field, two completion technologies are viable options; designs "A" and "B." The client "as voiced a strong preference toward Design B, believing that this newer technology yields far better production results. Although the professional has limited experience in Design B, they believe their vast Design a experience will provide adequate background. After a few weeks, the professional realises that they have underestimated the complexities of Design B and are not comfortable pursuing this option.

Which of the following actions is most appropriate for the professional in this situation?

Options:

A.

The professional recommends a familiar Design A. confident that this will meet the client's needs in regard to production, cost, and timelines.


B.

The professional informs the client that due to unforeseen complexities, additional time is required to properly research and plan the optimum Design B.


C.

With client consultation and approval, the professional subcontracts a Design B specialist to assist In delivering the optimum design at cost and on schedule.


D.

For an Incremental cost, the professional recommends a Design A variant of excessive size, confident that the Increased magnitude will offset any Inefficiencies in design.


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Questions # 2:

A professional seat/stamp is required to De applied to

Options:

A.

legal documents


B.

signed contracts


C.

business cards


D.

final drawings


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Questions # 3:

Jamie, a junior licensed professional, works in the same office as senior licensed professionals Alex and Max. On more than one occasion, Jamie witnesses Max harass Alex. On a daily basis, lamia Coos a lot of project work for Alex and can toll that Max'? harassment creates a stressful working environment for Alex.

Which of the following actions should Jamie take?

Options:

A.

Confront Max about this harassment of Alex and tell Max to apologize to Alex.


B.

Blow the whistle on Max for this harassment against Alex because it Is unethical.


C.

Do nothing because this is a conflict between two senior licensed professionals and therefore is none of Jamie's business.


D.

Follow the company policy for handling harassment incidents if one exists or report these Incidents to a manager if one does not.


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Questions # 4:

A senior licensed professional engineer was hired by a municipality to be an expert witness in a lawsuit brought by the municipality against a local engineering Arm for flaws in their structural design of the newly opened city hall. During the course of Investigating the facts, the senior engineer discovers a serious structural design flaw that could be dangerous to the public if corrective action is not token immediately. The two parties decide to settle out of court, and as port of the settlement, the parties enter into a confidentiality agreement and the engineering firm rectifies oil structural flows to the municipality's satisfaction. The municipality that hired the senior engineer requests that the senior engineer keep aII facts learned during the investigation confidential.

TO whom does the engineer owe a duty and what. If any, action should the engineer take?

Options:

A.

The engineer owes a duly to the client only; the engineer should keep all facts confidential.


B.

The engineer owes a duty to the client and to the profession; the engineer should keep all facts found during the investigation confidential due to the confidentiality agreement.


C.

The engineer owes a duty to the public, the client, and the profession; the engineer should keep all facts found during the Investigation confidential due to the confidentiality agreement.


D.

The engineer owes a duty to the public, the client, and the profession; the engineer should disclose all facts found during the investigation despite the confidentiality agreement as the public could have been at risk.


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Questions # 5:

Jaspreet Is a licensed professional member who belongs to a science education society. She edits a Journal paper for her society. Can Jaspreet use this activity to obtain Professional Development Units (POUs) or Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to maintain her professional registration?

Options:

A.

Yes. editing journal papers generally qualifies for PDU or CEU credits


B.

No, not usually unless the paper is written in mora than one language


C.

No, editing Journal papers generally does not qualify for PDU or CEU credits


D.

Yes, but only if the paper is as long as the length stipulated by her association


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Questions # 6:

A new licensed professional has been assigned to a new project team working under the direction of a supervisor, which of the following expectations would be outside of the primary expectations of a now licensee'; professional responsibilities?

Options:

A.

Interpret results without supervision


B.

Give technical advice to project members


C.

Ensure that the project members bond together as a team


D.

Make Independent analyses of tasks within their related working experience


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Questions # 7:

A professional member monitors production at a food plant. While walking the plant at the end of a shift, the member sees a major hydraulic oil leak on the ground outside, near the only conveyor that brings raw product into the plant. There Is a scheduled maintenance outage the next day, and dealing with the Issue right now would hurt production goals, and thus affect the member's chance of bonuses.

Options:

A.

tell the next supervise to deal with It on the next shift


B.

ignore the issue and let the next supervisor find and deal with it


C.

stop production, have the issue Axed, and report the spill if required by provincial law


D.

Inform maintenance Immediately so that they can plan for Its repair on the scheduled outage


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Questions # 8:

Engineers Canada and Geoscientists Canada are the national umorella organizations of the provincial and territorial associations that regulate professional practice in their respective Jurisdictions.

One of the many duties of Engineers Canada and Geoscientists Canada is to

Options:

A.

settle disputes and grievances within the provincial and territorial regulatory bodies


B.

implement national regulations to ensure uniform licensing procedures across Canada


C.

promote national consistency in licensing and regulating of their respective professions


D.

ensure that each regulator meets their mandated professional and ethical responsibilities


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Questions # 9:

In most professional Businesses, using email to conduct business includes all of the following risks except that the email

Options:

A.

is easy to forge and alter before forwarding


B.

will be considered an unofficial means of communication


C.

could be lost or delayed as a result of uneontrollabia reasons


D.

can contain small errors that could result in Irretrievable distribution


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Questions # 10:

In each of the following situations, a licensed professional is Behaving unprofessionally. In which case would the professional be least likely subject to disciplinary action for negligence?

Options:

A.

A professional managing a large construction project frequently took small amounts of money from the project for use in online gambling games.


B.

A professional stamped construction drawings tor a new bridge across a river without thoroughly checking them in order to prevent any further project delays.


C.

A professional working on a building design decided not to use the latest building codes as part of the design because It would cost more money and delay the project.


D.

A professional who recently moved to a new city designed a new stormwater management system based on standards that the professional had previously used, unaware that different standards were used in the new city.


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