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Engineering Skills and Ethics 501107

Fall 2006

Midterm Exam
November 23, 2006

Your name & ID number:

Lecturer: Dr. Rashid Alammari

Time allowed: 45 minutes.
12 Problems, 40 marks. [3 marks each problem except prob. 9 is 6 marks and prob. 10 is 4 marks]

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1. What fields of engineering is the specialty of the following engineers?

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• An engineer who develops systems of irrigation.

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• An engineer who develops medical instruments and artificial organs
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• An engineer who is concerned with plant design and management, quality
control, and the human factors of engineering.
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2. In future, when you work in a company, the company will depend on you on certain
tasks. Dependability is a trait of a successful engineer. How would you practice
dependability as a student.
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3. List three types of assignments that college instructor should assign to students to
enhance their creativity.

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4. We discussed a number of traits of a successful engineer such as creativity and
dependability. Name other two traits of a successful engineer and briefly explain what
practice of behavior you will do to gain these traits.

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5. In a paragraph (50 words) explain how can you become a good ethical engineer.

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6. Explain briefly three items that you should practice to become a good leader.
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7. Explain why is it important for engineers to have a code of ethics?

8. Classify the following interaction rules as Ethics, Etiquette, Laws, or Morals:

• Rules of acceptable personal behavior when interacting with others in a

social setting.

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• Personal rules of right and wrong behavior derived from a persons’

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upbringing, religious beliefs and societal influences.

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• A code or system of rules defining moral behavior exceeding

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requirements defined in the general laws of society.
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9. In the following cases, determine whether the source of the conflict is a moral issue,
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conceptual issue, application issue, or factual issue, and explain why.

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Case 1
Ahmed is working in a company and he is responsible for selecting vendors that
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supply components for his company's products. One of the vendors invites
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Ahmed for dinner in Sheraton which costs 150 QR for each person. When the
company manager heard about it he explains that Ahmed could be fired from the
company for accepting a bribe.
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Case 2
Mohammed is driving his car 95 km/h on a road posted for 100 km/h. During a
light rain the car skids off the road and has an accident. The police officer who
arrives at the accident scene must decide if he should cite Mohammed for
excessive speed.

Case 3
Mona is a computer science engineer developed a computer program for a

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company. Omer is using the program for data analysis; he claims that the

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software has bugs and giving incorrect answers.

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10. (10.a) π = 3.14159265; it is the ratio of what?

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(10.b) What is the name of the Greek letter ζ?

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11. What is the process or methodology for problem solving?

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12. The diagram shows three triangles A, B, and C
enclosed by a square of length L.
The area of triangle A is 5 and the area of triangle C is 3.
What is the value of L? B

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