APEGS National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE) 問題集 : NPPE

Sam studied engineering outside Canada and has more than 10 years of experience in his home country, where he was a senior engineer. Me recently Immigrated to Canada and was hired by an engineering company to practice in his field of expertise under the supervision of a licensed professional. Although he does not communicate with the client, he uses the title of 'Senior Engineer' in his communications within the company.
He has not yet become a licensed professional in Canada.
If the Regulator becomes aware of this situation, the first thing that will likely happen is that the Regulator will

• A. Initiate disciplinary action against the responsible licensed professional for supervising an unlicensed professional
• B. direct the company to suspend Sam until he becomes a licensed professional
• C. notify Sam that he needs to register and stop using the title until he becomes a licensed professional
• D. send this case to court and Sam will have to pay a fine

During an economic recession, a design consulting firm makes the difficult decision to reduce staff. The manager of the Water Group Is sent a list of staff who will lose their jobs. When a geoscientist in the Mining Group accidentally finds a copy of this list in the photocopier, they notice the name of a friend on the list. The geosdentist decides to say nothing to their friend. Later, when the staff reductions ore announced, their friend loses their job.
Which of the following actions can the geoscientist take row to meet their ethical duty to their profession?

• A. Continue working diligently on their projects
• B. Word on their projects and ask for mora money since they are now doing more work
• C. Continue working on their projects, but criticize the company and management for what they did
• D. Make plans to open their own design firm and convince a number of other employees to Join them

Ethical theories such as Mill's Utilitarianism, Kant's Duty-Based Ethics, Locke's Rights-Based Ethics, and Aristotle's virtue-Based Ethics are useful for solving ethical questions and directing professionals in resolving dilemmas, because when properly applied, they

• A. always recommend the same answer to any ethical problem
• B. never recommend the same answer to any ethical problem, so they present a range of possible solutions
• C. offer, for consideration, different perspectives for all ethical problems
• D. are each used for specific types of problems, but when all considered together, they cover the entire range of possible ethical problems

Which of the following roles or responsibilities do regulators of professions play in society?

• A. Manage career advancement of licensed professionals in line with their level of experience, knowledge, and responsibility.
• B. Render services based on advanced knowledge, skill, and Judgement, which the public take on trust.
• C. Provide technological advancements, the development of expertise, and the formulation of codes and standards.
• D. Accept the authority to discipline members who fail to comply with proper standards of practice and conduct.

The fundamental purpose of a contract is to

• A. allocate obligations, responsibilities, and risk between contract parties
• B. outline the scope of the project being undertaken
• C. provide a basis to make a Judgment in the evert of a conflict
• D. allocate money among the parties to the contract