Question 1 (10 points): In the table below, mark the following statements as either TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). If you change your answer, scratch previous one and clearly re-write the new one. Questions with a confusing answer will automatically get a zero mark. Wrong answers do not penalize correct ones. The weight for each question is 1 point. 1. All professions are occupations; some occupations are professions. 2. Positive responsibility entails the notion that engineers are expected to satisfy a more demanding norm, the standard of care which goes beyond basic job responsibilities as defined by employment terms. 3. No matter how precisely we attempt to define a concept, it will always remain insufficiently specified so that some of its applications to particular circumstances will remain problematic 4. Utilitarian concern for beneficence involves trying to minimize benefits and maximize harms to the participants. 5. Middle way solutions come in handy when we have convergence. 6. Engineering is not only an occupation; it is a profession that has special characteristics. 7. As engineers develop innovative designs they should expect formal standards of practice to become stable and barely challenged. 8. Much of the content of engineering codes of ethics is not based on the application of ideas of common morality to the context of engineering practice. 9. The reasonable standard of care is restricted to regulatory standards. 10. The obligations to obey the law and to protect human life so clearly outweigh any obligation to maximize profits. 2 3 Question 1 Answer 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10