LE 1

Question 1

The establishment of the Professional Regulation Commission is based on Republic Act 8981, known as the ____ of 2000

Answer 1

PRC Modernization Act

Question 2

The current law regulating the practice of chemical engineers in the Philippines is Republic Act 9297, also known as the _____ of 2004

Answer 2

Chemical Engineering Law

Question 3

Name one member of the Board of Chemical Engineering

Answer 3

• Ofelia V. Bulaong
• Shirlyn B. Chua-Reyes
• Cezar S. De La Cruz

Question 4

This consists of two concentric circles and the symbol of a manufacturing plant inside the smaller circle. It is patterned after that of the accredited professional organization.

Answer 4

Seal of Filipino Chemical Engineers

Question 5

The scope of the chemical engineering licensure exam is as follows: _____, general engineering, and chemical engineering.

Answer 5

Physical and Chemical Principles

Question 6

_____ says that moral values are entirely relative to and reducible to customs - to the conventions, laws, and norms of the group to which one belongs. What is right is simply what conforms to custom, and it is right solely because it conforms to customs.

Answer 6

Ethical Relativism

Question 7

_____ are situations in which moral reasons come into conflict, or in which the applications of moral values are unclear, and it is not immediately obvious what should be done. They arise in engineering, as elsewhere, because moral values are many and varied, and can make competing claims.

Answer 7

Moral Dilemmas

Question 8

Name the five (5) ethical theories that have been influential and are mentioned in the lecture slides.

Answer 8

• Rights ethics
• Duty ethics
• Utilitarianism
• Virtue ethics
• Self-realization ethics

Question 9

It refers to moral values that are sound or reasonable, actions or policies that are morally required (right), morally permissible (all right), or otherwise morally desirable (good). It is synonymous with morality.

Answer 9

Ethics

Question 10

Name the three (3) fundamental types of morality.

Answer 10

• Common morality
• Personal morality
• Professional morality

Question 11

Name the three (3) characteristics that differentiate a profession from other forms of work.

Answer 11

• Advance expertise
• Self-Regulation
• Public Good

Question 12

These are rights given to people over the creations of their minds.

Answer 12

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

Question 13

This protects an invention for a certain period of time and gives exclusive right for a useful product.

Answer 13

Patents

Question 14

This protects the words and design elements that identify a product. It distinguishes one company from its competitors.

Answer 14

Trademark

Question 15

This protects the original works of authorship, such as writings, art, architecture, and music. It may be on a physical or digital medium. It is usually granted upon the creation of the work.

Answer 15

Copyright

Question 16

It is the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an article. It may be three-dimensional features (shape or surface of an article), two-dimensional features (patterns or lines of color). The subjects range from fashion or industrial goods, such as handicrafts, jewelry, vehicles, appliances, etc.

Answer 16

Industrial Design

Question 17

It is any technical solution to a problem in any field of human activity which is new and industrially applicable. It may or may not have an inventive step.

Answer 17

Patentable Inventions

Question 18

Established in 1967, it is a global forum for IP services, policy, information, and cooperation, providing data, economic intelligence, and artificial intelligence tools for strategic decisions.

Answer 18

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Question 19

It is a written guarantee, issued to the purchaser of an article by its manufacturer, promising to repair or replace if necessary, within a specified period of time.

Answer 19

Warranty

Question 20

These are shares of participation or interests corporation or in a commercial enterprise or profit-making venture and evidenced by a certificate, contract, or instruments, whether written or electronic in character.

Answer 20

Securities

Question 21

Local and foreign investors that tend to establish corporations, partnerships, or associations are required to register at the _____ before they can conduct business activities and buy/trade share of stocks, bonds, interest, and other financial assets.

Answer 21

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Question 22

It is an independent quasi-judicial body that protects consumers’ welfare by preserving marketplace competition efficient, among other functions.

Answer 22

Philippine Competition Commission

Question 23

A registered enterprise engaged in the manufacture, processing or production, packaging of goods, products, commodities, or raw materials that have not been or are not being produced in the Philippines on a commercial scale.

Answer 23

Pioneer Enterprise

Question 24

It is a list of promoted areas of investments eligible for government incentives

Answer 24

Investment Priorities Plan

Question 25

The Philippine _____, an attached agency of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), is the lead government agency responsible for tHe promotion of investments in the Philippines.

Answer 25

Board of Investments

Question 26

It is a list of areas of economic activity whose foreign ownership is limited.

Answer 26

Foreign Investment Negative List

Question 27

Name the three (3) Professional Character Portrait of a Good Engineer

Answer 27

• Professional pride
• Social awareness
• Environmental consciousness