theme1 and 2 (profession and responsibility) Flashcards
The central question to be asked about the Columbia disaster is: who is responsible? Here, we are asking about: / Die kernvraag oor die Columbia-ramp is: wie is verantwoordelik? Hier vra ons oor:
Question 1Answer
a.
blame-responsibility. / blaam-verantwoordelikheid.
b.
positive responsibility. / positiewe verantwoordelikheid.
c.
obligation-responsibility. / verpligtings-verantwoordelikheid,
d.
role-responsibility. / rol-verantwoordelikheid.
a blame responsibilty
Which social psychologist found that a high percentage of people are inclined to defer uncritically to authority?
Watter sosiale sielkundige het bevind dat baie mense gesag onkrities aanvaar?
Question 2Answer
a.
Alasdair MacIntyre
b.
Allan McDonald
c.
Michael Davis
d.
Stanley Milgram
d
Professional ethics focuses on / Professionele etiek fokus op Blank 1 Question 3
matters important to the profession / sake wat belangrik is vir die beroep (professie)
. It is usually / Dit is gewoonlik Blank 2 Question 3
more / meer
prohibitive than personal ethics / verbiedend as wat persoonlike etiek is. Professional ethics is usually / Professionele etiek word gewoonlik Blank 3 Question 3
partially / gedeeltelik
incorporated into a formal code of conduct / opgeneem in ‘n formele gedragskode.
matters important to profession, more, partially
The engineer who refused to sign off on the Challenger launch, and who later testified at the presidential commission investigating the tragedy, was / Die ingenieur wat geweier het om die Challenger-loods af te teken, en wat later by die presidensiële kommissie wat die tragedie ondersoek getuig het, was:
Question 4Answer
a.
Morton Thiokol
b.
Rodney Rocha
c.
Allan McDonald
d.
Stanley Milgram
c. allan mcDonald
Professional ethics is usually formulated in a formal code. The code set out by ECSA focuses on values such as competency, integrity, public interest, the environment, and the dignity of the profession. Which of the following is an aspect of integrity? / Professionele etiek word gewoonlik geformuleer in ‘n formele kode. Die kode wat deur die Ingenieursraad van Suid-Afrika (ECSA) uiteengesit word, fokus op waardes soos bevoegdheid, integriteit, openbare belang, die omgewing en die waardigheid van die beroep (professie). Watter van die volgende is ‘n aspek van integriteit?
Question 5Answer
a.
Safety / Veiligheid
b.
Fidelity / Getrouheid
c.
Experience / Ervaring
d.
Standing and reputation / Stand en reputasie
b. fidelity
True or false: There are no common moral beliefs that are shared by most people in society. / Waar of onwaar: Daar is geen alledaagse morele oortuigings wat deur die meeste mense in die samelewing gedeel word nie.
Question 6Select one:
True
False
false
Alasdair McIntyre argued that a profession is a social practice. What does this mean? / Alasdair McIntyre het aangevoer dat ‘n beroep (professie) ‘n sosiale praktyk is. Wat word daarmee bedoel?
Question 7Select one:
a.
Professions must be totally overseen by external authorities. / Beroepe (professies) moet onderhewig wees aan totale oorsig van die owerhede.
b.
A profession is a complex form of socially established cooperative human activity through which goods internal to that form of activity are realised. / ‘n Beroep (professie) is ‘n komplekse vorm van gevestigde, meewerkende menslike aktiwiteit, waardeur dinge intern tot daardie vorm van aktiwiteit gerealiseer word.
c.
Professionals are primarily motivated by economic self-interest. / Professionele persone word hoofsaaklik gemotiveer deur ekonomiese eiebelang.
d.
The duty of professionals is to make a profit within the bounds of the law. / Dit is die plig van professionele persone om wins te maak binne die perke van die wet.
e.
It is important that professionals have a social connection with one another outside the workplace. / Dit is belangrik dat professionele persone buite die werkplek sosiale kontak met mekaar het.
b
According to the ECSA Code of Conduct, avoiding conflicts of interest corresponds to which value that an engineer should exhibit: / Die Ingenieursraad van Suid-Afrika (ECSA) se Gedragskode stel dat om belangebotsings te vermy, die ingenieur die volgende korresponderende eienskap moet openbaar:
Question 8Select one:
a.
Imagination / Verbeelding
b.
Integrity / Integriteit
c.
Competency / Bevoegdheid
d.
Loyalty / Lojaliteit
e.
Civic mindedness / Burgelike ingesteldheid
b
The public service model of a profession involves an implicit social contract or agreement between the professional and the public. This means that in exchange for fulfilling certain duties, society grants professionals certain privileges. For example, in exchange for working to attain specialised knowledge, the public grants professionals: / Die staatsdiensmodel van ‘n beroep (professie) behels ‘n implisiete sosiale kontrak of ooreenkoms tussens die professionele persoon en die publiek. Dit beteken dat, in ruil vir serkere verpligtinge, daar sekere voorregte aan professionele persone toegestaan word deur die gemeenskap. Byvoorbeeld: In ruil vir die werk om gespesialiseerde kennis te bekom, gun die publiek die professionele persoon:
Question 9Select one:
a.
None of these answers are correct, / Geen van hierdie antwoorde is korrek nie.
b.
Internal control of service delivery. / Interne beheer van dienslewering.
c.
The right to self-regulate on ethical matters. / Die reg om etiese kwessies te selfreguleer.
d.
Autonomy. / Outonomie (onafhanklikheid).
d. autonomy
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Engineering responsibility is important because: / Ingenieurs-verantwoordelikheid is belangrik omdat:
Question 10Answer
a.
the public places a great deal of trust in the reliable performance of engineers. / die publiek baie vertroue het in die betroubare prestasie van ingenieurs.
b.
engineers occupy a special position in society. / ingenieurs ‘n spesiale posisie in die samelewing beklee.
c.
disastrous consequences can follow if engineers ignore their responsibilities. / rampspoedige gevolge kan volg as ingenieurs hul verantwoordelikhede ignoreer.
d.
All of these answers are correct / Al hierdie antwoorde is korrek.
d
With regards to the Northpark Shopping Centre collapse, ECSA found Mr Chris Hattingh guilty of improper conduct by transgressing the code of professional conduct prescribed for those registered with ECSA. He was permanently removed from the roll, and declared incompetent as a professional person, effectively prohibiting him from working as a professional engineer again. (Reference: Engineering News, 29 April 2002, “Building collapses have industry in shock”.) In this action, through ECSA as its official body, the engineering profession of South Africa exercised its: / Met betrekking tot die ineenstorting van die Noordpark Inkopiesentrum, het die Ingenieursraad van Suid-Afrika (ECSA) bevind dat Mnr. Chris Hattingh skuldig is aan onbehoorlike optede deur die oortreding van die gedragskode soos voorgeskryf aan diegene wat geregisteer is by die Ingenieursraad van Suid-Afrika (ECSA). Hy is permanent van die rol geskrap en onbevoeg verklaar as ‘n professionele persoon en word daardeur effektief verbied om toekomstig as ‘n professionele ingenieur te werk. (Verwysing: Engineering News, 29 April 2002, “Building collapses have industry in shock”.) Met hierdie aksie, en deur die Ingenieursraad van Suid-Afrika (ECSA) as amptelike liggaam, het die ingenieursprofessie van Suid-Afrika die volgende uitgeoefen:
Question 11Select one:
a.
Autonomy / Outonomie
b.
Commitment to a particular way of life / Verbintenis tot ‘n bepaalde leefwyse
c.
Control over services / Beheer oor dienste
d.
Extensive training / Uitgebreide opleiding
e.
Power to determine the syllabus of engineering students / Die mag om die leerplan van ingenieurstudente te bepaal
c
A profession, as a social practice, must have an internal aim that is morally good, and that provides criteria for the assessment of those who participate in the profession. What is the internal aim of Engineering? / As sosiale praktyk, moet ‘n beroep (professie) ‘n interne doelwit hê wat moreel goed is en kriteria daarstel vir assessering deur diegene wat deelneem aan die beroep (professie). Wat is die interne doelwit van die ingenieurswese?
Question 12Select one:
a.
To create technology for the welfare of society. / Om tegnologie te skep vir die welsyn van die samelewing.
b.
To create safe and cost-effective infrastructure. / Om veilige en koste-effektiewe infrastruktuur te skep.
c.
To promote the health, safety, and welfare of society. / Om die gesondheid, veiligheid en welsyn van die gemeenskap te bevorder.
d.
All of the above. / Al die bogenoemde.
d
Which of the following is not an example of an impediment to responsibility? / Watter van die volgende is nie ‘n voorbeeld van ‘n hindernis tot verantwoordelikheid nie?
Question 13Answer
a.
Microscopic tendencies. / Mikroskopiese neigings.
b.
Egocentric tendencies. / Egosentriese neigings.
c.
Blind spots. / Blindekolle.
d.
Sustainability. / Volhoubaarheid.
d
The primary cause of the Kollonade Shopping Centre roof collapse was: / Die primêre oorsaak van die ineenstorting van die Kollonade Inkopiesentrum se dak was:
Question 14Select one:
a.
Incorrect positioning of temporary bearings above the ice rink. / Verkeerde posisionering van tydelike stutte bo die ysskaatsbaan.
b.
A welding joint in the steel and concrete structure above the ice rink failed. / ‘n Sweislas in die staal- en betonstruktuur bo die ysskaatsbaan het meegegee.
c.
Wooden roof trusses giving way above the ice rink. / Hout dakkappe bo die ysskaatsbaan het meegegee.
d.
The inexperience of the design engineer. / Die onervarendheid van die ingenieur.
b
Role-responsibility refers to: / Rol-verantwoordelikheid verwys na:
Question 15Answer
a.
Conflicts of interest that stem from the different roles we play in society. / Strydende belange wat spruit uit die verskillende rolle wat ons in die gemeenskap vervul.
b.
The fact that only those who occupy senior management roles in an organisation can be held morally responsible if something goes wrong. / Die feit dat slegs diegene wat senior bestuursposisies in ‘n organisasie beklee, moreel verantwoordelik gehou kan word as iets verkeerd loop.
c.
Legal liability. / Regsaanspreeklikheid.
d.
Special responsibilities that are based on the particular position that engineers hold, and the crucial impact that the practice of engineering has on society. / Spesiale verantwoordelikhede wat gebaseer is op die spesifieke posisie wat deur ingenieurs beklee word, en die kritieke impak wat die beoefening wat ingenieurswese op die samelewing het.
d
True or false: Ethical codes of conduct can always be relied upon to provide answers to ethical problems we may encounter in professional life. / Waar of onwaar: Daar kan altyd op etiese gedragskodes vertrou word om antwoorde te gee op etiese probleme wat ons in die professionele lewe kan ondervind.
Question 16Select one:
True
False
false
True or false: Rationalization is a characteristic of groupthink. / Waar of onwaar: Rasionalisering is ‘n kenmerk van “groupthink”.
Question 17Select one:
True
False
true
NASA’s belief that foam strikes posed no real threat is an example of: / NASA se oortuiging dat isolasie-skuim impak geen werklike bedreiging inhou nie, is ‘n voorbeeld van:
Question 18Answer
a.
the positive face of professional ethics. / die positiewe aanblik van professionele etiek.
b.
obligation-responsibility. / verpligtings-verantwoordelikheid.
c.
the normalization of deviance. / die normalisering van afwyking.
d.
the problem of “many hands”. / die problem van “baie hande”.
c
