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    Question On Ethics

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    The document lists 8 potential questions that candidates could be asked to answer for Section B of an essay exam related to engineering ethics. The questions cover a range of topics including: [1] an engineer's duty of care and obligations to the public; [2] potential conflicts of interest between engineering and contracting roles; [3] resolving conflicts between resident and contractor staff while maintaining ethical standards; [4] obligations to report substandard work.

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    The document lists 8 potential questions that candidates could be asked to answer for Section B of an essay exam related to engineering ethics. The questions cover a range of topics including: [1] an engineer's duty of care and obligations to the public; [2] potential conflicts of interest between engineering and contracting roles; [3] resolving conflicts between resident and contractor staff while maintaining ethical standards; [4] obligations to report substandard work.

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    The document lists 8 potential questions that candidates could be asked to answer for Section B of an essay exam related to engineering ethics. The questions cover a range of topics including: [1] an engineer's duty of care and obligations to the public; [2] potential conflicts of interest between engineering and contracting roles; [3] resolving conflicts between resident and contractor staff while maintaining ethical standards; [4] obligations to report substandard work.

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    These questions are applicable to Section B of the Essay :

    Candidates would be expected to answer only ONE question out of two which would be
    selected by the examiners from among the 8 questions listed below:

    1. The engineer has a duty of care to the public under common law. Discuss, giving
    examples, the obligations that his duty imposes on himself as a Professional Engineer.

    2. If you were a consulting engineer and were submitting Turnkey tender on behalf on a
    Turnkey Contractor, would you consider a conflict of interest between the role of a
    consulting engineer and contractor? Enlarge on the ethics of this subject.

    3. Identify the areas in which conflict between the Resident Engineer’s staff and
    contractor’s staff can develop and give your views as to whether good relationship can
    be achieved without infringing on the code of ethics. Illustrate your answer from your
    own experience.

    4. It is clear to you that an Engineer engaged in a particular project (implement at the


    taxpayer’s account) is not maintaining professional standards, i.e. professional
    competence and integrity are lacking.
    What would be your reaction?. Will you report the above incident to the Board of
    Engineers, Malaysia or bring this to the attention of the client, or will you maintain silence
    and watch substandard work being completed?

    5. Every Engineer shall at all times so order his conduct as to uphold the dignity and
    reputation of his profession, and to safeguard the public interest in matters of safety and
    herein and others. He shall exercise his professional skill and the judgement to the best
    of his abilities in discharging his professional responsibilities. He shall also act with
    firmness and integrity towards all person with whom his work is connected. Discuss your
    responsibilities and obligations in the event that, due to building operations under
    charge, adjacent building have been damaged beyond repair.

    6. “Professional Engineer should be allowed to practice as consultants and as contractor at


    the same time”. Do you agree with this statement?
    If so, give your reason objectively for supporting it; if not also give reasons for appeasing
    it.

    7. Under normal circumstances, a consulting engineer should not supplant the work of
    another consulting engineer after knowing that the 1st consulting engineer has already
    been entrusted with the work. If he has been asked by the same client to take over the
    work of that 1st consulting engineer, what do you think should be the proper procedure
    in effecting this charge of consultants? How should the matter be dealt with if the 1st
    engineer refuses to agree to this change because he has not been paid his fees by the
    client?

    8. A consulting Engineer has submitted structural design plans to the local authority for a
    certain building. The client terminates his services after the plans are approved by the
    local authority. You are then engaged to take over this work and complete the project
    including supervision of construction. What are your professional responsibilities and
    those of the previous engineer who has submitted the plans? If you have to make
    changes to the structural drawings, what do you think should be the proper procedure in
    dealing with this matter and also how you assign professional liability?

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