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PHIL 3109 - Midterm Questions And Answers Latest Update
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- PHILOSOPHY 3109
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- Dominican University Of California
PHIL 3109 - Midterm Questions And Answers Latest Update
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PHIL 3109 - Midterm Questions And Answers
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What are the two components of professionalism? ANS✔✔ 1) Expertise in a
certain area 2) Adherence to moral guidelines (usually in a form of ethical
code)
What are the 3 stages of development in a professional identity? ANS✔✔ 1)
Independent operator (fixed and defined guidelines) 2) Team-oriented
idealist (confirming to expectations of others) 3) Self-defining/integrated
professional (integrated own personal values to those of the profession)
What is the primary goal of an engineer? ANS✔✔ Promote the well-being of
the public (ethical commitment is paramount)
What is the social contract account? ANS✔✔ Our society is made up of a
bunch of contracts (social norms) that we don't even really think about..
This is one of them. Professionals have an implicit agreement with the
public (must have high expertise, competency, committed to service, and
abide by regulations), and in return, they get higher than average wages,
prestige, and self-regulation in the work force
What is the sociological account? ANS✔✔ You must have extensive training,
possess vital knowledge and skills, you have monopoly on service, control,
and standards, you have an unusual degree of autonomy, and you have
ethical standards
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What is one issue with the sociological account of a professional? ANS✔✔
Some engineers, for example, have a boss who is NOT an engineer but a
businessman, so who actually has the power?
What is the davis group professing account? ANS✔✔ Being in a profession is
like being part of a group. To be a professional, you must: work with
multiple people, work in a public element, earn a living, enter voluntarily,
have a morally desirable goal, have morally permissable means, and must
go beyond that is required of you (example: doctor)
What percent of engineers are licensed with state regulations? ANS✔✔ 1/3
Should engineers be required to be licensed? Why or why not? ANS✔✔ Yes:
Some countries already require it, there would be a distinction between
work that does and does not affect the public, and it could increase
professional autonomy.
No: It would increase the cost of engineering services, and it would prohibit
non-engineers from doing engineering
What is prohibitive ethics? ANS✔✔ 80% is NSPE is prohibitive, focused on
what you can't do
A negative aspect of ethics to prevent professional misconduct or harm to
the public
What is preventative ethics? ANS✔✔ Commonly formulated in rules and
these rules are usually states in a code of ethics
What is aspirational ethics? ANS✔✔ Professionals have an obligation to use
their knowledge and expertise to promote the public good. The most
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