TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

ChE 502 LAWS AND ETHICS

PRELIM EXAM
NAME________________________ DATE__________________________
YR/SEC_______________________ INSTRUCTOR___________________

I. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided:

_____1. The document that may be given by the Board of Chemical Engineering to a person for
advance studies and major accomplishment in research in chemical engineering.
a) certificate of registration
b) certificate of recognition
c) certificate of proficiency
d) certificate of exemption
_____2. In order for a person to practice chemical engineering, that person should be a holder of a valid
certificate of registration and a professional I.D. card issued by:
a) Board of Chemical Engineering
b) The school he graduated
c) Professional Regulations Commission
d) PICHE
_____3. A Chemical engineer did not accept payment or remuneration for his professional services,
therefore he did not render chemical engineering services
a) True b) false
_____4. It can be considered as an industrial plant, if:
a) it is a complicated and big factory
b) it has a laboratory with pilot scale equipment
c) it is an entity that utilizes unit processes and unit operations
d) it is a waste treatment plant
_____5. When a person is given a special permit to practice in their specialty field of endeavor in
chemical engineering, the person is given:
a) license to practice
b) certificate of recognition
c) registration certificate
d) professional I.D.
______6. The members of the board of chemical engineering are nominated by:
a) President of the Philippines
b) Professional Regulations Commission
c) PICHE
d) PIChE Chapters
______7. One of the duties of the board of Chemical Engineering is to administer the licensure
examination and recommends to PRC to qualified to be granted authority to practice
chemical engineering
a) true b) false
______8. Members of the Chemical Engineering Board are not allowed to visit or evaluate schools
offering chemical engineering since this task is done by Commission on Higher Education
a) true b) false
______9. The members of the Board of Chemical Engineering are empowered to decide on which of
the following cases brought before them:
a) criminal case that involves practice of ChE
b) administrative cases
c) civil case that involves damages to persons and industrial plant
d) none of these
______10. A naturalized Filipino citizen may become a member of the Board of Chemical Engineering
as long as he is of good moral character, has the required degrees and has an has practiced
the profession for at least 10 years
a) true b) false
______11. In order for the plans and design of industrial plant to be approved by the concerned
government agencies, these must bear the stamp on all pages of the chemical engineer’s
professional seal.
a) true b) false
______12. The practice of chemical engineering does not include the following:
a) estimation
b) preparation of specification
c) chemical analysis
d) teaching professional engineering subjects
______13. Which of the following is not included in the powers and duties of the Board of Chemical
Engineering
a) supervise and regulate the practice of chemical engineering profession
b) issue warrant of arrest for violators of RA 9297
c) prosecute criminal action against violators of RA 9297
d) adopt official seal
______14. Which of the following can practice chemical engineering
a) licensed and registered chemical engineers
b) industrial plants
c) all chemical engineering graduates
d) PICHE
______15. Which among these is one of the duties and powers of the Chemical Engineering Regulatory
Board:
a) The Board determines the contents of the course syllabi being used in the different
educational institutions offering chemical engineering program
b) The Board inspects the facilities, faculty and equipment, and other aspects directly
related to the chemical engineering program offered by educational institutions
c) The Board issues subpoena to secure the attendance of witnesses
d) The Board endorses to any judicial court any action that violated RA 9297
______16. Which among the following is considered as an objective for giving licensure examinations
for qualified ChE applicants:
a) to limit number of applicants to be allowed to practice the profession
b) to keep the quality of licensed chemical engineers at par with the best in the world
c) to test the over all knowledge and proficiency of the applicanta for the practice of the
profession
d) all of the above
______17. Engineering ethics is the study of
a) the moral values b) issues c)decisions involved in engineering practice d) all of these
______18. Morality is about reasons centered in respect for other people as well as ourselves, reasons
that involve caring for their good as well as our own.
a) true b) false
______19. Moral dilemmas are situations in which two or more
a) moral obligations b) duties c)rights goods or ideals come in conflict with one another
d) all of these
______20. It is the elucidation of moral ideas and morally relevant notions.
a) Factual inquiries b) Conceptual clarification c) Interpersonal disagreements
______21. They are controversies among persons or groups about how to understand and resolve moral
Dilemmas
a) Factual inquiries b) Conceptual clarification c) Interpersonal disagreements
______22. They are inquiries into the facts relevant to resolving particular moral issues
a) Factual inquiries b) Conceptual clarification c) Interpersonal disagreements
______23. Most technology has double implications as it creates benefits it___________________.
Technological risks however should not overshadow 24._______________________, and ethics
involve appreciating the many 25.______________ of engineering that so deeply enriching our lives.

II. Read the following case and in not less than 10 sentences, explain what should Alex do and why?
Write your answer at the back of this page.
“Smoothing” the Factory’s Accounts
As the young, newly appointed manager of a chemical plant, Alex learns that a team of internal auditors
from his firm's home office will descend on his factory in two days.  He prepares his staff as best he
can.  The day before the auditors arrive, one of his assistants discovers some disconcerting news.  It
appears, he says, that Woods, a 30-year veteran of the plant, has been systematically altering accounts
for years.  Month by month, Woods has been shipping products to customers without billing them—and
then billing customers without shipping anything.
Alex is stunned.  Seeking an explanation, he learns that the practice has nothing to do with fraud. Woods
hasn't been lining his own pockets; he was simply trying to be helpful.  His goal was to smooth out the
cyclical nature of the orders so that, month by month, the figures sent to the home office appear level
and consistent, with no peaks and valleys.  On balance, Alex finds, no money has been lost or gained; it
all balances out in the end.  And while the amount is not immense, the funds affected amount to perhaps
five percent of the plant's annual earnings.

In one sense, Woods's adjustments have benefited Alex, who has already been complimented by higher-
ups for his astute forecasts and for meeting his targets so accurately.  But Alex also knows that if these
practices were to come to light, Woods would be fired instantly—he himself, though ignorant of the
practice until now, might have some tough explaining to do.  After all, for years Woods has been
fudging records and misstating corporate revenues to management, shareholders, and the IRS.