Engr 297 Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Engr 297 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Consequentialism - answerPros vs Cons, math equation
Deontology - answerRule of law, veil of ignorance
Virtue Theory - answerDo what is right, virtue is in the mean
Categorical Imperative - answerUniversal rule (Kantian), do unto others as you...
Engr 297 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Consequentialism - answer✔Pros vs Cons, math equation
Deontology - answer✔Rule of law, veil of ignorance
Virtue Theory - answer✔Do what is right, virtue is in the mean
Categorical Imperative - answer✔Universal rule (Kantian), do unto others as you would have
them do unto you.
Carbon Tax - answer✔a set fee that the government charges polluters for each unit of greenhouse
gas they emit
Cap n Trade - answer✔a method for managing pollution in which a limit is placed on emissions
and businesses or countries can buy and sell emissions allowances
Sustainability - answer✔meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs
Populations - answer✔Developing countries have population spikes, and are less
environmentally conscious, developed countries have high resource requirement per person
Food Security - answer✔Plenty of food is produced to feed the world, but shortsighted policies
and mismanagement mean it doesn't get to everyone
Energy - answer✔Most of the world's energy is consumed by a minority of the world's
population
Managing the Commons - answer✔Antarctica, Oceans, space, ect
Industry - answer✔Needs to be more sustainable
Peace/Security - answer✔environmental stress can cause conflict
Veil of ignorance - answer✔Make moral rules from the neutral position, not knowing who you'd
be in the society
business amoralism - answer✔the idea that ethics has nothing to do with business
Ethical Subjectivism - answer✔Morality is subjective
Gratuities - answer✔A material benefit given in return for a service
Contract Underbidding - answer✔Submitting a low bid on a contract in order to gain an unfair
advantage over other bidders while at the same time being aware that additional funds will later
need to be requested in order to complete the contract.
Bid Rigging - answer✔One company convinces two other companies to submit inflated bids so
that their own inflated bid (which is lowest) will be picked
Kickbacks - answer✔gifts given by suppliers to purchasing agents for the purpose of influencing
their choice of suppliers
Resume
Padding - answer✔the act of exaggerating or lying about educational or work experience on a
resume
Whistleblowing - answer✔reporting others' ethics violations to management or legal authorities
Software Knowledge - answer✔Only use software to perform design computations when you are
familiar with the theory behind and limitations of the algorithm.
Computer Image
Enhancement - answer✔Don't **** with images to help support or refute a hypothesis
Privacy - answer✔Personal information being isolated from view of others
Piracy - answer✔Stealing copyrighted work by downloading or copying it in order to keep, sell,
or give it away without permission and without paying.
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