What are the two main types of physical health and safety incidents?

• A. A recoverable condition and injury.
• B. A chronic condition and disease.
• C. Injury and disease.
• D. Physical health and mental health.

What is the best definition of a profession?

• A. An occupation that requires practitioners to have extensive and detailed knowledge and skills and to complete a process that verifies the knowledge and skills.
• B. An occupation that requires practitioners to complete a challenging test in order to be approved to practice the occupation.
• C. An occupation that requires practitioners to complete predetermined assessments in order to be employed in that profession.
• D. An occupation that requires years of education and training at either the college or university level.

What is the purpose of using a process or approach for solving ethical problems?

• A. A process or approach provides those who disagree with the end decision a way to identify their areas of disagreement.
• B. A process or approach provides a structure or framework that allows both analytical skills and ethical imagination to be used to the fullest.
• C. A process or approach provides a way to defend ethical decisions if the decisions turn out to be wrong.
• D. A process or approach provides a technology professional with weak ethical decision-making skills with a crutch.

Alex is an OACETT C.E.T. He works at an IT company that completes unique software programming for industrial and medical tools and equipment. There was sample hardware in the office that Alex did not think the company needed. He took the hardware home to see if he could adapt it for a project he was working on for his own interest. He did not intend to make money off of the project; he simply wanted to see if an idea he had was feasible. The next week the company owner asked all employees about the whereabouts of the sample hardware. The company owner indicated that the hardware needed to be returned to the manufacturer and that the company would get charged for it if it was not returned. Alex did not say anything to the company owner about having taken the sample hardware.
By this time, he had already disassembled it and used different parts in his own project. He was not able to put the sample hardware back together.
If the complaint goes all the way to the OACETT Discipline Committee, what is one possible consequence from the committee for Alex? (1 mark)

• A. They could lose their employment.
• B. They could have to make the best effort, with the assistance of other OACETT members, to reconstruct the hardware and then return it to the company owner.
• C. They could have their membership in OACETT suspended or revoked.
• D. They could have to pay the company owner for the cost of the hardware.

Mike is an OACETT C. Tech. He works for a municipal government in their infrastructure department. He is responsible for designing and approving the sewage and water management systems in new residential developments. Mike is currently revising the design for the sewage and water management system for a development that is six months behind schedule due to a series of worker and materials shortages. The developer is also experiencing severe financial pressures, as a result of cost over runs caused by the shortages. As he is revising the sewage and water management system designs, Mike notices a flaw in the water catchment system built around a small lake that is a key selling feature of the residential development. The design flaw means that, while the relevant standards are still met, in severe rainfall events the catchment system will be very susceptible to flooding. The flooding may in turn make the area dangerous for the residents using the park and recreational area around the lake.
Mike brings this design flaw to the attention of his manager. His manager then schedules a meeting with the developer to discuss the design flaw. The developer indicates that the design cannot be changed due to budget constraints and existing commitments to the present design. Mike's manager then communicates this to Mike. He directs Mike to stamp the designs. What should Mike do in this situation?
If Mike does not feel comfortable stamping the designs, what would his best next move be in this situation?

• A. Schedule a meeting with his manager's bosses to outline his concerns with the design.
• B. Send a synopsis of the situation to the local paper and include his contact information for any follow-up that a reporter might want to make.
• C. Schedule another meeting with his manager to discuss the importance of changing the design.
• D. Send a registered letter to the developer and the developer's legal representative outlining his concerns with the design.