CE 481 Question and answers verified to
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Define profession - correct answer ✔Specialized knowledge
Maintenance of high standards of achievement
Primary purpose of public service
According to the Taft-Hartley Act, what regulations apply to professionals? -
correct answer ✔Professionals can not be forced into a union with non-
professionals
Exempt from mandatory time-and-a-half overtime laws
Name two criticisms of newly graduated CE students entering the job market?
- correct answer ✔Lack of communication skills
lack of adequate knowledge & management skills
List 3 outcomes of the body of knowledge - correct answer ✔An ability to
apply knowledge of science, math, & engineering
An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
A knowledge of contemporary issues
List 3 steps/requirements for obtaining your EIT in CA - correct answer ✔No
criminal acts
3 years in ABET school
15 years of experience or 3 years in ABET school
List 3 additional/different steps/requirements for obtaining your PE in CA -
correct answer ✔1 year for Masters program
, 4 year BS in engineering from ABET school
4 years of progressive engineering experience
Starting in 2014, what major change was made to the FE exam? - correct
answer ✔Computer based testing
List two of the top five states ranked according to the highest employment -
correct answer ✔CA
TX
List two of the top five states ranked according to the highest salary - correct
answer ✔Alaska
California
List 3 factors which positively affect one's compensation - correct answer
✔Experience
Being licensed
Higher Education
What is the most common form of compensation for overtime for civil
engineers? - correct answer ✔Hourly pay
List 2 changes in compensation that have been reported as a result of the
economic downturn in recent years - correct answer ✔People being laid off
Lower salaries
What year did ASCE release their most recent report card for America's
infrastructure? - correct answer ✔2017
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Define profession - correct answer ✔Specialized knowledge
Maintenance of high standards of achievement
Primary purpose of public service
According to the Taft-Hartley Act, what regulations apply to professionals? -
correct answer ✔Professionals can not be forced into a union with non-
professionals
Exempt from mandatory time-and-a-half overtime laws
Name two criticisms of newly graduated CE students entering the job market?
- correct answer ✔Lack of communication skills
lack of adequate knowledge & management skills
List 3 outcomes of the body of knowledge - correct answer ✔An ability to
apply knowledge of science, math, & engineering
An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
A knowledge of contemporary issues
List 3 steps/requirements for obtaining your EIT in CA - correct answer ✔No
criminal acts
3 years in ABET school
15 years of experience or 3 years in ABET school
List 3 additional/different steps/requirements for obtaining your PE in CA -
correct answer ✔1 year for Masters program
, 4 year BS in engineering from ABET school
4 years of progressive engineering experience
Starting in 2014, what major change was made to the FE exam? - correct
answer ✔Computer based testing
List two of the top five states ranked according to the highest employment -
correct answer ✔CA
TX
List two of the top five states ranked according to the highest salary - correct
answer ✔Alaska
California
List 3 factors which positively affect one's compensation - correct answer
✔Experience
Being licensed
Higher Education
What is the most common form of compensation for overtime for civil
engineers? - correct answer ✔Hourly pay
List 2 changes in compensation that have been reported as a result of the
economic downturn in recent years - correct answer ✔People being laid off
Lower salaries
What year did ASCE release their most recent report card for America's
infrastructure? - correct answer ✔2017
