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.
The company owner asked Alex directly whether he had taken the hardware. What should Alex do in this situation? (1 mark)

• A. Deny that they took the hardware home and get angry at the company owner for suggesting they did.
• B. Admit that they took the hardware home, explain what happened, and offer to pay for the hardware.
• C. Deny that they took the hardware home.
• D. Admit that they took the hardware home and ask what the problem is.

You are a member of OACETT, a principal in XYZ Company and also a member of a city council. The city council approves appropriations for projects undertaken by the city. One such project is an energy conservation project with a large potential reduction in energy costs. XYZ Company has established a good reputation in the energy conservation field. XYZ Company has submitted a proposal to the city council to provide services for this project under consideration.
Six months after resigning from city council, you receive a call from a council member asking you to review a competitor's project documents for free. What OACETT Code of Ethics principle applies here?

• A. Act with integrity towards clients or employers, maintain confidentiality, and avoid a conflict of interest, but where such conflict arises, fully disclose the circumstances without delay.
• B. Present clearly to employers and clients the possible consequences if professional decisions or judgments are overruled or disregarded.
• C. Conduct yourself with fairness, courtesy, and good faith towards clients, colleagues, and others.
• D. Promote public knowledge and appreciation of engineering and applied science technology.

Which of the following is an objective of OACETT according to the OACETT Act?

• A. To assist members in advancing their status, recognition, and welfare and in increasing their knowledge, skill, and proficiency.
• B. To limit the number of certified members.
• C. To control admission to the schools that provide education to its future members.
• D. To require mandatory registration of engineering technicians and technologists.

What should a technology professional who becomes aware of a work-related unacceptable hazard to the public or the environment do?

• A. Ensure that they would not be found responsible for the hazard.
• B. Notify the appropriate regulatory authorities, having first exhausted all reasonable attempts to remedy the situation through internal means.
• C. Immediately disassociate themselves from the project.
• D. Seek out and obtain liability insurance if they do not already have such insurance.

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 have to pay the company owner for the cost of the hardware.
• B. They could have their membership in OACETT suspended or revoked.
• C. They could lose their employment.
• D. 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.