1. Martin would say that in a society with ample protection for whistle blowers that _________. a. Engineers have the same prima facie obligation to blow the whistle as they would in a society where whistleblowers are not as strongly protected (because the obligation is independent of factors such as legal protection for whistleblowers). b. Engineers have a much weaker prima facie obligation to blow the whistle than they would in a society where whistleblowers are not as strongly protected. c. Engineers have no obligation to blow the whistle because the prima facie obligation is contextually dependent (and factors such as legal protections are contextually relevant). d. Engineers have a stronger prima facie obligation to blow the whistle than they would in a society where whistleblowers are not as strongly protected. 2. Martin argues that the fact that whistleblowing may involve great personal sacrifice on the part of an engineer means that engineers do not have a responsibility to blow the whistle (instead the responsibility rests with managers because it is part of their professional role to manage moral conflicts.) a. true b. false 3. Martin Argues that Whistle blowing is a prima facie responsibility for engineers because they are people with moral rights. a. true b. false 4. Helen is a engineer at a large chemical plant. She has some reason to believe that the plant manager is knowingly violating local environmental laws by encouraging unsafe dumping practices. Some relevant facts about Helen\'s situation are as follows: I) She does have reasonable documentation of the plant managers behavior II) She has not yet gone through any of the normal organizational channels in order to resolve the conflict III) She has a reason to think that the unsafe dumping practice pose a serious threat to public health and safety According to Martin\'s view, does Helen have a prima facie responsibility to blow the whistle? a. Yes, she does have an prima facie obligation to blow the whistle, but not a strong one (because she cannot be 100% sure that the dumping practices constitute a serious moral issue.) b. No, she does not have a prima facie obligation to blow the whistle because whistle blowing is always supererogatory. c. Yes, in light of the fact that the dumping practices pose a serious (and credible) threat, she does have a prima facie obligation to blow the whistle. d. No, she does not have a prima facie obligation to blow the whistle because her situation as described does not meet the minimal standards for the obligation to hold. 5. Which of the following situations exemplifies what Martin meant by saying that an engineer\'s obligation to blow the whistle is sensitive to context? a. That morality itself is subjective because there is no objective answer to the question of when we ought to blow the whistle. b. That moral decisions regarding whistle blowing are completely determined by what professional organizations say about it. c. That what counts .

1. 1. Martin would say that in a society with ample protection for whistle blowers that _________.
a. Engineers have the same prima facie obligation to blow the whistle as they would in a society
where whistleblowers are not as strongly protected (because the obligation is independent of
factors such as legal protection for whistleblowers).
b. Engineers have a much weaker prima facie obligation to blow the whistle than they would in a
society where whistleblowers are not as strongly protected.
c. Engineers have no obligation to blow the whistle because the prima facie obligation is
contextually dependent (and factors such as legal protections are contextually relevant).
d. Engineers have a stronger prima facie obligation to blow the whistle than they would in a
society where whistleblowers are not as strongly protected.
2. Martin argues that the fact that whistleblowing may involve great personal sacrifice on the part
of an engineer means that engineers do not have a responsibility to blow the whistle (instead the
responsibility rests with managers because it is part of their professional role to manage moral
conflicts.)
a. true
b. false
3. Martin Argues that Whistle blowing is a prima facie responsibility for engineers because they
are people with moral rights.
a. true
b. false
4. Helen is a engineer at a large chemical plant. She has some reason to believe that the plant
manager is knowingly violating local environmental laws by encouraging unsafe dumping
practices. Some relevant facts about Helen's situation are as follows:
I) She does have reasonable documentation of the plant managers behavior
II) She has not yet gone through any of the normal organizational channels in order to resolve
the conflict
III) She has a reason to think that the unsafe dumping practice pose a serious threat to public
health and safety
According to Martin's view, does Helen have a prima facie responsibility to blow the whistle?
a. Yes, she does have an prima facie obligation to blow the whistle, but not a strong one (because
she cannot be 100% sure that the dumping practices constitute a serious moral issue.)
b. No, she does not have a prima facie obligation to blow the whistle because whistle blowing is
always supererogatory.

2. c. Yes, in light of the fact that the dumping practices pose a serious (and credible) threat, she
does have a prima facie obligation to blow the whistle.
d. No, she does not have a prima facie obligation to blow the whistle because her situation as
described does not meet the minimal standards for the obligation to hold.
5. Which of the following situations exemplifies what Martin meant by saying that an engineer's
obligation to blow the whistle is sensitive to context?
a. That morality itself is subjective because there is no objective answer to the question of when
we ought to blow the whistle.
b. That moral decisions regarding whistle blowing are completely determined by what
professional organizations say about it.
c. That what counts as a prima facie duty is merely a matter of personal opinion.
d. That what counts as a "reasonable" amount of evidence can vary from situation to situation.
Solution
1. Martin would say that in a society with ample protection for whistlelowers that _________.
OPTION :D
REASON : According to Martin, Engineerig confronts us with agonizing decisions about
whether to whistleblow inorder to warn the public of deadly hazards known only to those inside
technological corporations.
Whistle blowing occurs in all professions,and most of what i say will have general relevance to
profesional ethics.Only in engineering ethics,however,has whistleblowing been something of a
preoccupation.The reason is clear.Engineers work on projects that affect the safety of large
number of people.
2. Martin argues that the fact that whistleblowing may involve great personal sacrifice on the part
of an engineer means that engineers do not have a responsibility to blow the whistle (instead the
responsibility rests with managers because it is part of their professional role to manage moral
conflicts.)
b. false
REASON : As professionals, Engineers live by code of ethics which ascribe to them a paramount
obligation to protect the safety,health and welfare of the public an obligation that sometimes
implies whistleblowing. As employees of corporations however their obligation is to respect the
authority of managers who sometimes gives insufficient aatention to safety matters and who also
severely punish whistleblowers.
3. Martin Argues that Whistle blowing is a prima facie responsibility for engineers because they
are people with moral rights.

3. a. true
REASON : Engineerig confronts us with agonizing decisions about whether to whistleblow
inorder to warn the public of deadly hazards known only to those inside technological
corporations.Whistle blowing occurs in all professions,and most of what i say will have general
relevance to profesional ethics.Only in engineering ethics,however,has whistleblowing been
something of a preoccupation.
4. Helen is a engineer at a large chemical plant. She has some reason to believe that the plant
manager is knowingly violating local environmental laws by encouraging unsafe dumping
practices. Some relevant facts about Helen's situation are as follows:
OPTION :III
OPTION : C
REASON : Engineers live by code of ethics which ascribe to them a paramount obligation to
protect the safety,health and welfare of the public an obligation that sometimes implies
whistleblowing.
As employees of corporations however their obligation is to respect the authority of managers
who sometimes gives insufficient aatention to safety matters and who also severely punish
whistleblowers. As a result, there are inevitable conflicts between professional obligations to
employers and the public,as well as conflicts between professional and personal life.
5. Which of the following situations exemplifies what Martin meant by saying that an engineer's
obligation to blow the whistle is sensitive to context?
OPTION : C