Objective 5.5 Evaluate the Effectiveness of Internal and External Ethical Policies CERTIFIED-ETHICAL-EMERGING-TECHNOLOGIST Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of conducting a periodic health check of ethical policies?

   • ATo publicize policies to external stakeholders
   • BTo collect financial data for audits
   • CTo replace all policies with new ones
   • DTo assess ongoing relevance, compliance, and performance against intended outcomes
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2. 7foundation · easy

   Why are the number and severity of ethical violations used as indicators of policy effectiveness?

   • AThey indicate the number of employees
   • BThey reflect how well policies prevent unethical behavior
   • CThey measure stakeholder satisfaction
   • DThey determine the financial value of the organization
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4. 8foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of a focus group in the context of evaluating ethical policies?

   • ATo analyze public sentiment from social media
   • BTo measure the number of ethical violations
   • CTo collect quantitative data from a large sample
   • DTo gather in-depth qualitative feedback from a small group of stakeholders
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5. 9expert · hard

   A logistics company is conducting a periodic health check of its ethical policy on autonomous vehicle safety. The policy was written three years ago and has not been updated. The compliance team finds that the policy does not address new edge cases identified in recent industry reports. However, the company has had zero safety incidents in the past year. What is the most appropriate action?

   • AReplace the policy with the industry report's recommendations verbatim.
   • BUpdate the policy to address the new edge cases, even though there have been no incidents, to proactively align with industry best practices.
   • CWait for an incident to occur before updating the policy.
   • DLeave the policy unchanged because zero incidents prove it is effective.
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6. 10application · medium

   A healthcare technology company has an internal ethical policy on the use of patient data for research. The policy has been in place for two years, and leadership wants to know if employees actually understand and support it. The compliance team has a limited budget and needs actionable feedback from a diverse range of departments. Which approach best meets these needs?

   • ACompare the policy's language to the American Medical Association's code of ethics.
   • BReview the number of data-access requests that were denied in the past year.
   • CHold a single focus group with the data-science team, since they handle patient data most frequently.
   • DDeploy an anonymous survey to all employees with questions about their awareness, understanding, and perceived barriers to following the policy.
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