Objective 5.5 Evaluate the Effectiveness of Internal and External Ethical Policies CERTIFIED-ETHICAL-EMERGING-TECHNOLOGIST Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16application · medium

   A manufacturing company has an ethical policy on workplace safety. During a periodic health check, the compliance team finds that the number of reported safety violations has decreased by 30% over the past year, but the severity of the violations that did occur has increased. What is the most appropriate conclusion for the team to draw?

   • AThe policy is ineffective because any increase in severity means the policy has failed entirely.
   • BThe policy should be abandoned because the severity increase outweighs the frequency decrease.
   • CThe policy is fully effective because the total number of violations has decreased.
   • DThe policy may be deterring minor violations, but the increase in severity suggests a need to investigate root causes of serious incidents.
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2. 17foundation · easy

   Which activity is part of a periodic health check of ethical policies?

   • AReviewing policy performance against defined metrics
   • BConducting a one-time audit
   • CIgnoring stakeholder feedback
   • DDeleting outdated policies without review
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4. 18application · medium

   A social media platform introduced a new ethical policy on content moderation. To evaluate its effectiveness, the policy team wants to understand both public perception and how the policy compares to industry norms. They have a limited budget and need to act quickly. Which combination of methods is most efficient?

   • ARun sentiment analysis on public discussions about the policy and compare the policy text to published industry guidelines on content moderation.
   • BConduct a series of in-depth focus groups with users across multiple countries.
   • CReview internal moderation logs to count the number of posts removed in the past month.
   • DWait for the next quarterly earnings call to hear investor feedback.
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5. 19application · medium

   A financial services firm conducts an annual review of its ethical policies. This year, the review team notices that the policy on algorithmic trading was written before the firm adopted a new machine-learning platform. The team also discovers that two major competitors have published updated guidelines on AI transparency. What is the most appropriate next step for the review team?

   • AKeep the existing policy unchanged because it was approved by the board two years ago.
   • BUpdate the algorithmic trading policy to reflect the new platform's capabilities and compare it against the competitors' published AI transparency guidelines.
   • CImmediately delete the policy and write a new one from scratch without referencing the old version.
   • DOnly update the policy if the number of ethical violations has increased in the past year.
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6. 20foundation · easy

   An organization wants to gauge stakeholder perception of its new data privacy policy by analyzing public discussion. Which method directly serves this purpose?

   • AConducting an internal audit of policy documentation
   • BReviewing the organization's financial statements
   • CRunning a penetration test on the organization's network
   • DSentiment analysis of social media, forums, and news
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