plete Fundamentals of Engineering Prep with Math,
Ethics
10 Obligations to the Public –
#1. First and foremost responsibility is to safeguard ___,___ , and ___ of the public - AN-
SWER health, safety, and welfare
#2. Lincensee shall approve... - ANSWER only those plans, survey, and other docu-
ments that conform to the accepted engineering and surveying standards and that safeguard
the health, safety, and welfare of public.
#3. Licensee shall notify... - ANSWER their employer or client and such other authority
as may be appropriate when their professional judgement is overruled when health safety or
welfare of public is endangered.
#4. Licensees shall to the best of their knowledge... - ANSWER include all relevant and
pertinent information in an objective and truthful manner within all professional documents,
statements, and testimony.
#5. Licensees shall express... - ANSWER a professional opinion publicly only when it is
founded upon an adequate knowledge of the facts, and a competent evaluation of the sub-
ject matter.
#6. Licensees shall issue no... - ANSWER statements, criticisms or arguments on engi-
neering and surveying matters that are inspired of paid for by interested parties, unless they
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, explicitly identify the interested parties on whose behalf they are speaking and reveal and
interest they have.
#7. Licensees shall no partner or offer to.... - ANSWER practice with person or firm
that they know is engaged in fraudulent or dishonest business or professional practices.
#8. Licensees who have knowledge or reason to believe that an person or firm has violated
any rules or laws applying to the practice of engineering - ANSWER shall report to the
board, may report it to appropriate legal authorities.
#9. Licensees shall not knowingly provide false or incomplete information regarding.... - AN-
SWER an applicant in obtaining licensure.
#10. Licensees shall comply with the... - ANSWER licensing laws and rules governing
their professional practice in each of the jurisdictions in which they practice.
What entity has their own code of ethics for professional engineers. - ANSWER The
state.
Who provides model rules that the state may adopt the as their code of ethics. - AN-
SWER NCEES
What are laws? - ANSWER Laws are rules that must be followed by society and, in
some cases, by subsets of society. Not following laws will result in a penalty being paid to so-
ciety in general, to a small section of society, or in some cases, both. laws are established by
governments, including the courts, and generally serve society as a whole.
Difference between laws and ethics? - ANSWER Laws are obligations we owe to soci-
ety. Ethics are obligations we owe to our fellow engineers.
Which entity takes precedence in an ethical conflict? - ANSWER Society
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Ethics
10 Obligations to the Public –
#1. First and foremost responsibility is to safeguard ___,___ , and ___ of the public - AN-
SWER health, safety, and welfare
#2. Lincensee shall approve... - ANSWER only those plans, survey, and other docu-
ments that conform to the accepted engineering and surveying standards and that safeguard
the health, safety, and welfare of public.
#3. Licensee shall notify... - ANSWER their employer or client and such other authority
as may be appropriate when their professional judgement is overruled when health safety or
welfare of public is endangered.
#4. Licensees shall to the best of their knowledge... - ANSWER include all relevant and
pertinent information in an objective and truthful manner within all professional documents,
statements, and testimony.
#5. Licensees shall express... - ANSWER a professional opinion publicly only when it is
founded upon an adequate knowledge of the facts, and a competent evaluation of the sub-
ject matter.
#6. Licensees shall issue no... - ANSWER statements, criticisms or arguments on engi-
neering and surveying matters that are inspired of paid for by interested parties, unless they
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, explicitly identify the interested parties on whose behalf they are speaking and reveal and
interest they have.
#7. Licensees shall no partner or offer to.... - ANSWER practice with person or firm
that they know is engaged in fraudulent or dishonest business or professional practices.
#8. Licensees who have knowledge or reason to believe that an person or firm has violated
any rules or laws applying to the practice of engineering - ANSWER shall report to the
board, may report it to appropriate legal authorities.
#9. Licensees shall not knowingly provide false or incomplete information regarding.... - AN-
SWER an applicant in obtaining licensure.
#10. Licensees shall comply with the... - ANSWER licensing laws and rules governing
their professional practice in each of the jurisdictions in which they practice.
What entity has their own code of ethics for professional engineers. - ANSWER The
state.
Who provides model rules that the state may adopt the as their code of ethics. - AN-
SWER NCEES
What are laws? - ANSWER Laws are rules that must be followed by society and, in
some cases, by subsets of society. Not following laws will result in a penalty being paid to so-
ciety in general, to a small section of society, or in some cases, both. laws are established by
governments, including the courts, and generally serve society as a whole.
Difference between laws and ethics? - ANSWER Laws are obligations we owe to soci-
ety. Ethics are obligations we owe to our fellow engineers.
Which entity takes precedence in an ethical conflict? - ANSWER Society
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