Civil and Construction Engineering Professional Ethics
Professional Ethics is at the core of the Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering profession. Ethics has to do with doing what is right. Nevertheless, the role of ethics can often be blurred when individuals of varying opinions clash with each other. Under the same Document Specifications as the Civil Engineering Careers assignment, prepare a 10-page summary paper by answering the following questions. For each question, re-state the question and then answer it, in the order below.
Professional Ethics:
What are the 8 Canons of the American Society of Civil Engineers code of ethics? List them and then summarize each in your own words with an example for each Canon.
What are the 4 Obligations of the Code of Ethics for CMAA (Construction Management Association of America)? List them and then summarize each in your own words with an example for each Obligation.
Are there any ethical standards that ASCE has that are not mentioned in CMAA? If so, what are they?
Are there any ethical standards that CMAA has that are not mentioned in ASCE? If so, what are they?
How would you define ethics?
What are some of the tests that can be used to determine if something is ethical or not?
What is Deontology as it relates to Ethics? Provide an example.
What is Teleology as it relates to Ethics? Provide an example.
What is Intuitionism as it relates to Ethics? Provide an example.
If two people disagree on a solution but both solutions work, how would ethical practice pick the correct solution to use?
In what areas can business ethics be compromised?
In what areas can design ethics be compromised?
In what areas can construction ethics be compromised?
In what areas can academic ethics be compromised?
Your pdf or Word submittal shall be as follows:
Cover page with your name and Assignment Title (Civil Engineering Ethics).
10-page summary report answering the questions 1 through 10 above.
All pages shall be numbered including the cover page.
