Presented by: John M. Clyatt, PSM

ETHICS

Copyright 1978

Our general knowledge has ascended to such vast proportions in so many areas that an individual is hardpressed to maintain a mastery of any specific field of endeavor. Society is therefore faced with groups of specialized people in a dynamic system. Each exerts an influence on society and likewise each is influenced by the remainder known as the public.

With the understanding gained through specialization usually comes a type of "tunnel vision" which somewhat limits perception of other areas. This breeds an acceptance of the remainder of society's functions without understanding the how and the why that produced them..…..If society is to remain cohesive and to move forward by aim and not by accident, then each specialized group must apply it's skills and knowledge to the benefit of the public. Today, it is generally agreed that greater knowledge brings greater responsibility. The educated professionals, in Iight of their specialized skills carry a large burden of responsibility.”

By Terry L. Turnick ASCE Engineering Issues 1975

What is a Professional From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialized set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, engineers, lawyers, architects and commissioned military officers. Today the term is applied to nurses, accountants, educators, scientists, technology experts, social workers, artists, librarians (information professionals) and many more.

Due to the personal and confidential nature of many professional services, and thus the necessity to place a great deal of trust in them, most professionals are subject to strict codes of conduct enshrining rigorous ethical and moral obligations.

What is a Profession? From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A profession is a vocation founded upon specialized educational training,

the purpose of which is to supply objective counsel and service to others, for

a direct and definite compensation, wholly apart from expectation of other

business gain.

A profession arises when any trade or occupation transforms itself

through "the development of formal qualifications based upon education,

apprenticeship, and examinations, the emergence of regulatory bodies with

powers to admit and discipline members”

What is a Profession? From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Classically, there were only three : divinity, medicine, and law—the so-called "learned professions." The main milestones which mark an occupation being identified as a profession are:

• It became a full-time occupation;

• The first training school was established;

• The first university school was established;

• The first local association was established;

• The first national association was established;

• The codes of professional ethics were introduced;

• State licensing laws were established.

What is a Profession?

The ranking of established professions in the United States based on the above milestones shows surveying first (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln were all land surveyors before entering politics), followed by medicine, actuarial science, law, dentistry, civil engineering, logistics, architecture and accounting.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Accountants Actuaries Advocates Architects Archivists Audiologists Dentists Diplomats Doctors Economists Engineers Financial analysts Information and Communications Technology Professionals ?? Journalists Lawyers Military Officers Neuroscientists

Occupational therapists Optometrists Nurses Pharmacists Philosophers Physicians Pilots Professor Psychologists Scientists Social workers Software engineers Speech Language Pathologists Statisticians Surgeons Teachers Translators and interpreters Veterinarians

List of professions From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

What is Professional Ethics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Professional ethics encompass the personal and corporate standards of

behavior expected of professionals.

Professional people and those working in acknowledged professions exercise specialist knowledge and skill. How the use of this knowledge should be governed when providing a service to the public can be considered a moral issue and is termed professional ethics.

Professionals are capable of making judgments, applying their skills and reaching informed decisions in situations that the general public cannot, because they have not received the relevant training.

What is Professional Ethics

Professional ethics is a set of standards adopted by a professional community. Professional ethics are regulated by standards, which are often referred to as codes of ethics.

Codes of ethics are important because it gives us boundaries that we have to stay within in our professional careers. A universal problem inherent with any code is that it is impossible to address all potential issues. All answers are not black or white but rather they are grey and open to interpretation.

A number of professional organizations define their ethical approach as a number of discrete components. Typically these include: Honesty, Integrity, Transparency, Accountability, Confidentiality, Objectivity, Respectfulness, Obedience to the law.

What is Professional Ethics

Most professions have internally enforced codes of practice that members of the profession must follow, to prevent exploitation of the client and preserve the integrity of the profession. This is not only for the benefit of the client but also the benefit of those belonging to the profession. Disciplinary codes allow the profession to define a standard of conduct and ensure that individual practitioners meet this standard, by disciplining them from the professional body if they do not practice accordingly. This allows those professionals who act with conscience to practice in the knowledge that they will not be undermined commercially by those who have fewer ethical qualms. It also maintains the public’s trust in the profession, encouraging the public to continue seeking their services.

THE CODES

ASPRS Code of Ethics of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Honesty, justice, and courtesy form a moral philosophy which, associated with mutual interest among people, should be the principles on which ethics are founded. Each person who is engaged in the use, development, and improvement of the mapping sciences (Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems, and related disciplines) should accept those principles as a set of dynamic guides for conduct and a way of life rather than merely for passive observance. It is an inherent obligation to apply oneself to one’s profession with all diligence and in so doing to be guided by this

Code of Ethics. Accordingly, each person in the mapping sciences profession shall have full regard for achieving excellence in the practice of the profession and the essentiality of maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct in responsibilities and work for an employer, all clients, colleagues and associates, and society at large, and shall . . .

ASPRS 1. Be guided in all professional activities by the highest standards and be a faithful trustee

or agent in all matters for each client or employer.

2. At all times function in such a manner as will bring credit and dignity to the mapping sciences profession.

3. Not compete unfairly with anyone who is engaged in the mapping sciences profession by:

a. Advertising in a self-laudatory manner; b. Monetarily exploiting one’s own or another’s employment position; c. Publicly criticizing other persons working in or having an interest in the mapping sciences; d. Exercising undue influence or pressure, or soliciting favors through offering monetary inducements.

4. Work to strengthen the profession of mapping sciences by:

a. Personal effort directed toward improving personal skills and knowledge; b. Interchange of information and experience with other persons interested in and using a mapping science, with other professions, with students, and the public;

ASPRS c. Seeking to provide opportunities for professional development and advancement

of persons working under his or her supervision; d. Promoting the principle of appropriate compensation for work done by person in their employ.

5. Undertake only such assignments in the use of mapping sciences for which one is qualified by education, training, and experience, and employ or advise the employment of experts and specialists when and whenever clients’ or employers’ interests will be best served thereby.

6. Give appropriate credit to other persons and/or firms for their professional contributions.

7. Recognize the proprietary, privacy, legal, and ethical interests and rights of others. This not only refers to the adoption of these principles in the general conduct of business and professional activities, but also as they relate specifically to the appropriate and honest application of photogrammetry, remote sensing, geographic information systems, and related spatial technologies. Subscribers to this code shall not condone, promote, advocate, or tolerate any organization’s or individual’s use of these technologies in a manner that knowingly contributes to:

a. deception through data alteration; b. circumvention of the law; c. transgression of reasonable and legitimate expectation of privacy.

FLORIDA SURVEYING & MAPPING SOCIETY

CODE: As surveying and mapping professionals, we recognize that our ethical responsibilities extend to the public, to our clients, and to our peers. Accordingly, we acknowledge the following elements to identify our basic values: integrity, competence, and social awareness. Surveying and mapping professionals uphold and advance these values by (I) supporting and participating in the continuing development of the surveying and mapping professions; (II) serving with honesty, with forthrightness, and within their areas of skill; (III) using their expertise for the enhancement of human welfare and for the stewardship of resources. CREED: As a professional surveyor, I dedicate my professional knowledge and skills to the advancement and betterment of human welfare. I pledge to give the utmost performance; to participate in none but honest enterprise; to live and work according to the laws of humankind and to the highest standards of professional conduct; to place service before profit, honor and standing of the profession before personal advantage, and the public welfare above all other considerations. CANONS: In humility and with the need for divine guidance, I make this pledge: A professional surveyor should (1) refrain from conduct that is detrimental to the public; (2) abide by the rules and regulations pertaining to the practice of surveying within the licensing jurisdiction; (3) accept assignments only in one’s area of professional competence; (4) develop and communicate a professional analysis and opinion without bias or personal interest; (5) maintain the confidential nature of the surveyor-client relationship; (6) use care to avoid advertising or solicitation that is misleading or otherwise contrary to the public interest; (7) maintain professional integrity when dealing with members of other professions.

With permission from ACSM

• CODE: As surveying and mapping professionals, we recognize that our ethical responsibilities extend to: – the public – our clients – and to our peers.

• Accordingly, we acknowledge the following elements to identify our basic values: integrity, competence, and social awareness. Surveying and mapping professionals uphold and advance these values by – (I) supporting and participating in the continuing development of

the surveying and mapping professions; – (II) serving with honesty, with forthrightness, and within their areas

of skill; – (III) using their expertise for the enhancement of human welfare and

for the stewardship of resources.

• CREED: As a professional surveyor, – I dedicate my professional knowledge and skills to the advancement

and betterment of human welfare. – I pledge to give the utmost performance; to participate in none but

honest enterprise; – to live and work according to the laws of humankind and to the

highest standards of professional conduct; – to place

• service before profit, • honor and standing of the profession before personal

advantage, • and the public welfare above all other considerations.

• CANONS: In humility and with the need for divine guidance, I make this pledge: A professional surveyor should – (1) refrain from conduct that is detrimental to the public; – (2) abide by the rules and regulations pertaining to the practice of

surveying within the licensing jurisdiction; – (3) accept assignments only in one’s area of professional

competence; – (4) develop and communicate a professional analysis and opinion

without bias or personal interest; – (5) maintain the confidential nature of the surveyor-client

relationship; – (6) use care to avoid advertising or solicitation that is misleading or

otherwise contrary to the public interest; – (7) maintain professional integrity when dealing with members of

other professions

MAPPS MAPPS Code of Ethics The MAPPS Bylaws, ARTICLE VII, sets forth the Code of Ethics for member firms and employees to follow. The following is the MAPPS Code of Ethics: Section 1 Code of Ethics: The members of MAPPS shall be responsible for upholding the Code of Ethics set forth in these bylaws and shall be subject to expulsion or suspension for violation of this code, under the terms set forth in Article II, Section 5. Section 2 The Code of Ethics shall be: A MAPPS Member Firm agrees to practice its business with high regard to standards of excellence and fairness to its clients and those whom it may employ. A Member Firm will not engage in garrulous or misleading advertising and will project the services offered in a truthful and dignified manner. A Member Firm will observe and abide by the laws and regulations governing good business practice.

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A Member Firm will not slander, nor will it in any way impair the ethical image of its competitors.

A Member Firm will, to the best of its ability, uphold and increase the technical status of the geospatial profession in an unselfish manner.

A Member Firm will not violate the trust and confidence, reliance and dependence given it by its client, and it will render full value for payments it receives.

A Member Firm will be considerate of and sensitive to the effect its business may have upon the public welfare and safety at all times.

A Member Firm will advise its clients properly and truthfully in all matters of its business and not be affected by desires for unethical personal gain.

As supplemental to its adoption of its ethical code, a MAPPS Member Firm, in accordance with the type of professional geospatial services it provides, agrees to accept and subscribe to the canons and code of ethics that direct Professional Society Members.

MAPPS

Section 3

Amendment of the Code of Ethics:

This Code of Ethics may be revised or amended by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the corporation.

This is an important addition because it states that the document is not static!!

HISTORY Only the American Medical Association adopted ethical standards as a first order of business at the time of organization. In law, action came thirty years after founding the ABA and Architecture took 52 years to formally adopt a code of ethics. For engineering, it took 59 years between the founding of the first national engineering society and the adoption of the first engineering code of ethics. In medicine, law and architecture, the existence of only one major professional society for each “learned art” greatly simplified the establishment, administration and enforcement of ethical standards. Engineering and its many factions proved to be not such a straight forward proposition and as a result we have a multitude of codes and opinions as to what should or should not be included.

Unlike medicine or law where it is necessary to have a license in order to practice, surveyors and mappers are by contrast in the infancy stages of licensure and registration as a requirement to practice. It can be argued that it is still not a requirement to practice, only a requirement to sign and certify documents and reports. The objectives of establishing trust and setting professional standards are paramount to being recognized as a true profession. And our status can be easily lost if there is no means of effectively dealing with those who conduct themselves unethically.

• Our culture is in a constant state of evolution and long revered standards of social norms are being being challenged

• We are lead by (some)politicians that rely on less than ethical means to become elected

• Personal world views are colored based upon the individual perspective

• Practicing professionals are made up of Old , Young, Immigrants, Christians, Muslims, Jews, Agnostics, Atheists etc.

• We are products of our family beliefs, religion and mentors

• Feelings, laws, and social norms can deviate from what is ethical

• All ethics are personal

• RESULT:

F.S. 472.001--The Legislature deems it necessary to regulate surveyors and mappers

• The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers

– 472.027 Minimum technical standards for surveying and mapping.

The board shall adopt rules relating to the practice of surveying and mapping which establish minimum technical standards to ensure the achievement of no less than minimum degrees of accuracy, completeness, and quality in order to assure adequate and defensible real property boundary locations and other pertinent information provided by surveyors and mappers under the authority of ss. 472.001-472.037.

Professional Registration

472.013 Examinations, prerequisites.-- • (1) A person desiring to be licensed as a surveyor and mapper shall

apply to the department for licensure. • (2) An applicant shall be entitled to take the licensure examination to

practice in this state as a surveyor and mapper if the applicant is of good moral character and has satisfied one of the following requirements: ….

Professional Registration

472.013 Examinations, prerequisites.-- • (1) A person desiring to be licensed as a surveyor and mapper shall

apply to the department for licensure. • (2) An applicant shall be entitled to take the licensure examination to

practice in this state as a surveyor and mapper if the applicant is of good moral character and has satisfied one of the following requirements: ….

• (5)(a) Good moral character means a personal history of honesty, fairness, and respect for the rights of others and for the laws of this state and nation.

Criminal Activity • 472.031 Prohibitions; penalties.-- • (1) No person shall: • (a) Practice or offer to practice surveying and mapping unless such

person is registered pursuant to ss. 472.001-472.037; • (b) Use the name or title "registered surveyor and mapper," "surveyor

and mapper," "professional surveyor and mapper," "land surveyor," "surveyor," or any combination thereof when such person has not registered pursuant to ss. 472.001-472.037;

• (c) Present as his or her own the registration of another; • (d) Knowingly give false or forged evidence to the board or a member

thereof; or • (e) Use or attempt to use a registration that has been suspended or

revoked. • (2) Any person who is found to be in violation of any provision of this

section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

Disciplinary Proceedings

472.033 (1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (2) may be taken:

• (a) Violation of any provision of s. 472.031 (misdemeanors) or s. 455.227(1) (FDBPR general grounds for discipline);

• (b) Attempting to procure a license to practice surveying and mapping by bribery or fraudulent misrepresentations;

• (c) Having a license to practice surveying and mapping revoked, suspended, or otherwise acted against, including the denial of licensure, by the licensing authority of another state, territory, or country;

• (d) Being convicted or found guilty of, or entering a plea of nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a crime in any jurisdiction which directly relates to the practice of surveying and mapping or the ability to practice surveying and mapping;

• (e) Making or filing a report or record that the licensee knows to be false, willfully failing to file a report or record required by state or federal law, willfully impeding or obstructing such filing, or inducing another person to impede or obstruct such filing. Such reports or records shall include only those that are signed in the capacity of a registered surveyor and mapper;

• (f) Advertising goods or services in a manner that is fraudulent, false, deceptive, or misleading in form or content;

FS 455.227 FDBPR Disciplinary Guidelines

455.227 Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement.-- (1) The following acts shall constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions specified in subsection (2) may be taken:

• (a) Making misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representations in or related to the practice of the licensee's profession.

• (b) Intentionally violating any rule adopted by the board or the department, as appropriate.

• (c) Being convicted or found guilty of, or entering a plea of nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a crime in any jurisdiction which relates to the practice of, or the ability to practice, a licensee's profession.

• (d) Using a Class III or a Class IV laser device or product, as defined by federal regulations, without having complied with the rules adopted pursuant to s. 501.122(2) governing the registration of such devices.

• (e) Failing to comply with the educational course requirements for human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

FDBPR ~ BPSM F.A.C. 5J-17.010 Grounds for Discipline

Discipline follows an adjudication of guilt by the Board (1) Licensees, whether individual people or business entities holding

certificates of authorization, shall be disciplined for false, fraudulent, deceptive or misleading advertising. – (a) Advertising is false, fraudulent, deceptive or misleading if it:

contains a material misrepresentation of fact; omits the statement of any material fact that is necessary to form a complete and accurate understanding of the advertisement; or is intended or is likely to create an unjustified expectation.

– (b) Examples of false, fraudulent, deceptive or misleading advertisements include: a statement that a licensee is a certified specialist in any area outside the licensee’s field of expertise; a statement that the licensee’s education or experience in surveying and mapping is greater than it actually is; a statement that the licensee’s involvement with a surveying and mapping project will be greater than it actually will be.

FDBPR ~ BPSM F.A.C. 5J-17.010 Grounds for Discipline

Discipline follows an adjudication of guilt by the Board – continued.. (2) Licensees, whether individual people or business entities holding

certificates of authorization, shall be disciplined for surveying and mapping which is negligently or incompetently performed. Surveying and mapping is negligently performed if the licensee’s violation of professional standards of practice or minimum technical standards causes harm to the licensee’s client or to the public. A final civil judgment against a licensee for negligence in the practice of surveying and mapping constitutes probable cause for the issuance of an administrative complaint against the licensee for a violation of this rule, except that nothing in this rule shall be construed to require such a final civil judgment for the purpose of finding probable cause.

(3) Licensees, whether individual people or business entities holding certificates of authorization, shall be disciplined for failing to abide by the minimum technical standards set out in Rule Chapter 5J-17.010 F.A.C.

(4) Licensees, whether individual people or business entities holding certificates of authorization, shall be disciplined for violating Chapter 177, F.S., Chapter 455, F.S., Chapter 472, F.S., or rules promulgated pursuant to any of those chapters by either the Department of Business and Professional Regulation or the Board.

FDBPR ~ BPSM F.A.C. 5J-17.010 Grounds for Discipline

Discipline follows an adjudication of guilt by the Board – continued.. – (i) Licensees, whether individual people or business entities holding

certificates of authorization, may not affix their seals or signatures to survey and mapping documents or other documents required to be signed and sealed by a licensed surveyor and mapper unless the document has been personally prepared by the licensee or prepared under the licensee’s supervision, direction and control.

– (j) Licensees, whether individual people or business entities holding certificates of authorization, may not knowingly associate with or permit the use of their names in a business venture with any person or business entity which the licensee knows or should know is engaging in unlawful, fraudulent or dishonest business or professional practices.

– (k) Licensees, whether individual people or business entities holding certificates of authorization, shall report to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation any person or business entity which the licensee knows is violating Chapter 177, F.S., Chapter 455, F.S., Chapter 472, F.S., or any of the rules promulgated pursuant to those chapters by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation or the Board.

– (l) Licensees, whether individual people or business entities holding certificates of authorization, may not practice surveying and mapping unless they maintain financial responsibility for the surveying and mapping projects they perform.

ALABAMA CHAPTER 330-X-14 PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (CODE OF ETHICS) 330-X-14-.01 Preamble 330-X-14-.02 Conflict of Interest (Canon I) 330-X-14-.03 Qualified by Education and Experience (Canon II) 330-X-14-.04 Confidences of Clients and Employers (Canon III) 330-X-14-.05 Practice (Canon IV) 330-X-14-.06 Ethics (Canon V) 330-X-14-.07 Responsibility for Conduct 330-X-14-.01 Preamble. (1) In order to meet the intent of the Code of Alabama 1975, Title 34, Chapter 11, to safeguard the life, health, property, and welfare of the public and to establish and maintain a high standard of integrity, skills, and practice in the professions of engineering and land surveying, the following Rules of Professional Conduct (Code of Ethics) are promulgated in accordance with Section 34-11-35, Code of Alabama 1975 and shall be binding upon (a) every person holding a license as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor, (b) every certified engineer intern and land surveyor intern and (c) holders of certificates of authorization.

ALABAMA CHAPTER 330-X-14 PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (CODE OF ETHICS) (2) All persons licensed or certified under the provisions of Chapter 11, Title 34, Code of Alabama 1975 and prior Code, are charged with having knowledge of the existence of the Rules of Professional Conduct (Code of Ethics), Rules 330-X-14-.02 through 330-X-14-.07, and shall be deemed to be familiar with their several provisions and to understand them. Such knowledge shall encompass the understanding that the practice of engineering or land surveying is a privilege, as opposed to a right, and the licensee or intern shall be forthright and candid in his or her statements or written response to the Board or its representatives on matters pertaining to professional conduct.

ALABAMA CHAPTER 330-X-14 PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (CODE OF ETHICS) 330-X-14-.05 Practice. (Canon IV) The engineer or land surveyor shall endeavor to build a practice and professional reputation on the merit of his or her services as follows: (a) The engineer or land surveyor shall not offer, or promise to pay or

deliver, directly or indirectly, any commission, political contribution, gift, favor, gratuity, benefit or reward as an inducement to secure any specific professional engineering or professional land surveying work or assignment; providing and excepting, however, that an engineer or land surveyor may pay a duly licensed employment agency its fee or commission for securing engineering or land surveying employment in a salaried position.

(b) The engineer or land surveyor shall not solicit professional employment by self laudatory advertising, or in any manner contrary to high professional standards.

(e) The engineer or land surveyor shall not attempt to compete with another engineer or land surveyor for employment by reducing his or her usual charges or by the use of unethical practices.

ALABAMA CHAPTER 330-X-14 PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (CODE OF ETHICS) 330-X-14-.05 Practice. (Canon IV) The engineer or land surveyor shall endeavor to build a practice and professional reputation on the merit of his or her services as follows: (f) The engineer or land surveyor shall not participate in procurement

practices (bid submittals) which do not first determine the qualifications of the engineer or land surveyor prior to entering into fee negotiations for services being sought. An engineer or land surveyor having submitted a statement of qualification and performance data, and having first been judged as the qualified individual or firm to provide the services required for the proposed project, may proceed to negotiate a contract with a client and establish compensation or fees for the required services. Should the engineer or land surveyor be unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the client for any reason, the engineer or land surveyor shall withdraw from further consideration for the engineering or land surveying services. Another engineer or land surveyor may then be selected for negotiations of a contract for the services on the stated project.

ALABAMA CHAPTER 330-X-14 PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (CODE OF ETHICS) 330-X-14-.06 Ethics. (Canon V) The engineer or land surveyor shall contribute to the maintenance, integrity, independence and competency of the engineering or land surveying profession as follows: (f) The engineer or land surveyor shall report all violations of the Code of

Ethics to the Board.

4733-35-01 Preamble. In order to safeguard the life, health, property and welfare of the public and the state of Ohio, to maintain integrity and high standards of skills and practice in the professions of engineering and surveying, the following rules of professional conduct, promulgated in accordance with Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code, shall be binding upon every person holding a certificate of registration as a professional engineer or as a professional surveyor. The engineer or surveyor, who holds a certificate of registration from the Ohio state board of registration for professional engineers and surveyors, is charged with having knowledge of the existence of the reasonable rules and regulations hereinafter provided for his or her professional conduct as an engineer or surveyor, and also shall be deemed to be familiar with their several provisions and to understand them. Such knowledge shall encompass the understanding that the practice of engineering, or of surveying, is a privilege, as opposed to a right, and the registrant shall be forthright and candid in statements or written responses to the board or its representatives on matters pertaining to professional conduct. Effective date: 11/24/2008

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4733-35-02 Integrity. The engineer or surveyor is obligated to act with complete integrity in professional matters for each client or employer as a faithful agent; shall be honest and impartial, and shall serve the public, client and employer with devotion. Effective date: 11/01/2003 4733-35-03 Responsibility to the public. The engineer or surveyor shall: (A) Protect the safety, health and welfare of the public in the performance of professional duties. Should the case arise where the engineer or surveyor faces a situation where the safety, health and welfare of the public is not protected, the engineer or surveyor shall:

(1) Sever the relationship with the employer or client; (2) Refuse to accept responsibility for the design, report or statement involved; (3) Notify the proper authority if, in his or her opinion, the situation is sufficiently important.

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(B) Undertake to perform assignments only when the registrant’s consulting support are qualified by training and experience in the specific technical fields involved. In the event a question arises as to the competence of an engineer or surveyor to perform an engineering or surveying assignment in a specific technical field of engineering or surveying which cannot be otherwise resolved to the board’s satisfaction, the board, either upon request of the engineer or surveyor or by its own volition, may require the engineer or surveyor to submit to an appropriate inquiry by or on behalf of the board; (C) Be completely objective in any professional report, statement or testimony and shall include all relevant and pertinent information in the report, statement or testimony when the result of omission would, or reasonably could, lead to a fallacious conclusion; (D) Express an opinion as a technical or expert witness before any court, commission or other tribunal, only when it is founded upon adequate knowledge of the facts in issue, upon a background of technical competence in the subject matter, and upon honest conviction of the accuracy and propriety of his or her testimony. Effective date: 11/01/2003

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4733-35-04 Public statements and certifications. (A) The engineer or surveyor will issue no statements, criticisms or arguments on engineering or surveying matters connected with public policy which are inspired or paid for by an interested party, or parties, unless the engineer or surveyor has prefaced his or her remarks by explicitly identifying himself or herself, by disclosing the identities of the party, or parties, on whose behalf the engineer or surveyor is speaking, and by revealing the existence of any pecuniary interest he or she may have in the instant matters. (B) The engineer or surveyor will publicly express no opinion on an engineering or surveying subject unless it is founded upon adequate knowledge of the facts in issue, upon a background of technical competence in the subject matter, and upon honest conviction of the accuracy and propriety of his or her testimony.

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(C) The engineer or surveyor shall decline to sign and/or seal any form of certification, warranty, or guaranty that (1) relates to matters beyond his or her technical competence, (2) involves matters which are beyond the scope of services for which he or she was retained, or (3) relates to engineering or surveying work for which he or she does not have personal professional knowledge and direct supervisory control and responsibility. “Certification” shall mean a statement signed and/or sealed by an engineer or surveyor representing that the engineering or surveying services addressed therein have been performed, according to the engineer or surveyor’s knowledge, information and belief, in accordance with commonly accepted procedures consistent with applicable standards of practice, and is not a guaranty or warranty, either expressed or implied. Effective date: 11/24/2008

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4733-35-05 Conflict of interest. (A) The engineer or surveyor shall conscientiously avoid conflict of interest with the employer or client, but, when unavoidable, the engineer or surveyor shall forthwith disclose the circumstances to the employer or client. (B) The engineer or surveyor shall promptly inform the client or employer of any business association, interests, or circumstances which could influence his or her judgment or the quality of services to the client or employer. (C) The engineer or surveyor shall not accept compensation, financial or otherwise, from more than one party for services on the same project, or for services pertaining to the same project, unless the circumstances are fully disclosed to, and agreed to, by all interested parties or their duly authorized agents. (D) The engineer or surveyor shall not solicit or accept financial or other valuable considerations from material or equipment suppliers for specifying their products.

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(E) The engineer or surveyor shall not solicit or accept gratuities, directly or indirectly, from contractors, their agents or other parties dealing with his client or employer in connection with work for which he or she is responsible. (F) As an elected, retained or employed public official, an engineer or a surveyor (in the capacity as a public official) shall not review or approve work that was performed by himself, or under his direction, on behalf of another employer or client. Effective date: 11/01/2003

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4733-35-06 Solicitation of employment. (A) The engineer or surveyor shall not pay, solicit nor offer, directly or indirectly, any bribe or commission for professional employment with the exception of payment of the usual commission for securing salaried positions through licensed employment agencies. (B) The engineer or surveyor shall seek professional employment on the basis of qualifications and competence for proper accomplishment of the work. (C) The engineer or surveyor shall not falsify or permit misrepresentation of academic or professional qualifications and shall not misrepresent or exaggerate the degree of responsibility in or for the subject matter of prior assignments. (D) Brochures or other presentations incident to the solicitation of employment shall not misrepresent pertinent facts concerning employers, employees, associates, joint-ventures, or past accomplishments with the intent and purpose of enhancing qualifications and work. Effective date: 11/24/2008

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4733-35-07 Improper conduct. (A) The engineer or surveyor shall not sign and/or seal professional work for which he or she does not have personal professional knowledge and direct supervisory control and responsibility. This is interpreted by the board to mean that an engineer or surveyor shall not sign and/or seal professional work unless that work was prepared under his/her supervision and direction. The engineer or surveyor shall be involved in the project and must be closely involved in the preparation of the work product. (B) The engineer or surveyor shall not knowingly associate with, or permit the use of his or her name or firm name in, a business venture by any person or firm which he or she knows, or has reason to believe, is engaging in business or professional practices of a fraudulent or dishonest nature. (C) If the engineer or surveyor has knowledge or reason to believe that another person or firm is guilty of violating any of the provisions of Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code, or any of these rules of professional conduct, he or she shall present this information to the board in writing.

Ohio R.C. Chapter 4733 Laws

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QBS EXAMPLE Most agencies have engineers or mapping professionals that are part of the review and selection process and as a result they are active participants in circumventing both the law and the spirit of the law when they do not follow the Brooks Act (Florida’s CCNA ). The general premise is that these actions (or inactions) by fellow professionals are obviously unethical and generates a cry for :

“ We need more ethics education”

Former CIA Chief Tells Friend He 'Screwed Up Royally'

David Petraeus, left, shaking hands with Paula Broadwell, co-author of "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus." (ISAF/AP Photo)

http://www.onlineethics.org NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING

“There is really a great deal going on in ethics education in science and engineering, although what’s happening is to some extent asystematic and there is considerable controversy as to how effective it is. There is also no accurate information that I know of about the percentage of undergraduate or graduate students who receive ethics education (but given ABET accreditation requirements that mention ethics and the NSF requirements for ethics education for student researchers with NSF support there is some ethics education going on at most accredited institutions). “

Dr. Rachelle Hollander

Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society

National Academy of Engineering

October 02, 2012

http://www.nsf.gov Awarded a 1.5 million dollar grant in 2010 to establish The National Professional and Research Ethics Portal, an online resource center for ethics in science, mathematics, and engineering. It will be developed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and its partners Howard University, the National Academy of Engineering, and Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R). Academics and professionals at many other organizations will participate in the National Ethics Portal project through agreements to deposit materials and through multidisciplinary advisory committees and online communities.

https://www.e-education.psu.edu

http://www.niee.org

Lecture and lab series 4

The professional Surveyor and Mapper

ETHICS Lecture 22 – 4/03/12 and Lab 15 – 4/25/12

John N. “Jack” Breed, PSM Adjunct Professor

Understand that Engineering is a Profession.

Become familiar w/the Code of Ethics of your

Discipline.

Join Student Engineering Societies.

Join other Professional Organizations.

Always think of how you would like to be treated

under similar circumstances.

**There’s more to being an engineer than technical

competence.**

Becoming a Professional Engineer

ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALISM AND ETHICS

EGN 4034 one credit hour course

• Professional Ethics and the NCEES

• Author: R. Larry Greene, PLSL, NCEES

• Presented at the OEC International Conference on Ethics in Engineering and Computer Science, March 1999

As one might expect with a national organization representing people from a wide variety of backgrounds, there is considerable disagreement and debate within the NCEES about the value or necessity of teaching professional ethics.

Professional Ethics and the NCEES Author: R. Larry Greene, PLSL, NCEES Presented at the OEC International Conference on Ethics in Engineering and Computer Science, March 1999 Author's Perspective

“As a sitting board member on the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors for more than 10 years, I have been witness to a wide range of disciplinary hearings and actions. I am struck by how seldom the issue before the Board involves the technical competence of the respondent. Almost every licensee has undergone rigorous educational training and obtained a degree, completed years of progressive work experience following their formal education and then passed comprehensive and challenging examinations to become a professional engineer or a professional land surveyor. This all but insures a minimum level of technical competence at the entry level to the profession. Rather it is almost always a question of negligence or misconduct which has placed the public at risk and the professional in jeopardy. In some instances, the unprofessional act occurs as a result of pressure applied by a client or an employer. This occurs most often with younger professionals or in instances where a practice is new and in need of all the business it can get. Economic survival can be a powerful incentive to stretch the envelope. It is also apparent, from my vantage point as a regulatory board member, that the respondent is not always aware of wrongdoing at the time the alleged unprofessional act was committed (or omitted). “

ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2013 - 2014

General Criteria 3. Student Outcomes

Programs must demonstrate that their graduates have….

(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility."

This statement seems to imply that an understanding is required but ethics courses are not required as a part of an accredited program. By offering a one hour credit course, it may be the easiest way to demonstrate that their graduates have the necessary understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.

• A one hour ethics course in college may serve as a means to awaken one in the sleep of youth to the complexity and potential for ethical dilemmas that haven’t even been considered, but it doesn’t instill the everyday attitude or touch on the everyday issues we all encounter.

• As a profession we are still in the infancy stages and there is broad diversity in educational backgrounds amongst our peers even though there has been great strides made regarding future educational requirements.

• To bridge the gap we must as professional societies enforce our own codes and constantly reinforce ethics education.

• There needs to be a mandate that all licensed practitioners be part of a professional society to be considered a professional

• As a professional society (FSMS, MAPPS, ASPRS) we must focus on ethics and educate our members

• Ethics education should be a requirement for continuing education and license renewal just as the minimum technical standards are required

• Lastly, we must take ethical standards personal and mentor young professionals and set stellar examples of ethical business practices.

• Walk the walk, talk the talk!!

OPINION

MAPPS Strategic Plan (adopted 1998, revised 2002, 2006, 2010) MAPPS Mission Statement: "To promote the geospatial business and professionalism in its practice". MAPPS Value Statement: The foundation of MAPPS as the premier association of private sector firms in the contemporary geospatial profession rests on an essential set of core values that define, inform, and guide our professional practice. These values reflect the history and ongoing development of the profession and have been advanced, expanded, and refined by numerous public policy positions and internal operational activities of MAPPS. Among these are: •Promote education and lifelong learning. •Promote professionalism and ethical conduct by members

MAPPS Strategic Plan – continued.. Goal 3: Advocate improvement of the business practices of members. Objective A: Promulgate standards of practice and technical standards, enforce the code of ethics, and publish surveys and other information on the geospatial business. •Explore methods for enforcing code of ethics. •Promote MAPPS standard contract language as a resource for member firms. •Maintain third party partner with MAPPS on business data surveys for publication and sale every 3 years. •Promote ethics education and awareness.

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