Now remember this is an ethics forum, . . .and no one will come knocking on your door regardless of how you answer.
How many of you, who consider yourselves "industry exempt engineers", have dispensed what you consider enginnering advice to this, or any other forum of people outside...
Should Professional Engineering licensing bodies and learned societies publish public positions on matters of public welfare? As examples should your local state or provincial licensing agency take a public position on the Kyoto Protocols / World Climate Change Treaty or the recent World Land...
Should consulting engineering firms who engage in so-called "low ball" pricing be discipled? (ie. "low balling" is proposed pricing by a firm or individual that is substantially less than the average of the competing prices, and intended to "buy" the assignment)
Is...
It has been claimed that mastery of technology is all that is necessary in order to practice Professional Engineering. All the engineering registries I'm aware of currently examine membership candidates for advanced technical knowledge, special skills and some consideration of personal...
In an effort to avoid anything too controversial, . . .I'll throw you this easy question! ;-)
In our engineering jurisdiction, there are four grounds for discipline; one of which is "conviction for a criminal offense in a court of competent jurisdiction".
The responsibility for...
A colleague who works in my public agency provides expert design advice and related services to a sister agency (ie. our client) who themselves collaborate with a third quasi-independent public organization for which they have statutory control. This latter organization announced plans to close...
