Ingles II Mapa Mental

1. The Profession and the Professional
Accountability
Professionals hold themselves ultimately
accountable for the quality of their work with
the client.
Based on specialized, theoretical knowledge
Professionals render specialized services based on
theory, knowledge, and skills that are most often peculiar
to their profession and generally beyond the
understanding and/or capability of those outside of the
Institutional preparation
Professions typically require a
significant period of hands-on, practical
experience in the protected company of
senior members before aspirants are
Autonomy
Professionals have control
over and, correspondingly,
ultimate responsibility for
their own work.
Clients rather than customers
Members of a profession
exercise discrimination in
choosing clients rather than
simply accepting any
interested party as a
customerDirect working relationships
Professionals habitually work
directly with their clients rather
than through intermediaries or
Ethical constraints
Professionals are
bound to a code of
conduct or ethics
specific to each
profession
Merit-based
In a profession, members
achieve employment and
success based on merit and
corresponding voluntary
relationships rather than on
corrupted ideals such as
social principle
Moral and Ethical Foundations
Those who believe in moral absolutes have a mo
core articulated by various core values. When th
values are mutually consistent, the individual the
by definition, has integrity.
Ethics in practice
An ethical code is a
rational construct built
upon a foundation of
values.
Professionalism
Means behaving in an ethical
manner, while taking and
fulfill their legitimate
responsibilities in every
situation every time, without
fail.
Professional Ethics
Professional ethics is a code of
values and norms that actually
guide practical decisions when
they are made by professionals
Goals of Professional Work and
Their Problems
Professional work is different
from occupational work in a way
that implies that professional
ethics is distinct from an
occupational work ethic.
Great responsibility
Professionals deal in matters of vital importance
to their clients and are therefore entrusted with
grave responsibilities and obligations.
CODE OF ETHICS OF ENGINEERS - THE FUNDAMENTAL
PRINCIPLES
Engineers uphold and advance the integrity, honor and dignity
of the engineering:
I. using their knowledge and skill for the enhancement of
human welfare;
II. being honest and impartial, and servicing with fidelity the
public, their employers and clients;
III. striving to increase the competence and prestige of the
engineering profession; and
IV. supporting the professional and technical societies of their
disciplines.
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