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What does it mean to you to conduct your business by a professional code of ethics? Embedded in the definition of ethics are words such as reliability, fairness, predictability, and honesty. While negative examples of professional ethics are often featured in the headlines, positive examples of ethical business interactions surround you.

Before beginning this Discussion question, take a moment to conduct your own research about the ethical standards of the AEC industries. Expand your research by examining how other industries have addressed this topic. Then, with these thoughts in mind, respond to the following questions:

Take a position and explain in which ways the AEC industries have or have not adequately addressed the topic of ethics. Next, explain how the ethical codes in the AEC industries compare (similarities and differences) with those of other professional industries.

Answer 1

Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries have a bad name of maintaining some degree of low ethical standard in their work. The very definition of professional code of conduct through required more in this industry because people trust them and assume that they have done their duty with full of honestly and diligently. Let’s say some one has given contract for construction of a home. It is assumed that the quality of material will be standard, and it should last for minimum 99 years. During the time of project delivery there is not any standard procedure to know that the building will be last for 99 years. It is the trust entrusted on the contractor, engineers and architecture. Here apart from quality ethics play a crucial role. But we have seen how ACE industries professional have not live up to the ethics standard reposed by the people. If we compare the professional ethics of other industries, then I will say that education industry has more ethics because the teacher know that they are making the future generation of the society to prosper and ethical.