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What is a key distinction between a professional practice and a business?
What is a key distinction between a professional practice and a business?
- The level of profit generated
- The number of employees hired
- The level of responsibility to the public (correct)
- The type of products or services offered
What is the primary purpose of codes of conduct in professional practices?
What is the primary purpose of codes of conduct in professional practices?
- To establish moral principles for guiding actions
- To ensure fair pricing of services
- To maintain order among professionals
- To govern professional actions in the field (correct)
What is the significance of the Hippocratic oath in the context of professional ethics?
What is the significance of the Hippocratic oath in the context of professional ethics?
- It was an early iteration of establishing professional ethics (correct)
- It established a set of laws for medical professionals
- It outlined the principles of business ethics
- It governed the actions of architects only
What is the role of ethics in professional practices?
What is the role of ethics in professional practices?
What is a characteristic that distinguishes a professional practice from a business?
What is a characteristic that distinguishes a professional practice from a business?
What is a primary purpose of ethical regulations or codes of ethics in architecture?
What is a primary purpose of ethical regulations or codes of ethics in architecture?
What is a common contravention of professional conduct in architecture?
What is a common contravention of professional conduct in architecture?
What is the purpose of publishing the findings of a disciplinary committee?
What is the purpose of publishing the findings of a disciplinary committee?
What is the role of a disciplinary committee in addressing complaints of professional misconduct?
What is the role of a disciplinary committee in addressing complaints of professional misconduct?
Why must architects be prepared for change in codes of conduct and responsibilities to the public?
Why must architects be prepared for change in codes of conduct and responsibilities to the public?
What are the three key elements of the oath that continue to form the basis for codes of ethics and conduct for many professionals?
What are the three key elements of the oath that continue to form the basis for codes of ethics and conduct for many professionals?
What is the primary purpose of the oath taken by architects?
What is the primary purpose of the oath taken by architects?
What is the purpose of consolidating rules of conduct into a discrete publication?
What is the purpose of consolidating rules of conduct into a discrete publication?
What is the main function of the International Union of Architects' (UIA) Accord on Recommended International Standards of Professionalism in Architectural Practice?
What is the main function of the International Union of Architects' (UIA) Accord on Recommended International Standards of Professionalism in Architectural Practice?
How many obligations are outlined in the UIA Accord on Recommended International Standards of Professionalism in Architectural Practice?
How many obligations are outlined in the UIA Accord on Recommended International Standards of Professionalism in Architectural Practice?
What are the three different levels established by the AIA in their Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct?
What are the three different levels established by the AIA in their Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct?
In architectural practice, what are considered acceptable business practices for an architectural firm in most jurisdictions today?
In architectural practice, what are considered acceptable business practices for an architectural firm in most jurisdictions today?
What is the role of provincial or territorial associations in monitoring practising architects?
What is the role of provincial or territorial associations in monitoring practising architects?
Which of the following actions could lead to an architect's professional misconduct as per the text?
Which of the following actions could lead to an architect's professional misconduct as per the text?
What allows provincial or territorial associations of architects to regulate their members and the practice of architecture?
What allows provincial or territorial associations of architects to regulate their members and the practice of architecture?
What is the primary goal of including social clauses in procurement contracts?
What is the primary goal of including social clauses in procurement contracts?
What is the role of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF)?
What is the role of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF)?
What is the significance of the AIA's National Code of Ethics?
What is the significance of the AIA's National Code of Ethics?
What is the significance of architects' 'reasonable efforts' in environmentally responsible design?
What is the significance of architects' 'reasonable efforts' in environmentally responsible design?
What is the controversy surrounding environmental rights in building projects?
What is the controversy surrounding environmental rights in building projects?
The primary goal of including social clauses in procurement contracts is to reduce costs.
The primary goal of including social clauses in procurement contracts is to reduce costs.
The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) assists municipalities in drafting regulations concerning the rights of nature.
The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) assists municipalities in drafting regulations concerning the rights of nature.
Architects have full control over their clients' objectives, program, and attitudes towards sustainable/regenerative design.
Architects have full control over their clients' objectives, program, and attitudes towards sustainable/regenerative design.
The AIA's National Code of Ethics makes sustainable design optional for its members.
The AIA's National Code of Ethics makes sustainable design optional for its members.
Environmental rights are not considered in the contractual relationships between a municipality and a building owner, and between that owner and their architect.
Environmental rights are not considered in the contractual relationships between a municipality and a building owner, and between that owner and their architect.
