Chapter 1.3 : Professional Conduct and Ethics pt.1
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>To establish moral principles for guiding actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic that distinguishes a professional practice from a business?

    <p>The level of responsibility to the public</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a primary purpose of ethical regulations or codes of ethics in architecture?

    <p>To maintain the public trust in the integrity of the profession</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common contravention of professional conduct in architecture?

    <p>Failure to comply with annual continuing professional development requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of publishing the findings of a disciplinary committee?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of a disciplinary committee in addressing complaints of professional misconduct?

    <p>To convene a hearing concerning the conduct of the referred member</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why must architects be prepared for change in codes of conduct and responsibilities to the public?

    <p>Because societal standards and expectations are evolving</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three key elements of the oath that continue to form the basis for codes of ethics and conduct for many professionals?

    <p>Do no harm; maintain patient/client confidentiality; pass this knowledge on to the next generation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the oath taken by architects?

    <p>To promise to uphold the profession's standards of conduct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of consolidating rules of conduct into a discrete publication?

    <p>To provide easy access and understanding of the rules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of the International Union of Architects' (UIA) Accord on Recommended International Standards of Professionalism in Architectural Practice?

    <p>To provide a model code for UIA member sections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many obligations are outlined in the UIA Accord on Recommended International Standards of Professionalism in Architectural Practice?

    <p>Four</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three different levels established by the AIA in their Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct?

    <p>Canons, ethical standards, rules of conduct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In architectural practice, what are considered acceptable business practices for an architectural firm in most jurisdictions today?

    <p>Conducting construction management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of provincial or territorial associations in monitoring practising architects?

    <p>Implementing disciplinary actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following actions could lead to an architect's professional misconduct as per the text?

    <p>Engaging in illegal architectural practice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What allows provincial or territorial associations of architects to regulate their members and the practice of architecture?

    <p>Architects acts and subsidiary regulations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of including social clauses in procurement contracts?

    <p>To encourage fair competition and provide better value for money</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF)?

    <p>To help municipalities draft regulations concerning the rights of nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the AIA's National Code of Ethics?

    <p>It expands on architects' goals for energy conservation and ecosystem protection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of architects' 'reasonable efforts' in environmentally responsible design?

    <p>To inform clients of the benefits of sustainable design before finalizing the project scope</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the controversy surrounding environmental rights in building projects?

    <p>The validity of claims for environmental rights in contractual relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The primary goal of including social clauses in procurement contracts is to reduce costs.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) assists municipalities in drafting regulations concerning the rights of nature.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Architects have full control over their clients' objectives, program, and attitudes towards sustainable/regenerative design.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The AIA's National Code of Ethics makes sustainable design optional for its members.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Environmental rights are not considered in the contractual relationships between a municipality and a building owner, and between that owner and their architect.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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