University of Nizwa Architecture Ethics Quiz
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What does a contractual approach to ethics focus on?

  • Developing a good character
  • Maintaining professional duty
  • Creating a good society (correct)
  • Promoting diversity of perspectives

    • Why do people tend to follow the rules in a social contract?

  • Because the rules are generally beneficial (correct)
  • It aligns with their personal beliefs
  • To undermine the useful system
  • Because breaking the rules is advantageous

    • According to duty-based ethics in architecture, who do architects have a duty to serve?

  • No duty to anyone
  • Only the clients' needs and wishes
  • Current and future building users, other species, underserved populations, and more (correct)
  • Themselves

    • Which aspect enables a practice, profession, and community to operate effectively?

    <p>Accommodating different viewpoints</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In ethics related to architectural practice, what does a focus on a diversity of perspectives help achieve?

    <p>Value recognition and effective functioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary emphasis of duty-based ethics in architecture?

    <p>Fulfilling duties to various stakeholders beyond just clients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes professions from ordinary businesses?

    <p>Using disinterested judgment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ethical approach argues that the ends justify the means?

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

    What aspect has always been at the core of architecture?

    <p>Meeting occupants' needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In duty-based ethics, what must be ethical regardless of the consequences?

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

    What makes the consequence of ignoring functional utility evident in architecture?

    <p>Buildings fail, leak, or fall down</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who contributes to the ethical project of safe shelter according to the text?

    <p>Inspectors, engineers, and more</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a core value that guides the NCARB Model Rules in relation to the public?

    <p>Protection of life, safety, and welfare</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the AIA Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct first established?

    <p>1909</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a violation of a rule by an AIA member grounds for?

    <p>Disciplinary action by the Institute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the AIA Code of Ethics, what are members obligated to comply with?

    <p>The ethics code established by the Institute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an important rule for AIA members listed in the text?

    <p>'Responsible control' over signed documents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key ethical standard for architects as mentioned in the text regardless of variables?

    <p>Fulfilling professional obligations</p> Signup and view all the answers

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