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Professional Ethics for Texas
Engineers
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Attention New York Engineers:
This course cannot be taken to fulfill your
continuing education requirements in the state of New York since the course does
not address either federal/national or New York State laws and regulations.
For more information, check the
New
York State Board Requirements.
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John P. Greaney, PE
Copyright 2007 All rights
reserved
Overview
Under the Texas Engineering
Practice Act, each engineer licensed in the state must spend at least one
professional development hour each year reviewing professional ethics and the
roles and responsibilities for Engineers.
In this course the student
will study portions of Chapter 137, "Compliance and Professionalism" and Chapter
139, "Enforcement" of the Texas Engineering Practice Act and Board Rules,
Pages 49-64 (December, 2006 revision)
and review some of the recent disciplinary actions taken by the Texas Board of
Professional Engineers to enforce the Practice Act. A fifteen-question quiz will
test the student's understanding of the subject.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and
skills:
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The
engineer’s duty to protect the public.
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The
engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements.
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The
engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
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The
engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality.
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The
engineer’s responsibility to the profession.
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The
Texas law on competitive bidding for engineering services.
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Knowledge of how the Board administers the Texas Engineering Practice Act.
Course
Click
on the following link to review pages 49 to 64 of the Texas Engineering Practice
Act and Board Rules and the latest Board Meeting Disciplinary Actions:
Roles Texas Engineers
2007 (164 KB)
For
the full document, visit the website of the Texas Board of Professional
Engineers:
http://www.tbpe.state.tx.us/downloads/law_rules1206.pdf
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Right click on the link. Select "Save Target As..."
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desktop and return to this page to take the quiz.
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To obtain PDH credits for this course, you will need to take a quiz for
credit. Click on the link below.
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