DP11
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/109#DP11
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP11
Decision question
Should Engineer A treat the Army official's certification directive as a legitimate organizational authority to be accommodated through negotiated role boundaries, or resist it as an impermissible direction that exceeds the scope of any authority to override professional competence standards?
Focus
Engineer A must determine whether accepting the Division Chief role — which foreseeably encompasses arms storage certification demands that exceed civil engineering competence — was itself ethically permissible, and whether the appropriate response to institutional authority directing certification is principled refusal or a negotiated role boundary that excludes out-of-competence functions.
Option1
Treat the Army official's certification directive as an impermissible direction that exceeds any authority to override professional competence standards, refuse the certification on principled grounds, and engage the official respectfully to explain the competence gap and propose identification of a qualified expert — maintaining the non-negotiable professional boundary while honoring the legitimate organizational interest.
Option2
Engage the Army official and supervisors to formally negotiate a role boundary that excludes arms storage certification from the Division Chief assignment, proposing that this function be reassigned to a qualified engineer or outside expert, while continuing to fulfill all other Division Chief responsibilities that fall within civil engineering competence.
Option3
Proceed with the certification under the Army official's directive while formally documenting in writing that the certification is issued under institutional direction and that Engineer A's civil engineering background does not include specialized training in Army physical security, arms, ammunition, and explosives regulations — treating the documented reservation as sufficient to discharge the transparency obligation.
Role
Engineer
TTL
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case109:DP11 a proeth-cases:DecisionPoint,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "DP11" ;
proeth:decisionPointId "DP11" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "Should Engineer A treat the Army official's certification directive as a legitimate organizational authority to be accommodated through negotiated role boundaries, or resist it as an impermissible direction that exceeds the scope of any authority to override professional competence standards?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer A must determine whether accepting the Division Chief role — which foreseeably encompasses arms storage certification demands that exceed civil engineering competence — was itself ethically permissible, and whether the appropriate response to institutional authority directing certification is principled refusal or a negotiated role boundary that excludes out-of-competence functions." ;
proeth:option1 "Treat the Army official's certification directive as an impermissible direction that exceeds any authority to override professional competence standards, refuse the certification on principled grounds, and engage the official respectfully to explain the competence gap and propose identification of a qualified expert — maintaining the non-negotiable professional boundary while honoring the legitimate organizational interest." ;
proeth:option2 "Engage the Army official and supervisors to formally negotiate a role boundary that excludes arms storage certification from the Division Chief assignment, proposing that this function be reassigned to a qualified engineer or outside expert, while continuing to fulfill all other Division Chief responsibilities that fall within civil engineering competence." ;
proeth:option3 "Proceed with the certification under the Army official's directive while formally documenting in writing that the certification is issued under institutional direction and that Engineer A's civil engineering background does not include specialized training in Army physical security, arms, ammunition, and explosives regulations — treating the documented reservation as sufficient to discharge the transparency obligation." ;
proeth:roleLabel "Engineer" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T08:19:22.977146"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 109 Extraction" .
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Extraction details
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2026-03-01T08:19:22.977146
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ProEthica Case 109 Extraction