DP3
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/131#DP3
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP3
Decision question
Does Engineer A bear ongoing personal ethical exposure by remaining passively associated with the uncorrected discipline misrepresentation after six months, and must Engineer A take additional affirmative steps to protect against that exposure?
Focus
Engineer A must assess whether six months of passive association with the uncorrected discipline misrepresentation — after a single notification to the marketing director — constitutes personal ethical exposure under the Code's prohibition on permitting misrepresentation of one's qualifications, or whether the initial notification fully discharged Engineer A's personal duty.
Option1
Escalate the matter to a firm principal in writing, explicitly documenting Engineer A's objection to the continued misrepresentation of their discipline and citing the applicable Code provisions, thereby creating a record that Engineer A did not passively acquiesce in the ongoing misrepresentation.
Option2
Conclude that the initial notification to the marketing director fully discharged Engineer A's personal ethical obligation under II.5.a, and take no further action on the grounds that the responsibility for correction now rests entirely with the firm and the marketing director.
Option3
Send a second written notification to the marketing director — rather than escalating to a firm principal — reiterating the correction request and documenting the six-month lapse, on the grounds that a second collegial attempt at the same level is warranted before bypassing the marketing director.
Role
Engineer A
TTL
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case131:DP3 a proeth-cases:DecisionPoint,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "DP3" ;
proeth:decisionPointId "DP3" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "Does Engineer A bear ongoing personal ethical exposure by remaining passively associated with the uncorrected discipline misrepresentation after six months, and must Engineer A take additional affirmative steps to protect against that exposure?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer A must assess whether six months of passive association with the uncorrected discipline misrepresentation — after a single notification to the marketing director — constitutes personal ethical exposure under the Code's prohibition on permitting misrepresentation of one's qualifications, or whether the initial notification fully discharged Engineer A's personal duty." ;
proeth:option1 "Escalate the matter to a firm principal in writing, explicitly documenting Engineer A's objection to the continued misrepresentation of their discipline and citing the applicable Code provisions, thereby creating a record that Engineer A did not passively acquiesce in the ongoing misrepresentation." ;
proeth:option2 "Conclude that the initial notification to the marketing director fully discharged Engineer A's personal ethical obligation under II.5.a, and take no further action on the grounds that the responsibility for correction now rests entirely with the firm and the marketing director." ;
proeth:option3 "Send a second written notification to the marketing director — rather than escalating to a firm principal — reiterating the correction request and documenting the six-month lapse, on the grounds that a second collegial attempt at the same level is warranted before bypassing the marketing director." ;
proeth:roleLabel "Engineer A" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T12:04:34.073286"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 131 Extraction" .
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2026-03-01T12:04:34.073286
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ProEthica Case 131 Extraction