NSPE-Code-of-Ethics
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/58#NSPE-Code-of-Ethics
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.97
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers
Importance
high
Used by
Engineer W and Engineer Intern D in evaluating professional obligations
Used in context
Primary normative authority governing Engineer W's obligation to act in the public interest, avoid deception, and not direct Engineer Intern D to violate DOT policy; also governs Engineer Intern D's obligation to refuse unethical instructions and report the situation
Version
Current
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer W conveys to Engineer Intern D in an indirect way that the design should be revised so that the old water main is impacted
Text references
Engineer W conveys to Engineer Intern D in an indirect way that the design should be revised so that the old water main is impacted
Engineer W tells Engineer Intern D, 'I'll sign off on it'
TTL
@prefix case58: <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/58#> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix proeth: <http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#> .
@prefix prov: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
case58:NSPE-Code-of-Ethics a proeth:ProfessionalCode,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "NSPE-Code-of-Ethics" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Resource" ;
proeth:confidence "0.97" ;
proeth:createdby "National Society of Professional Engineers" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "58" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:documenttitle "NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-25T21:46:17.448016+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "58" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-25T21:46:17.448016+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:resourceclass "Professional Code" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer W conveys to Engineer Intern D in an indirect way that the design should be revised so that the old water main is impacted" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer W conveys to Engineer Intern D in an indirect way that the design should be revised so that the old water main is impacted",
"Engineer W tells Engineer Intern D, 'I'll sign off on it'" ;
proeth:usedby "Engineer W and Engineer Intern D in evaluating professional obligations" ;
proeth:usedincontext "Primary normative authority governing Engineer W's obligation to act in the public interest, avoid deception, and not direct Engineer Intern D to violate DOT policy; also governs Engineer Intern D's obligation to refuse unethical instructions and report the situation" ;
proeth:version "Current" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 58 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-25T22:07:12.193767"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 58 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
58
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-25T21:46:17.448016+00:00
First case
58
Generated
2026-02-25T21:46:17.448016+00:00
Attributed to
Case 58 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-25T22:07:12.193767
Generated by
ProEthica Case 58 Extraction