DP4
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/77#DP4
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP4
Decision question
What affirmative steps must ENGCO take to fulfill its ethical responsibility toward prospective clients and the public who rely on engineering titles in the brochure as indicators of professional qualification?
Focus
ENGCO's Ethical Responsibility Toward Brochure Readers Who Reasonably Rely on Engineering Titles as Proxies for Professional Qualification
Option1
Revise the brochure to assign accurate, non-engineering titles to all non-degreed non-licensed personnel, add a credential differentiation key distinguishing licensed PEs from technical support staff, and affirmatively disclose the qualifications of all listed personnel so that readers can accurately assess the firm's engineering credential composition
Option2
Revise engineering titles for non-degreed non-licensed personnel without adding a credential differentiation key or affirmative qualification disclosures, on the basis that accurate title assignment alone satisfies the non-deception obligation and that further disclosure goes beyond what the brochure format reasonably requires
Option3
Supplement the existing brochure with a separate credential summary document available upon request, retaining current titles in the brochure itself but directing interested clients to the supplemental document for detailed qualification information, treating credential transparency as a due-diligence resource rather than a primary brochure obligation
Role
Engineer
TTL
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proeth:decisionQuestion "What affirmative steps must ENGCO take to fulfill its ethical responsibility toward prospective clients and the public who rely on engineering titles in the brochure as indicators of professional qualification?" ;
proeth:focus "ENGCO's Ethical Responsibility Toward Brochure Readers Who Reasonably Rely on Engineering Titles as Proxies for Professional Qualification" ;
proeth:option1 "Revise the brochure to assign accurate, non-engineering titles to all non-degreed non-licensed personnel, add a credential differentiation key distinguishing licensed PEs from technical support staff, and affirmatively disclose the qualifications of all listed personnel so that readers can accurately assess the firm's engineering credential composition" ;
proeth:option2 "Revise engineering titles for non-degreed non-licensed personnel without adding a credential differentiation key or affirmative qualification disclosures, on the basis that accurate title assignment alone satisfies the non-deception obligation and that further disclosure goes beyond what the brochure format reasonably requires" ;
proeth:option3 "Supplement the existing brochure with a separate credential summary document available upon request, retaining current titles in the brochure itself but directing interested clients to the supplemental document for detailed qualification information, treating credential transparency as a due-diligence resource rather than a primary brochure obligation" ;
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2026-02-27T02:39:06.369185
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ProEthica Case 77 Extraction