Engineering Competence Guidance Resource
Class
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#EngineeringCompetenceGuidanceResource
Definition
Professional guidance addressing the requirement that engineers practice only within their areas of competence, including the obligation to undertake services only when qualified by education or experience, and the prohibition against using tools or products as substitutes for genuine professional competence.
Inherited from CADDCompetencyGuidanceResource
Professional guidance addressing the requisite background, education, training, and limitations engineers must understand when using Computer Aided Drafting and Design systems in professional practice, including the distinction between using such tools as aids versus substitutes for professional judgment.
Properties
Subclass of
Authority Source
Professional engineering societies and licensing boards
Confidence
0.88
Extensional Function
Grounds the duty to practice within competence by providing authoritative statements of what constitutes adequate qualification for engineering services, bridging the abstract principle of competence to concrete practice decisions.
Resource Category
professional_code
Usage Context
Assessing the adequacy of software or tool-based substitutes for professional experience
Determining ethical obligations when solicited to expand practice beyond current competence
Evaluating whether an engineer is qualified to offer a new category of services
Match Confidence
0.75
Match Reasoning
The CADD Competency Guidance Resource class addresses professional guidance on the requisite background, education, and training engineers must have when using technical tools, and the distinction between using tools as aids versus substitutes for professional judgment. This case involves an analogous situation where a CD-ROM software product is being used as a substitute for genuine facilities design experience. The concept is a close variant but broader than CADD specifically, covering any tool-based competence substitution. A medium confidence match is appropriate.
Matched Ontology Label
CADD Competency Guidance Resource
Matches Existing
true
Source Evidence
Text references
Engineer A orders the CD-ROM and begins to offer facilities design and construction services
Engineer A, a chemical engineer with no facilities design and construction experience
specifying, designing and costing out any construction project is as easy as pointing and clicking your mouse - no matter your design experience
Source text
Engineer A, a chemical engineer with no facilities design and construction experience
TTL
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proeth:EngineeringCompetenceGuidanceResource a owl:Class ;
rdfs:label "Engineering Competence Guidance Resource" ;
proeth:authoritySource "Professional engineering societies and licensing boards" ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
proeth:extensionalFunction "Grounds the duty to practice within competence by providing authoritative statements of what constitutes adequate qualification for engineering services, bridging the abstract principle of competence to concrete practice decisions." ;
proeth:resourceCategory "professional_code" ;
proeth:textReferences "Engineer A orders the CD-ROM and begins to offer facilities design and construction services",
"Engineer A, a chemical engineer with no facilities design and construction experience",
"specifying, designing and costing out any construction project is as easy as pointing and clicking your mouse - no matter your design experience" ;
proeth:usageContext "Assessing the adequacy of software or tool-based substitutes for professional experience",
"Determining ethical obligations when solicited to expand practice beyond current competence",
"Evaluating whether an engineer is qualified to offer a new category of services" ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInCase 121 ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInPass 1 ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInSection "facts" ;
proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredAt "2026-06-04T18:42:45.862955+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ;
proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredInCase 121 ;
proeth-prov:matchConfidence 0.75 ;
proeth-prov:matchReasoning "The CADD Competency Guidance Resource class addresses professional guidance on the requisite background, education, and training engineers must have when using technical tools, and the distinction between using tools as aids versus substitutes for professional judgment. This case involves an analogous situation where a CD-ROM software product is being used as a substitute for genuine facilities design experience. The concept is a close variant but broader than CADD specifically, covering any tool-based competence substitution. A medium confidence match is appropriate." ;
proeth-prov:matchedOntologyClass proeth:CADDCompetencyGuidanceResource ;
proeth-prov:matchedOntologyLabel "CADD Competency Guidance Resource" ;
proeth-prov:matchesExisting true ;
proeth-prov:sourceText "Engineer A, a chemical engineer with no facilities design and construction experience" ;
rdfs:comment "Professional guidance addressing the requirement that engineers practice only within their areas of competence, including the obligation to undertake services only when qualified by education or experience, and the prohibition against using tools or products as substitutes for genuine professional competence." ;
rdfs:subClassOf proeth:ProfessionalCode ;
skos:definition "Professional guidance addressing the requirement that engineers practice only within their areas of competence, including the obligation to undertake services only when qualified by education or experience, and the prohibition against using tools or products as substitutes for genuine professional competence." ;
skos:scopeNote "[CADDCompetencyGuidanceResource] Professional guidance addressing the requisite background, education, training, and limitations engineers must understand when using Computer Aided Drafting and Design systems in professional practice, including the distinction between using such tools as aids versus substitutes for professional judgment." ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-06-04T18:42:45.862955+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasAttributedTo "Case 121 Extraction",
"claude-sonnet-4-6" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
121
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-06-04T18:42:45.862955+00:00
First case
121
Generated
2026-06-04T18:42:45.862955+00:00
Attributed to
['Case 121 Extraction', 'claude-sonnet-4-6']