Professional Code

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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ProfessionalCode
Definition

Distillations of collective experience that guide and justify actions

Inherited

Attribution: Frankel (1989) 'Professional Codes: Why, How, and with What Impact?' and Davis (1991) 'Thinking Like an Engineer'. McLaren (2003) USES codes as extensional inputs but does not originate this resource type (the prior blanket McLaren citation was corrected).

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http://proethica.org/ontology/core#Resource
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@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix proeth: <http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#> . @prefix proeth-core: <http://proethica.org/ontology/core#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @prefix skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> . proeth:ProfessionalCode a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "Professional Code" ; rdfs:comment "Distillations of collective experience that guide and justify actions" ; rdfs:subClassOf proeth-core:Resource ; skos:definition "Formal codified professional ethics standards (e.g., NSPE Code, IEEE Code) that establish professional identity, create accountability, and provide deliberation frameworks beyond mere rules. As an ethics knowledge resource the code is grounded in Frankel (1989), who frames it as an enabling document and a distillation of collective professional experience, and Davis (1991), who frames it as a convention among professionals." ; skos:scopeNote "Attribution: Frankel (1989) 'Professional Codes: Why, How, and with What Impact?' and Davis (1991) 'Thinking Like an Engineer'. McLaren (2003) USES codes as extensional inputs but does not originate this resource type (the prior blanket McLaren citation was corrected)." .
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