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Instructor:  Jim Marino, P.E., BC.CE

Course Length: 1 Hour

Purpose and Background

Professionals are faced with many competing priorities during the execution of their duties. Many professions provide individuals with guiding doctrine, a code of conduct, and/or canons to establish a common baseline of expectations. Unfortunately, business very often doesn't present us with simple or unambiguous choices. ASCE provides members with a code of ethics and canons to help navigate the difficult professional choices that we are sometimes faced with. This webinar examines the ASCE code and canons as the baseline values for avoiding and/or resolving ethical dilemmas. It provides an understanding of acceptable legal conditions vs. ethical conditions. Participants explore business situations that can lead to compromising ethics and how to avoid those temptations. This webinar examines various case studies and choices with which engineering professionals are often faced. Participants engage in an interactive discussion of these case studies with respect to the key issues, where little things turned into big things. This webinar concludes with a discussion of where professional can turn to for help when faced with ethical dilemmas.

Primary Discussion Topics

• Review of ASCE code
• Examination of various case studies

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Apply methods to solve ethical dilemmas and conflict
• Utilize various sources and methods available to avoid ethical dilemmas and conflict

Webinar Benefits

• Develop professionally
• Gain confidence in making good choices
• Learn from peers
• Reduce chances for career-ending mistakes
• Improve adversity quotient
• Improve leadership capabilities
• Develop character

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).

Intended Audience

• Public and private sector leadership
• Professional services mangers
• Elected officials
• Senior leaders, entry level staff and everyone in-between

Webinar Outline

• Definition of terms
• Ethics vs law
• ASCE code overview
• ASCE fundamental canons overview
• 5 "P's"
• The big 3
• Guidelines for civil engineers (PLUS)
• Discussion of your role
• Case study for discussion
• Where to get help

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion

To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]