Ethics
Civil engineers must, as stated in the preamble to the ASCE Code of Ethics, “conduct themselves with integrity and professionalism, and above all else protect and advance the health, safety, and welfare of the public through the practice of civil engineering.”
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Kush A. Vashee, P.E., CAPM, ENV SP, LEED Green Assoc., M.ASCE, advises younger engineers to adopt a growth mindset and practice empathy.
A zero tolerance policy for bribery, corruption, and fraud is still the imperative in ASCE's new code of ethics.
In the final part of this series, interviewees discuss how sound and ethical judgments can benefit communities and enhance the quality of life for all persons who are affected by civil engineers’ work.
In the second part of this series, interviewees discuss civil engineering competence, how ethics and expertise intersect, and the importance of lifelong learning during an era of scientific and technological advancement.
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How can civil engineers balance their mission to improve infrastructure with their ethical obligations to society? In the first of this three-part series, interviewees discuss how engineers’ actions impact the public.
ASCE's new code of ethics has an easy-to-interpret hierarchical system and an approach that addresses issues of the day.
In the second of two parts, general counsel Tara Hoke discusses how the old and new ASCE Codes of Ethics compare to each other.
In the first of two parts, general counsel Tara Hoke highlights similarities and differences between ASCE’s new code of ethics and its predecessor.
Other professional associations’ codes of ethics mirror ASCE’s in many ways.