TABLE OF CONTENTS Engineers, as members of a profession, are expected to conduct themselves in an ethical manner. By this is mean that engineers must be aware of the standards of professional conduct (the ethical standards) and abide by them.
There are codes of ethics that have been prepared by the various national engineering societies, the engineering accreditation board (ABET), and by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). The one reproduced in the Fundamentals of Engineering Reference Handbook is the NCEES Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Thus it is reasonable to assume that it is this code of ethics on which the exam is based.
To comply with the purpose of the (identify state, registration statue) which is to safeguard life, health, and property, to promote the public welfare, and to maintain a high standard of integrity and practice, the (identify state board, registration statute) has developed the following "Rules of Professional Conduct." These rules shall be binding on every person holding a certificate of registration to offer or perform engineering or land surveying services in this state. All persons registered under (identify state registration statute) are required to be familiar with the registration statute and these rules. The "Rules of Professional Conduct" delineate specific obligations the registrant must meet. In addition, each registrant is charged with the responsibility of adhering to standards of highest ethical and moral conduct in all aspects of the practice...
