WorksheetsCode of Ethical Conduct
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
The architect writes a column tackling architecture in the newspaper. Three weeks after the column is published, the architect notices a marked increase in the influx of clients and commissions.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect’s friends start a Kickstarter campaign to solicit funds from the public and sponsors for an upcoming book showcasing his past projects and upcoming works.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect agrees to a 5-second radio commercial for a brand of solar panels to generate public awareness of green architecture initiatives and renewable energy sources.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect who has extensive experience designing hospitals locally and abroad claims that he is an expert in hospital design and planning.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect puts up a sign showing his name, his title “Architect” and his company logo outside of his office.
Ethical
Unethical
Any registered and licensed architect who violates the code of ethical conduct shall have a penalty of
Php 100,000 - Php 5,000,000
Php 100,000 - Php 1,000,000
6 months - 3 years
6 months - 6 years
Shall not solicit, nor permit to solicit, in his/her name, advertisements or other support towards the cost of any publication presenting his/her work. He/she shall refrain from taking part in paid advertisement endorsing any materials of construction or building equipment.
Relations with the public
Relations with his/her subordinates
Relations with Contractor
Relations with suppliers
Shall, immediately upon his/her personal knowledge and inspection, reject or condemn material, equipment, or workmanship which is not in conformity with the Contract Documents in order not to cause unnecessary delay and additional expense to the _________.
Relations with Manufacturers
Relations with Contractor
Contractor
Owner
The profession of Architecture calls for men and women of the highest integrity, responsiveness, business acumen, sensibility, as well as artistic and technical ability.
Duties and Responsibilities
Code of Ethics
Traits of Architects
Shall not seek commissions, discounts, fees, gifts, or favors from agents or firms handling building materials or equipment which may place him/her in a reciprocal frame of mind.
Relations with public
Relations with Manufacturers
Relations with his/her colleagues
Relations with suppliers
The architect tells the client that the client’s requests cannot be incorporated in the design because it may put pedestrians in danger.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect refuses to guarantee his or her estimates despite repeated requests by the client.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect agrees to construct the building that he or she designed, and therefore becomes the designer AND builder at the same time.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect declines a project because of a conflict of interest.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect does not advise the client of a possible conflict of interest because the architect is 100% certain that he can be fair despite the conflict of interest and that he will be able to make sound and reasonable judgments.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect's responsibilities in relation to his/her client: The architect's honesty of purpose must be beyond reproach; he/she acts as ______ to his/her client.
Mediator
Professional Adviser
Representative
Manager
The architect's responsibilities in relations to the people: He shall not use _____ advertisement, nor use self-laudatory, exaggerated, or misleading publicity.
Paid
Free
Sponsored
Renumerated
The Architect's responsibilities in relation to the contractor: shall promptly inspect each phase of the work completed and if found according to the terms of the contract documents, issue the ________, respectively, to the contractor.
Certificate of Payment
Compensation
Final Certificate of Completion
Both A and C
The architect's responsibilities in relation to manufacturers, dealers, and agents: shall not solicit _______ services from manufacturers or suppliers of building materials or equipment when these are accompanied by an obligation detrimental to the best interest of the client, or which may adversely affect the Architect's professional opinion.
Complimentary
Free
Technical
Paid
The Architect's responsibilities responsibilities in relation to his/her colleagues: shall not render professional services without a _______. He/ She shall neither offer nor provide preliminary services on a conditional basis prior to definite agreement with the client for the commission of the project.
Contract
Verbal Agreement
Service Agreement
General Condition
The architect requires that a dispute between the architect and the client be resolved using arbitration, even if the process will be costly to the client and even if it will be cheaper if they just go to court (because that’s where they will go anyway).
Ethical
Unethical
The architect tells the client about problems in the construction even if he sees that the client gets stressed and panicky every time he hears about the issues.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect tells the client about problems in the construction even if he sees that the client gets stressed and panicky every time he hears about the issues.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect makes several mistakes in the dimensions of some architectural elements which are executed per plan, and them blames the contractor for not asking first if the dimensions in the drawing are correct.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect condemns work even if the work is not yet completed and he has not seen everything that the contractor will do.
Ethical
Unethical
I shall work with this virtuous commitment: to exercise to the utmost my duty to myself, my ______, and my God.
city
country
colleagues
family
I shall humbly seek success not through the measure of solicited personal publicity, but by industrious, meaningful application to my work, and strive to merit a reputation for _______ and for equitable dealing.
relationship
quality of work
quality of service
conduct
I shall ask for fair remuneration for my ________ from my Client, and hold his/her interest over and above my own.
work
render services
professional services
business
I shall treasure my being a holder of a valid certificate of registration and a valid professional identification card as registered and licensed architect and of a valid membership card with the _____.
PRBarch
IAPOA
PRC
I shall consecrate myself to the highest standard of professionalism, integrity, and competence to the public, to the _____, to the contractor, to the manufacturers, dealers, and agents, and to colleagues and subordinates who are the direct and indirect users and beneficiaries of my architectural services.
client
owner
manufacturers
The architect accepts a laser pointer and a USB thumb drive from a supplier of plumbing fixtures and promises to invite the supplier to all future projects as a bidder.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect disapproves a billing request from the contractor because the work done does not meet the architect’s quality standards.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect accepts a 5% commission from a supplier of engineered wood flooring because he is certain that he will not feel pressured to return the favor to the supplier.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect designs a chapel for his church/religion and charges a highly discounted fee instead of the minimum basic fee prescribed by the SPPs.
Ethical
Unethical
The architect asks a potential client to consider him/her for a project despite knowing that the client is already finalizing the deal with another architect (but no contract has been signed yet).
Ethical
Unethical
