Agenda

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Friday, October 27, 2023 
11:00 am – 12:00 pm CDT


Presented by Rebecca A. Bowman

Introduction

  • Ethics
  • Engineer’s Creed
  • NSPE resources
  • Other resources

Overview of the Code

  • Fundamental Canons
  • Rules of Practice
    • Maintaining the safety, health, and welfare of the public
    • Performing only in areas of competence
    • Issuing public statements
    • Acting as faithful agents or trustees
    • Avoiding Deceptive Acts
  • Professional Obligations
    • Relations with Others
    • Serving the Public Interest
    • Deceiving the Public
    • Disclosing Confidential Information
    • Conflicts of Interest
    • Seeking Advancement
    • Reputations of Other Engineers
    • Accepting Personal Responsibility
    • Giving Credit to Others

Selected Specific Issues

  • Contingent fees
  • Influence of vendors
  • Political contributions and other political activity
  • Recruiting engineer from another employer
  • Professional reports, statements and testimony
  • Indemnification clauses


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Credits

Engineers
1.0 PDH (Ethics)

 

Continuing Education Credit Information

This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 1.0 PDH for professional engineers in most states that allow this learning method. Please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility. 

*This course is not approved in New York. 

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700) and North Carolina (S-0130). 

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed). 

Speakers

Rebecca Bowman, P.E., D.F.E.

Law Office of Rebecca Bowman, Principal

Ms. Bowman formerly served four years as the senior director of ethics and professional practice with the National Society of Professional Engineers. She is the principal of a woman-owned business in civil engineering, dispute resolution, and legal services. She is experienced in boundary law issues, engineering design and forensic analysis, and construction/project management. She is a registered professional engineer, a certified arbitrator, mediator, and Christian conciliator, and a Diplomate of Forensic Engineering. Mrs. Bowman wrote a column for Pennsylvania’s PE Reporter, “Risky Business,” for more than 20 years. Her book, Residential Construction and Remodeling in Pennsylvania: Working with Homeowners and Small Contactors, is going into its second edition. She is a frequent CPE lecturer (law and engineering) for a variety of providers. She received her B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of North Dakota, her M.B.A. degree from Oklahoma University, her J.D. degree from Duquesne University, and she recently completed her certificate in Sustainability Policy from Penn State.

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