Obligation-Conflict Resolution
Case 95-10 (1995) · Engineering Titles - Use Of Engineering Title By Nonengineers
Professional obligations conflict, and the board applies no fixed rule for which one wins.
Each resolution is recorded as three edges:
competesWith (the tension),
prevailsOver (the obligation the board allowed to win in this case), and
defeasibleUnder (the situation under which the yielding obligation gives way).
The same tension is then traced across comparable cases, where its resolution shifts with context.
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How this case resolved it
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ENGCO Licensure System Integrity Preservation Instance
prevails over
ENGCO Industry Normalization Non-Adoption Obligation Instance
the two obligations are in tension (competesWith)
the yielding obligation gives way only under (defeasibleUnder):
- Industry and Agency Indiscriminate Engineer Title Use
ENGCO Brochure Personnel Credential Differentiation Licensed vs Non-Degreed
prevails over
ENGCO External Convention Non-Excuse Federal Contract Title Migration
the yielding obligation gives way only under (defeasibleUnder):
- Federal Agency Engineering Title Misassignment
ENGCO Engineering Title Misrepresentation Non-Facilitation Brochure
prevails over
ENGCO External Convention Non-Excuse Federal Contract Title Migration
the yielding obligation gives way only under (defeasibleUnder):
- Federal Agency Engineering Title Misassignment
ENGCO Firm Brochure Title Audit and Correction Self-Triggered
prevails over
ENGCO External Convention Non-Excuse Federal Contract Title Migration
the two obligations are in tension (competesWith)
the yielding obligation gives way only under (defeasibleUnder):
- Federal Agency Engineering Title Misassignment
ENGCO Qualifications Non-Misrepresentation Brochure Personnel
prevails over
ENGCO External Convention Non-Excuse Federal Contract Title Migration
the two obligations are in tension (competesWith)
the yielding obligation gives way only under (defeasibleUnder):
- Federal Agency Engineering Title Misassignment
ENGCO Licensure System Integrity Preservation Brochure Titles
prevails over
ENGCO External Convention Non-Excuse Federal Contract Title Migration
the yielding obligation gives way only under (defeasibleUnder):
- Federal Agency Engineering Title Misassignment
ENGCO Non-Degreed Licensed Staff Title Entitlement Recognition Instance
prevails over
ENGCO Brochure Personnel Credential Differentiation Licensed vs Non-Degreed
the two obligations are in tension (competesWith)
the yielding obligation gives way only under (defeasibleUnder):
- Non-Degreed Licensed Personnel Title Eligibility
ENGCO Qualifications Non-Falsification Brochure Instance
prevails over
ENGCO Industry Normalization Non-Adoption Obligation Instance
the two obligations are in tension (competesWith)
the yielding obligation gives way only under (defeasibleUnder):
- Industry and Agency Indiscriminate Engineer Title Use
ENGCO Brochure Academic Qualification Accuracy Obligation Instance
prevails over
ENGCO External Convention Non-Excuse Federal Contract Title Migration
the two obligations are in tension (competesWith)
the yielding obligation gives way only under (defeasibleUnder):
- Federal Agency Engineering Title Misassignment
What the board concluded
- It is not ethical for ENGCO to refer to it's non-degreed/non-registered personnel as "engineers".