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PASS 1: Contextual Framework Facts Section

Case 90: Sub-Professional Services Performed by a Professional Engineer

R Roles
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Classes
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Individuals
S States
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Classes
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Individuals
Rs Resources
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Classes
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Individuals

Extracted Ontology Entities

6 RDF entities extracted organized by concept type

R Roles

Roles Classes
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changed
Engineer
rdfs:subClassOf Roles
Linked
Engineer Role
C90
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A professional role borne by an engineering firm whose principals are professional engineers, practicing engineering and related services under the professional code. In this case the firm also provides services regarded as sub-professional in character, which is case context on the individual, not a distinct role type.
Inherited from EngineerRole · note
A professional role involving engineering practice and responsibilities. Occupational archetype head for all engineer specializations and extracted engineer-role leaves.
Properties
Text References:
"An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professiona..."
Confidence: 0.9
Role Kind: professional
Distinguishing Features:
  • Practices professional engineering through a firm whose principals are all professional engineers
  • May on occasion provide related services regarded as sub-professional in character
Professional Scope: Professional engineering services and related services offered by the firm within its practice
Typical Qualifications: Professional Engineer license held by the firm's principals
Associated Virtues:
  • Competence
  • Integrity
  • Honesty in professional dealings
[facts] "An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professiona..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professional engineering services.
  • roleKind content: professional
  • distinguishingFeatures content: Practices professional engineering through a firm whose principals are all professional engineers; May on occasion provide related services regarded as sub-professional in character
  • professionalScope content: Professional engineering services and related services offered by the firm within its practice
  • typicalQualifications content: Professional Engineer license held by the firm's principals
  • associatedVirtues content: Competence; Integrity; Honesty in professional dealings
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
Roles Individuals
1
Linked
Engineer Role
C90
Text References:
"An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professiona..."
"The firm is invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services."
Confidence: 0.9
Actor: Engineering Firm
Role Class: Engineer Role
Role Kind: professional
License: All principals are professional engineers
Case Involvement: An engineering firm whose principals are all professional engineers provides on occasion services regarded as sub-professional in character, and is invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of such sub-professional services.
Principals: all the principals are professional engineers
Occasional service type: services of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professional engineering services
Bid invitation: invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services
[facts] "An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professiona..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • actor: Engineering Firm
  • attributes: {'principals': 'all the principals are professional engineers', 'occasional_service_type': 'services of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professional engineering services', 'bid_invitation': 'invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services'}
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professional engineering services.; The firm is invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services.
  • roleClass content: Engineer Role
  • roleKind content: professional
  • license content: All principals are professional engineers
  • caseInvolvement content: An engineering firm whose principals are all professional engineers provides on occasion services regarded as sub-professional in character, and is invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of such sub-professional services.
  • confidence assessment: 0.9

S States

States Classes
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Pending Bid Invitation State
rdfs:subClassOf States
New C90
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A temporal condition in which a firm has received an invitation to submit a written bid for defined work and has not yet responded, so the firm is in a decision window between receipt of the invitation and its response.
Properties
Text References:
"The firm is invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services."
Confidence: 0.8
State Category: temporal
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: The firm receives an invitation to submit a written bid
Termination Conditions: The firm submits the bid or declines the invitation
Principle Transformation: While the invitation is pending, the firm must decide whether submitting a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services is consistent with its standing as a firm whose principals are all professional engineers.
[facts] "The firm is invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: The firm is invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services.
  • stateCategory content: temporal
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: While the invitation is pending, the firm must decide whether submitting a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services is consistent with its standing as a firm whose principals are all professional engineers.
  • confidence assessment: 0.8
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: The firm receives an invitation to submit a written bid
  • terminationConditions: The firm submits the bid or declines the invitation
changed
ScopeLimitationState
rdfs:subClassOf States
New C90
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A regulatory condition in which the services a professional engineering firm provides are of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character although related to professional engineering services, so the classification of the work bears on which professional practice rules apply to it.
Properties
Text References:
"An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professiona..."
Confidence: 0.85
State Category: regulatory
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: The firm undertakes services regarded as sub-professional in character
Termination Conditions: The firm ceases to provide services of a sub-professional character
Principle Transformation: The classification of the work as sub-professional rather than professional determines whether rules governing professional engineering services attach to the firm's conduct in offering and bidding for the work.
[facts] "An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professiona..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professional engineering services.
  • stateCategory content: regulatory
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: The classification of the work as sub-professional rather than professional determines whether rules governing professional engineering services attach to the firm's conduct in offering and bidding for the work.
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: The firm undertakes services regarded as sub-professional in character
  • terminationConditions: The firm ceases to provide services of a sub-professional character
States Individuals
2
changed
New C90
Text References:
"An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professiona..."
Confidence: 0.85
State Class: Sub-Professional Service State
Subject: The engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers
Active Period: Ongoing, holding on occasion whenever the firm provides sub-professional services
Triggering Event: The firm undertakes services of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character
Terminated By: The firm ceasing to provide services of a sub-professional character
Affected Parties:
  • Engineering firm
  • Principals of the firm
Urgency Level: low
[facts] "An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professiona..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professional engineering services.
  • stateClass content: Sub-Professional Service State
  • subject content: The engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers
  • activePeriod content: Ongoing, holding on occasion whenever the firm provides sub-professional services
  • triggeringEvent content: The firm undertakes services of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character
  • terminatedBy content: The firm ceasing to provide services of a sub-professional character
  • affectedParties content: Engineering firm; Principals of the firm
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
  • urgencyLevel assessment: low
changed
Sub-Professional Work Bid Invitation
PendingBidInvitationState
New C90
Text References:
"The firm is invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services."
Confidence: 0.85
State Class: Pending Bid Invitation State
Subject: The engineering firm invited to submit a written bid
Active Period: From receipt of the bid invitation until the firm responds
Triggering Event: The firm is invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services
Terminated By: The firm submitting the written bid or declining the invitation
Affected Parties:
  • Engineering firm
  • Party inviting the bid
Urgency Level: medium
[facts] "The firm is invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: The firm is invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services.
  • stateClass content: Pending Bid Invitation State
  • subject content: The engineering firm invited to submit a written bid
  • activePeriod content: From receipt of the bid invitation until the firm responds
  • triggeringEvent content: The firm is invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services
  • terminatedBy content: The firm submitting the written bid or declining the invitation
  • affectedParties content: Engineering firm; Party inviting the bid
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
  • urgencyLevel assessment: medium

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Case texts: National Society of Professional Engineers, Board of Ethical Review.

NOTE: The NSPE Board of Ethical Review considers ethical cases involving either real or hypothetical matters submitted to it from NSPE members, other engineers, public officials, and members of the public. The BER reviews each case in the context of the NSPE Code of Ethics and earlier BER opinions. The facts contained in each case do not necessarily represent all of the pertinent facts submitted to or reviewed by the BER and shall not be considered a direct evaluation of any real matter that may have been submitted.

Each opinion is intended as guidance to individual practicing engineers, students, and the public. In regard to the question of application of the NSPE Code of Ethics to engineering organizations (e.g., corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, government agencies, and university engineering departments), the specific business form or type should not negate nor detract from the conformance of individuals to the Code. The NSPE Code deals with professional services, which must be performed by real persons. Real persons in turn establish and implement policies within business structures.

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