Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila

College of Engineering and Technology

Civil Engineering Department

CIV 0322
CE Laws, Ethics and Contracts

Case Analysis in Ethics

Dr. J. BERLIN P. JUANZON CE, MBA, MSCM

ETHICAL CASE
ANALYSIS
CASE 1
Juan Dela Cruz is a civil engineer by
profession with special training in
transportation engineering. His client
asked him to prepare a house structural
plan “just like the guy down the road.”
Dela Cruz obtained the plans, copied
them and signed, sealed and dated
them. What fundamental canon/s did
Dela Cruz violated?
Case 2
Jose is a professional civil engineer in the
Philippines . He designs a complicated pipeline
system and determines that lined ductile iron
pipe is the only appropriate material to use to
protect the health and welfare of the public. His
extensive analysis determines that PVC, HDPE
and pre-stressed concrete (PSC) are not
appropriate for the conditions. Jose’s boss is a CE,
but loves the guy who sells PSC pipe and changes
the spec to PSC to help him out. What potential
issues do Jose or his boss have with their CE
Licenses? What could happen?
Case 3
Steve is the VP of an engineering firm. He has BS in
Civil engineering with 20 years experience (much of
it in project management and client relations). He is
one of two people with a CE license in the firm. The
firm designs a major building in Makati. His firm
divides the work into five areas he supervises:
structural, electrical, process, mechanical and
architectural. The structural design chief is not
licensed, nor is the electrical section chief. When
the project is to be bid and permitted, Steve signs all
the plans. What ethical problems do you see?
 GROUP ACTIVITY
Lorenzo was a newly graduate Civil Engineer from a
prestigious school in Laguna, and passed the CE
board licensure exam the same year. He was
recommended by his former professor to a friend who
owns an engineering firm. He was trained to used a
licensed structural software which was installed in his
personal laptop for company use.
Lorenzo resigned from the firm the following year and
still continue to use the licensed structural software
installed in his personal laptop in his own personal
practice and even in the new company he is now
working with. What fundamental CE canon/s did
Lorenzo violated? Explain. (Ethical Theory)
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