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What does it mean to you to conduct your business by aprofessional code of ethics? Embedded in the definition of ethicsare words such as reliability, fairness,predictability, and honesty. While negativeexamples of professional ethics are often featured in theheadlines, positive examples of ethical business interactionssurround you.
Before beginning this Discussion question, take a moment toconduct your own research about the ethical standards of the AECindustries. Expand your research by examining how other industrieshave addressed this topic. Then, with these thoughts in mind,respond to the following questions:
Take a position and explain in which ways the AEC industrieshave or have not adequately addressed the topic of ethics. Next,explain how the ethical codes in the AEC industries compare(similarities and differences) with those of other professionalindustries.
