CD Professional Ethics & Standards 5

Question 1

A drafter working remotely is also freelancing for a direct competitor of their full-time employer without disclosure. This situation is unethical primarily because it:

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Creates an undisclosed conflict of interest and risks misuse of the employer's confidential information

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Involves working more than one job, which is always prohibited

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Occurs outside normal business hours

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Uses the drafter's personal computer

Question 2

A senior drafter takes credit for a revision scheme entirely developed by a junior teammate during a client presentation. Ethically, the senior drafter has violated the principle of:

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Giving proper credit and attribution for others' work

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Confidentiality of client data

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Practicing within one's competence

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Maintaining drawing standards

Question 3

A drafter finds that record ('as-built') drawings they are updating do not reflect field changes the contractor actually made. The ethical response is to:

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Document the discrepancy and update the record drawings to reflect verified actual conditions

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Leave the drawings matching the original design to protect the designer

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Update only the changes that improve the appearance of the project

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Mark the set as-built anyway since minor differences are expected

Question 4

During a rush bid, a manager tells a drafter to reuse a geotechnical detail from a different region 'because no one reads those sheets.' The drafter's best ethical argument against this is that:

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Site-specific details affect safety and cost, and knowingly issuing inapplicable information is deceptive

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Reused details are harder to plot correctly

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The CAD layers may not match the current template

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Reusing details violates font standards

Question 5

A drafter suspects a coworker is arriving impaired and producing drawings with unusual errors on a hospital project. The most responsible action is to:

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Report the safety and quality concern confidentially to a supervisor or HR

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Cover for the coworker by silently fixing the errors

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Post about the situation in the team group chat

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Confront the coworker publicly at a project meeting

Question 6

Which of the following is the best example of maintaining professional objectivity in drafting work?

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Reporting measured field dimensions accurately even when they reveal a problem with your own earlier drawing

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Rounding dimensions so drawings match the original design intent

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Adjusting survey data slightly so sheets align cleanly

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Omitting a clash from a coordination model to avoid a schedule discussion

Question 7

A former client asks a drafter for the native CAD files of a project the drafter produced while employed at a firm the drafter has since left. The drafter should:

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Refer the client to the firm, since the drafter no longer has authority over those files

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Send personal backup copies of the files

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Recreate the drawings from memory and send those

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Sell the client the files at a discounted rate