Professional Code of Conduct Flashcards

A colleague asks a transliterator to review and sign off on their work as a favor. The transliterator spots several significant errors but the colleague insists they are stylistic choices. What should the transliterator do?

Answer: Refuse to certify the work unless the errors are corrected or clearly documented

Lending one's professional endorsement to inaccurate work harms end users and the profession; errors must be corrected or the sign-off must be withheld.

Which best describes the principle of impartiality as it applies to a CT credential holder?

Answer: Applying consistent transliteration standards without allowing personal biases to distort the rendering

Impartiality requires that the professional apply technical standards objectively, not letting personal, political, or cultural biases influence the accuracy of the transliteration.

A transliterator realizes after delivering a project that they made a systematic error affecting the entire document. Professional ethics require them to:

Answer: Proactively notify the client and offer to correct the work

Integrity demands prompt disclosure of errors and an offer to remedy them, regardless of whether the client has detected the problem.

When working on a sensitive government document, a transliterator should treat the content as confidential:

Answer: By default, regardless of whether a formal NDA has been signed

Confidentiality of client materials is a default professional obligation, not contingent on a signed NDA.

A transliterator is hired to work on a legal name transliteration for immigration documents. The client asks the transliterator to use an unofficial spelling that differs from the standard convention. The professional should:

Answer: Inform the client of the standard form, document the client's preference, and apply it with a note if appropriate

Professionals must inform clients of standard conventions and document deviations, ensuring informed consent while respecting personal autonomy over one's own name.

Which of the following is an example of a conflict of interest that a transliterator must disclose?

Answer: Having a financial stake in a company that is a competitor of the client

A financial interest in a competitor creates a conflict of interest that must be disclosed so the client can assess whether to continue the engagement.

Under professional codes, how should a transliterator handle receiving unsolicited work samples from a client that appear to contain trade secrets?

Answer: Return or destroy the materials and inform the client that trade secrets cannot be received without a proper agreement

Receiving trade secret materials without a proper confidentiality framework exposes both parties to risk; the professional should return or destroy them and establish a proper agreement.