Introduction

This file contains the actor and object types used in transcribing the engineering ethics scenarios. To make it easier to search this file, the actors/objects are categorized by general type. The categories are formatted like this; the individual actors/objects are formatted like this. It is the individual actors/objects (i.e., those in this type style) that are to be used in the transcriptions.

Many of the actor and object types are followed by numbers in parentheses (e.g., "58-1," "92-1"). These numbers are cross-references example transcriptions that use that particular actor/object. For instance, the number "58-1" following "Engineer" means that the transcription of Case 58-1 uses that actor/object. Use the cross-references as a way to examine specific usage of actors and objects.

For cases in which the actor/object may have ambiguous usage, a brief note following the actor/object explains usage.

Actors

Individual Engineering Roles
Engineer
(** Note: Use this general type for all consulting, registered (i.e., professional), or government engineers. If it is important to indicate that the engineer is "registered" or "professional", use a fact primitive to indicate, e.g., "is a registered engineer")
(58-1, 60-9-A, 60-9-B, 60-9-C, 61-9, 67-1, 63-6, 64-10, 65-9, 71-4, 72-4, 72-11, 75-11, 76-5, 77-11, 79-2, 79-5, 83-1, 84-1, 84-3, 84-6, 85-4, 85-5, 85-6, 86-5, 86-6, 87-3, 87-5, 88-1, 88-7, 89-2, 89-4, 89-5, 90-2, 90-3, 90-4, 91-5, 91-6, 92-1, 92-2, 92-4)
Principal Engineer
(** Note: Use this actor type for engineers who are specified as "principals" of their firm.)
(62-12, 65-9, 76-3, 84-3, 86-5, 88-2, 90-4, 90-7, 92-9)
Engineering Manager
(61-9, 92-4, 92-6)
Engineering Technician
(92-6)
Engineer-In-Training
(92-2)
President or Director of Engineering Firm
(75-3, 77-11, 90-2)
Fields Within Engineering
Generic Engineering
(** Note: Use this type to generically specify engineering or when the specific field of engineering is not stated.)
(69-10, 79-5)
Specialized Type of Engineering
(** Note: Use this type to specify a particular field of engineering, such as mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or electrical engineering.)
(72-11, 76-3, 89-2, 90-3, 90-4, 92-1, 92-2)
Engineering Management
(72-11)
Group Engineering Roles
Engineering Firm
(58-1, 60-9-B, 62-12, 65-9, 72-11, 75-3, 76-3, 77-11, 84-3, 86-5, 86-6, 87-3, 88-2, 90-2, 90-4, 90-7, 91-5, 92-2, 92-6, 92-9)
Team of Engineers
(86-6)
Engineering Society
(84-1)
Merger of Engineering Organizations
(84-1)
Engineering Registration Board
Client Roles
           Client
Client Firm
(60-9-C, 64-10, 71-4, 72-4, 77-11, 83-1, 90-2, 92-6)
Commercial Roles
Business Leader
Labor Union
Employment Agency
Engineering Supplier
(60-9-B, 87-5)
Manufacturing Roles
Manufacturing Firm
(61-9, 64-10, 84-6, 90-2, 90-3)
Workers at a Manufacturing Firm
(84-6)
Construction Roles
Development or Construction Firm
(76-3, 76-5, 87-3)
Construction Contractor
(71-4, 89-5)
Academic Roles
University or College
(69-10, 79-5, 85-5, 91-5)
Unaccredited College or University
(79-5)
Technical School
Graduate Student
(85-5, 91-5)
University or College Professor
(69-10, 91-5)
University or College Committee
(91-5)
Authority at University or College
Academic Accrediting Team
(69-10)
Government and Political Roles
Governmental Body
(** Note: Use this actor type for city, state, or federal governments or for special governmental bodies, such as a "state commission," or a "federal agency.")
(58-1, 60-9-A, 61-9, 62-12, 63-6, 65-9, 67-1, 76-3, 79-2, 79-5, 84-6, 85-6, 86-5, 87-3, 88-1, 88-2, 88-7, 89-2, 89-4, 89-5, 90-3, 90-7, 91-6, 92-1, 92-4, 92-9)
Government Authority
(** Note: Use this actor type for authoritative government organizations. This is especially useful in situations in which a particular governmental body should be informed of something or has authority over a particular activity.)
(61-9, 65-9, 67-1, 76-3, 79-5, 88-2, 92-4, 92-6)
Political Office Holder
(88-2)
Political Candidate
(62-12)
Political Party
(62-12)
Legal Roles
Attorney
(90-3, 85-4, 89-4)
Law Firm
(89-4)
Plaintiff
(85-4)
Defendant
(85-4)
Court of Law or Arbitration Board
(63-6)
Commercial (Non-Government) Companies
Newspaper Company
(88-7)
Commercial Organization
(63-6, 91-6)
Public Roles
General Public
(79-2)
Public Action Committee
Community Leader
Charitable Organization

Objects:

Engineering Work Objects
Engineering Artifact
(** Note: Use this object type to indicate a product of engineering work or an object worked on by engineers.)
(61-9, 63-6, 64-10, 65-9, 71-4, 79-2, 85-6, 86-6, 87-3, 91-6, 92-1)
Engineering Project
(72-4, 76-5, 84-3, 86-5, 90-2, 90-3, 91-5, 92-9)
Design Work
(58-1, 67-1, 72-4, 89-4)
Construction Work
(88-7, 89-4)
Construction Supervision
(58-1)
Construction Permit
(76-3, 92-4)
Test Samples
(92-6)
Test
(61-9, 89-5)
Papers, Research, Articles and Technical Reports
Engineering Research
(75-11, 85-5)
Research References
(75-11)
Research Data
(85-5)
Technical Report
(64-10, 65-9, 88-7)
Evaluation Report
(69-10, 71-4)
Research Paper
(75-11, 85-5)
Published Article
(65-9, 84-1, 88-7)
An Engineering Magazine
(75-11)
A Newspaper
(65-9, 88-7)
Proposal
(91-5)
Design Document
Legal Employment Agreement
Letter
Personal Objects Belonging to an Engineer or Company
House
Real Estate
(88-1)
Investments
Facility or Site
(84-6, 88-1, 92-6)
Educational Objects
Technical Curriculum
(69-10)
Educational Seminar or Course
(87-5)
Names of Things
An Engineering Firms Name
(84-3)
Design Issues
Design Errors
(71-4)
Design Philosophy
(71-4)
Gifts and Contributions
Tangible Favor
(60-9-A, 60-9-B, 60-9-C, 87-5)
Time
Period of Time
(** Note: Use this object type to specify time in relation to an action or event, e.g., "4 weeks later than action/event 3")
Absolute Time
(** Note: Use this object type to specify time in absolute terms, e.g., "May 20, 1960")
(89-2)
Money
Cost of Work
(71-4)
Amount of Money
(** Note: Use this object type to specify an absolute dollar value.)
(60-9-A, 60-9-C, 88-2)
Range of Money
(** Note: Use this object type to specify a dollar range.)
(60-9-A, 60-9-B)
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