Is a confidentiality agreement with a client more important than the need to rep

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Is a confidentiality agreement with a client more important than the need to report a problem to the proper authorities? Which one of the following forms of advertising is ethical? A) Running a full-page ad in the Yellow Pages claiming you are a "Jack-of-AII-Trades" Engineer B) Printing and distributing wall calendars to clients and potential clients with pictures of major achievements of engineering, such as the space shuttle, Hoover Dam, and Brooklyn Bridge, including the name, address, and phone number of your company printed at the bottom of each page. C) Printing and distributing wall calendars to clients and potential clients with the name, address and phone number of your company printed at the bottom of each page. D) Running an ad in the Yellow Pages stating your engineering services are the cheapest yet the best. You serve on the board of XYZ Construction Company, which is planning a development in your town. The development has attracted criticism from citizens who called a meeting to organize opposition. You attended the meeting and spoke in favor of the development. Which one of the following options is most consistent with professional ethical principles? A) Speak in favor of the development without identifying your affiliation with XYZ, because your support is based solely on the merit of the project. B) Speak in favor of the development without identifying your affiliation with XYZ, because you have as much right as anyone in your town to voice your opinion. C) Speak in favor of the development and preface your statement by identifying yourself as an engineer whose opinion is supported by engineering analysis, but without identifying your affiliation with XYZ. D) Speak in favor of the development and preface your statement by identifying your affiliation with XYZ, also stating you are exercising your right as a citizen. Are engineers allowed to accept benefits from a client (token or large scale) while working on a project, in an effort to foster good will between the client and engineer?

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4. Confidentiality agreement is important but if things are going wrong and may lead to harm they must be reported.

5. Option C (reason: others might seem a way of showing off)

6. Option C

7. Yes, they might be a token of appreciation

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