Ethics and Professional Responsibility for Land Surveyors (8 Hour CEU)
Become A Better Surveyor
This seminar will examine the role of ethics in today’s professional relationships as a Professional Land Surveyor. Three final exam attempts are allowed..
Ethics and Professional Responsibility for Land Surveyors! This 8-hour course approved for CEUs in all 50 states will help you become a better surveyor and a better person. It is taught by a surveyor and attorney, Dr. Tony Nettleman.
Testimonials
I've always considered myself an ethical person. But after taking this course, I felt like I was more equipped to deal with sticky situations.
John T.
Great course.
Katie M.
I never thought of setting my fees below market was unethical. Not your typical CEU course.
Jose S.
Syllabus
1 What is Ethics?
Learn the basics on improving your practice, and becoming a better surveyor.
- Download Surveyor's Ethics Manual
- Download the Slides
- Watch the Video
- Complete the Reading Assignment
- Take the Quiz
2 Responsible Charge
Better Understand What Your License Requires
- Download the Slides
- Watch the Video
- Complete the Reading Assignment
- Post the Responsible Charge statute of your home state here.
- Take the Quiz
3 The Decision Making Process
Learn how to make better decisions through systematic reasoning.
4 Surveying as a Profession
Learn to be a better professional
5 Fees
Make the money you've always wanted, ethically & professionally
6 Acts and Rules
- Download Slides
- Watch the Video
- Take the Quiz
- Post a link to the Acts and/or Rules of your home state here.
7 Surveyor Liability
Learn the liabilities that affect your everyday practices
8 Practical Exercises
Use everything you've learned to make better decisions!
- Sometimes making the "right" decision is easy. But other times, not so much. Use the decision-making methadology learning in the previous modules to answer these ethics hypotheticals. Be sure to find the issues, come up with a few possible solutions, and then tell us the best one
- Download Ethics Hypo #1
- Post Ethics Hypo #1
- Download Ethics Hypo #2
- Post Ethics Hypo #2
- Download Ethics Hypo #3
- Post Ethics Hypo #3
9 Final Exam
You must achieve a 80% or higher to pass the course. Three tries, only.
Facilitators
Dr. Tony Nettleman, PhD, RPLS, Esq
Dr. Tony Nettleman is a Land Surveying Engineer and Attorney that has been practicing for over 20 years. He holds a BS, MS and PhD in geomatics as well as a law degree. Tony has helped thousands of professional surveyors obtain and keep their licenses.