Professionalism Flashcards
What distinguishes a professional organisation from a normal ‘trade body’?
Agreed body of knowledge, barriers to entry, a code of ethics, promoting the public interest, mutual recognition from other professionals
What are the major differences between the RIBA and the ARB?
RIBA - A membership organisation, governed by bye-laws, scope defined, method of payment or amount
ARB - A statutory body, powers come from Architects Act 1997, protects title and the customer
What are the main requirements for a professional services contract?
ARB standard 4.4: in writing, parties stated, scope defined, method of payment or amount termination. dispute resolution and complaints procedure
How does the RIBA require an architect to maintain his/ her competence?
Mandatory CPD: reference to CPD curriculum. H&S in particular and 35 hours minimum
What actions should you take if you consider that you have a conflict of interest?
Declare potential conflict, either withdraw or obtain agreement from parties
What is an Architect’s responsibility with regard to honest promotion of services as per the ARB Code of Practice? Identify 3.
- The architect should not take on work if they don’t have the necessary skills or resources to fulfil the requirements of the project
- An individual should not claim to be an Architect if they are not registered with the ARB
- An architect should not lay claim to work they did not carry out/ is the copyright of others
List a minimum of five items which should be included within a Letter of Agreement
- Parties to the agreement
- named Employer and named Consultant/Architect-Fees-Scope of services
- Dispute resolution-Program/timeline in which the work will be carried out
- An introduction to the RIBA work stages
- Inform the client of all necessary Insurances that need to be in place on their part, and those of the architect
Give two reasons why an architect can be struck off the ARB register
- For carrying out architectural services without a contract in place
- For not having appropriate insurance in place
The RIBA Code of Professional Conduct has three Principles. Name them.
Integrity
Competence
Relationships
What legislation (other than ARB/RIBA professional codes of conduct) does a formal appointment have to comply with?
Unfair Contract Terms Act
Employment Right Act
What is the basic tool used for recording the amount of time individuals spend on each commission? Describe its benefits.
The tool is Timesheets. It provides a productivity factor for each employee, informs the calculation for charge-out rates, and allows for a practice to be aware of resources for each project.
ARB. The Architects Code, Standard 2 requires you to maintain competence. Give your understanding of this clause and how do you comply with this requirement and how much time do you have to spend in achieving this?
Competence is when you have expertise through acquiring skill, knowledge and understand their application in services to clients and society. You comply by to the ARB Standard by being competent when carrying out the professional task you undertake, supervise others undertaking that work, and your responsibilities. To remain competent you are expected to keep your knowledge and skills relevant and up to date. One way of achieving this is through Continuous Professional Development (CPD), where RIBA requires 35 hours per year.
Is membership of the RIBA mandatory to enable you to call yourself a Chartered Architect’?
How is an architect who is not a member of the RIBA described?
Yes
For a person to be called an ‘Architect’ they must be registered under ARB
What is an Architect’s responsibility with regard to honest promotion of services as per the ARB Code of Practice? Identify 3.
An architect must honestly promote services;
- Provide services honestly–have the required knowledge to take on a job
- Honest business –competent financial management of business
- Make clear to the ARB if you find another ‘architect’ not following the standard
List a minimum of five items which should be included within a Letter of Agreement.
Under the ARB Standard Code of Conduction Standard 4.4 a written agreement should include the following:
- Parties involved
- Scope of Services
- Fee(payment)
- Responsibility–who does what?
- Dispute Resolution
- Complaint’s Handling Procedure
- Insurance Arrangement
- Termination
- ARB registration and standards of code