Présentation de l'éditeur
In the following pages the author has discussed some of the important relations of the engineer and architect in practical life, with which it seems essential that the technical man should become familiar before entering professional practice. Legal and contractual relations are but briefly discussed, as these subjects are fully treated in many valuable works to which it is intended that these notes shall serve simply as an introduction. The principles of personal and ethical relations, while discussed in somewhat greater detail, are but inadequately treated on account of the lack of space. The preparation of specifications is discussed in greater detail as less published matter is available on this subject. The young man who enters any vocation comes in contact with and is sometimes employed by men who disregard professional and business ethics and do many things which, while perhaps in entire conformity with law, are far from the ideals of ethical conduct. If a young man has given no thought to moral and ethical principles, he is apt to assume that such principles are cant and that unethical methods and actions are common to all those in business and professional life and are therefore essential to his personal success. He should therefore be advised and assured of the facts in the case: that the best and most successful men in every business and profession are those men of high ideals whose honesty and integrity are unquestioned and whose character and reputation are regarded as the greatest and most valuable of their possessions. The author has uniformly advocated the square deal in the relations of the engineer and architect with the contractor and with all others with whom they may have relations. He believes that honesty, integrity, and fairness afford the best possible basis for practical professional and business life and are not simply principles t
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