Category 6: Ethics and Equity
6AProfessional Ethics
What this competency means
Apply professional code of ethics.
Example
Maintain confidentiality, disclose conflicts of interest.
How to demonstrate it
In your competency self-assessment, write a short Situation-Action-Result narrative showing how you personally demonstrated 6A professional ethics. Focus on what you did (60-70% of the narrative), not what your team did, and tie it to a real project.
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