Step 1: Contextual Framework Pass (Facts)

Extract roles, states, and resources from the facts section

Impaired Engineering
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Facts Section

Section Content:
Facts:
Engineer A owns a consulting engineering firm specializing in civil engineering and surveying services associated with land development.
Business has been very successful, so much so that Engineer A has taken steps to expand the business.
Among other things, Engineer A purchased land for a new office building, he retained an architect, and he retained Engineer B, his friend and a structural engineer consultant, to perform the structural design.
Construction drawings were completed, permits were issued, a contract was let, and the contractor began construction of the new office building – which included a basement.
However, early during the process of constructing the basement there was a significant structural failure.
While observing the failed system, Engineer A noticed what he believed was “odd” structural bracing and other questionable structural details.
To obtain a second opinion about the failure, Engineer A retained a well-respected structural engineer, Engineer R, to perform an independent review of the structural drawings and the failed basement structure.
Engineer R’s review revealed a surprising number of serious structural design errors, omissions, and faulty details, not only for the failed basement, but also for the portions of the structure that had not been built yet.
Engineer A retained Engineer R to completely redesign the structure.
As a professional courtesy, and because he considered Engineer B a personal friend, Engineer A met privately with Engineer B and confronted him with the faulty design, including Engineer R’s report.
At this meeting, Engineer B divulged he had suffered a stroke a few months prior.
Being the only licensed professional engineer in his firm, for financial and other reasons, Engineer B felt he could not afford to suspend work or close his office.
Rather, Engineer B’s wife took over management of the business, and Engineer B delegated practically all design work to Engineer Intern C, a graduate engineer employee with about two years’ experience.
The way they operated was, Engineer Intern C (who was fully aware of Engineer B’s impaired condition) would perform the structural design and develop the construction drawings, and Engineer B would sign and seal the drawings with little to no review.
Ultimately, this process led to the failure of Engineer A’s building.
Because of their long friendship and consideration of Engineer B’s impairment, Engineer A did not report Engineer B to the State Board.
Roles Extraction
LLM Prompt
DUAL ROLE EXTRACTION - Professional Roles Analysis EXISTING ROLE CLASSES IN ONTOLOGY: - Employer Relationship Role: Organizational relationship balancing loyalty and independence - Engineer Role: A professional role involving engineering practice and responsibilities - Participant Role: A role of an involved party or stakeholder that does not itself establish professional obligations ( - Professional Peer Role: Collegial relationship with mentoring and review obligations - Professional Role: A role within a profession that entails recognized ends/goals of practice (e.g., safeguarding public - ProfessionalRole: Ontology class for Role - Provider-Client Role: Service delivery relationship with duties of competence and care - Public Responsibility Role: Societal obligation that can override other professional duties - Role: A role that can be realized by processes involving professional duties and ethical obligations. This - Stakeholder Role: A participant role borne by stakeholders such as Clients, Employers, and the Public. Typically not t === TASK === From the following case text (facts section), extract information at TWO levels: LEVEL 1 - NEW ROLE CLASSES: Identify professional roles that appear to be NEW types not covered by existing classes above. Look for: - Specialized professional functions - Emerging role types in engineering/technology - Domain-specific professional positions - Roles with unique qualifications or responsibilities For each NEW role class, provide: - label: Clear professional role name - definition: Detailed description of role function and scope - distinguishing_features: What makes this role unique/different - professional_scope: Areas of responsibility and authority - typical_qualifications: Required education, licensing, experience - generated_obligations: What specific duties does this role create? - associated_virtues: What virtues/qualities are expected (integrity, competence, etc.)? - relationship_type: Provider-Client, Professional Peer, Employer, Public Responsibility - domain_context: Engineering/Medical/Legal/etc. - examples_from_case: How this role appears in the case text LEVEL 2 - ROLE INDIVIDUALS: Identify specific people mentioned who fulfill professional roles. For each person: - name: EXACT name or identifier as it appears in the text (e.g., "Engineer A", "Client B", "Dr. Smith") - role_classification: Which role class they fulfill (use existing classes when possible, or new class label if discovered) - attributes: Specific qualifications, experience, titles, licenses mentioned in the text - relationships: Employment, reporting, collaboration relationships explicitly stated - Each relationship should specify: type (employs, reports_to, collaborates_with, serves_client, etc.) and target (person/org name) - active_obligations: What specific duties is this person fulfilling in the case? - ethical_tensions: Any conflicts between role obligations and personal/other obligations? - case_involvement: How they participate in this case IMPORTANT: Use ONLY the actual names/identifiers found in the case text. DO NOT create realistic names or make up details not explicitly stated. CASE TEXT: Facts: Engineer A owns a consulting engineering firm specializing in civil engineering and surveying services associated with land development. Business has been very successful, so much so that Engineer A has taken steps to expand the business. Among other things, Engineer A purchased land for a new office building, he retained an architect, and he retained Engineer B, his friend and a structural engineer consultant, to perform the structural design. Construction drawings were completed, permits were issued, a contract was let, and the contractor began construction of the new office building – which included a basement. However, early during the process of constructing the basement there was a significant structural failure. While observing the failed system, Engineer A noticed what he believed was “odd” structural bracing and other questionable structural details. To obtain a second opinion about the failure, Engineer A retained a well-respected structural engineer, Engineer R, to perform an independent review of the structural drawings and the failed basement structure. Engineer R’s review revealed a surprising number of serious structural design errors, omissions, and faulty details, not only for the failed basement, but also for the portions of the structure that had not been built yet. Engineer A retained Engineer R to completely redesign the structure. As a professional courtesy, and because he considered Engineer B a personal friend, Engineer A met privately with Engineer B and confronted him with the faulty design, including Engineer R’s report. At this meeting, Engineer B divulged he had suffered a stroke a few months prior. Being the only licensed professional engineer in his firm, for financial and other reasons, Engineer B felt he could not afford to suspend work or close his office. Rather, Engineer B’s wife took over management of the business, and Engineer B delegated practically all design work to Engineer Intern C, a graduate engineer employee with about two years’ experience. The way they operated was, Engineer Intern C (who was fully aware of Engineer B’s impaired condition) would perform the structural design and develop the construction drawings, and Engineer B would sign and seal the drawings with little to no review. Ultimately, this process led to the failure of Engineer A’s building. Because of their long friendship and consideration of Engineer B’s impairment, Engineer A did not report Engineer B to the State Board. Respond with valid JSON in this format: { "new_role_classes": [ { "label": "Environmental Compliance Specialist", "definition": "Professional responsible for ensuring projects meet environmental regulations and standards", "distinguishing_features": ["Environmental regulation expertise", "Compliance assessment capabilities", "EPA standards knowledge"], "professional_scope": "Environmental impact assessment, regulatory compliance review, permit coordination", "typical_qualifications": ["Environmental engineering degree", "Regulatory compliance experience", "Knowledge of EPA standards"], "generated_obligations": ["Ensure regulatory compliance", "Report violations", "Maintain environmental standards"], "associated_virtues": ["Environmental stewardship", "Regulatory integrity", "Technical competence"], "relationship_type": "Provider-Client", "domain_context": "Engineering", "examples_from_case": ["Engineer A was retained to prepare environmental assessment", "specialist reviewed compliance requirements"] } ], "role_individuals": [ { "name": "Engineer A", "role_classification": "Environmental Compliance Specialist", "attributes": { "title": "Engineer", "license": "professional engineering license", "specialization": "environmental engineer", "experience": "several years of experience" }, "relationships": [ {"type": "retained_by", "target": "Client W"} ], "case_involvement": "Retained to prepare comprehensive report addressing organic compound characteristics" } ] }
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