Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
| Level of Achievement: 1 Below Expectations | Level of Achievement: 2 Meets Expectations | Level of Achievement: 3 Exceeds Expectations | |
| Has knowledge of professional standards of ethics | Is not aware of ethical standards in EECE such as IEEE or ACM guidelines | Is aware of professional standards. | Knows, respects, and abides by professional standards. |
| Demonstrates ethical behavior | Has been caught cheating or plagiarizing. | Recognizes when major ethical issues are present. Does not participate in unethical activity. | Regularly incorporates ethical considerations into discussions, decision making and behavior. |
| Maintains professional interaction with others | Shows little respect for others, is late or absent for classes and team meetings, and makes few contributions. | Participates in team efforts, does what is required. | Shows respect for others, has professional and competent demeanor, contributes significantly to team efforts. |
| Demonstrates objectivity | Has personally biased perspective of problems and issues, is unable to assess things objectively. | Is able to listen to other viewpoints and tries to maintain a fair and objective perspective. | Is able to analyze a problem objectively and pro-actively recognize individual/cultural biases in themselves or others. |