D. Week Four: Ethics

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Ethical Dilemmas:

Ethics are the standards of conduct of a particular profession or group. Examples of a few ethical standards include:

  • Journalists protect the identity of their sources and also avoid receiving money or other favors from those about whom they write.
  • Health care professionals maintain patient confidentiality and also report public health hazards to government authorities.
  • Mortgage lenders pledge to advise clients of all costs.
  • Career advisors strive to avoid imposing their personal values or biases on those whom they advise.

A dilemma is defined as a situation in which one must choose between difficult alternatives. In an ethical dilemma, choosing between alternatives is challenging because ethical standards may be in conflict. Either choice may uphold one ethical standard but, at the same time, violate another. There may not be a clear-cut way to choose between right and wrong.

Essay - Ethics

Discuss the following:

  1. Identify and write about the ethical standards in your current area of work or in your planned career. Some professional groups have their own written code of ethics. Many ethical standards of the business world have become law. You may wish to consult your supervisor or other manager to learn what standards of professional conduct you're expected to follow.

  2. Write about one of the following:

    a. Discuss a real ethical dilemma that actually has arisen at your workplace.

    b. Discuss a potential ethical dilemma that could arise in your workplace.

    When writing about either "a" or "b", explain the different ways that you could choose to handle the dilemma and still consider your behavior "ethical". State whether the situation you discuss is hypothetical or actual.

    What ethical standards are involved?

    How do they conflict?

    How did you/would you resolve the dilemma, and why?

 

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