Category: Code of Ethics

The Necessity Of Engineering Ethics

Ethics is the formal study of morality. Engineering ethics are the standards of an engineer. Engineering ethics helps to improve my decision making skills. It also helps to improve my public and private behavior when interacting with people. Codes of ethics teach me to put the safety, health and welfare of public at first and makes me a responsible engineer (casually, legally and morally). We know different code of ethics serves different purposes. These codes also allow an engineer to object the unsafe practices not just a matter of individual conscience but with the weight of entire profession. By violating these code of ethics an engineer may lose its license as well.

Engineering ethics also helps to deal with complexity of problems in projects that an engineer face while working in a firm. It also helps me to improve my special knowledge and intellectual skills on professional level. It also teaches me how to cooperate in a group especially when working on a project. It also helps me to boost my confidence. As an engineer in company code of ethics also teach me to avoid all the conflicts of interest because it seems to be unethical and due to perceived deception we may lose the trust of our client that we are dealing personally or professionally. These codes teach to avoid bribery in all its forms and also helps to appreciate the efforts of others. These codes also state as an engineer it is our duty to treat all persons fairly regardless of their race, cast etc.

After code of ethics there are several NSPE code of ethics that we learnt in this course as well. An engineer should not affix its signature to any plan or documents dealing with subject matter in which they lack competence and shall not accept finances from then one party at a time on the same project unless agreed by both parties. Working as an engineer in industry engineering ethics also teaches us to keep the information of their clients confidential and always prefer to the company in which they are currently working. An engineer should be loyal to his company and never reveal its secrets. By virtue of being a professional engineer it is also a duty of an engineer not to reveal the trade secrets of its former company/employ. Engineering ethics also helps me to enhance my ethical skills. It also teaches to avoid injuring other by false or malicious actions.

In the end engineering ethics helps us to remain positive and to think more deeply about the concerns. It also helps us to rebuild an ethical community. It is the core part of who we about to become in future. This whole course also teaches me to put the safety of others first, to think creatively in difficult situations, to deal with others when working in a group, talk to the clients confidentially, to ensure our design have the best possible impact in other person life and always benefits best interest in people.

Ethical And Legal Implications In Nursing

Introduction

This essay will depict ethical and legal issues involved in nursing, and each of the matters will be attributed to the provided case study to identify the ethical and legal steps that would have been taken during the scenario. The legal and federal boundaries are applicable in nursing under any circumstances. In addition to this, nurses should also act in an ethically manner to ensure the Standards of Practice, Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct. As, the medical practices and associated technologies are being updated rapidly, nurses need to take care of their decisions to prevent any risk of legal liability (Park et al., 2014). On the other hand, they should also be aware about ethical implications of their actions and inactions. Given case study involving a 70-year old patient, Mavis, it is necessary to determine the most effective actions according to the legal boundaries as well as ethically responsibilities.

Based on the provided case study, both ethical and legal limitations have been considered to assess the actions that are taken to handle Mavis. Each of the actions has also been evaluated with the help of legal or ethical standards, which are relevant to nursing, along with those that contradict it.

Ethical Issues

Situation and Possible Actions: When Mavis was attended after the second day of her operation, her conditions have worsened from the last night, and she was noticed, as she suffered from anxiousness, disorientation and confusion. She forced to go back home and think to start work, it reflected that she frustrated, which might be the effect of the drugs. In this situation, it was necessary to review her medication which was done by the in-charge nurse and was reported to the shift coordinator. When the nurse came back from reporting to the shift coordinator, Mavis left her bed and went to the visitor’s room. she not only opened up her gown, but also her dressing sponge was circulated from the surgical wound and faeces were smeared on it. Even, her IV cannula was opened up, and she was bleeding from there. Now, as Mavis was detected to be disoriented and confused and it was unethical to leave her unattended during the time (Cherry and Jacob, 2016). The nurse could have reported the shift coordinator by leaving someone to guard her or after providing the assurance to her before leaving the room. Moreover, as the nurse wanted to cover her and guide her to the bathroom for washing up, Mavis refused any form of assistance and even aggressively prevented the nurse from accompanying her in the bathroom. Under these circumstances, it would have been unethical to disregard her privacy and forcibly entering the bathroom even for washing her was inappropriate. However, faeces on the surgical wound can cause infection, it would also be unethical to let a delusional patient take care of herself. In this situation, it is necessary to call for additional help from other senior nurses or doctors for take care of the bleeding and wound contamination immediately.

Actions Taken: As, in-charge nurse left Mavis unattended and reported to the shift coordinator, it is considered as unethical to leave an elderly disoriented patient alone and in fact, led to further complications when the nurse returned. However, reviewing the medication and reporting it to the professional superior is part of the nursing practice and should be performed appropriately. This is a case of an ethical dilemma for the nurse as abiding by the nursing practices contradicted with the most profitable decision in that situation (Epstein and Turner, 2015). Mavis further started removing her clothes, it was responsibility for the nurse to handle the situation calmly by asking for extra help from the co-ordinators. Her hygiene needs to be maintained first to prevent further infection on the surgical wounds and the nurse should have to guide her in the bathroom. In fact, take care of the patient should have topmost priority of every nurse to prevent nosocomial infection. Despite the refusal of Mavis, the nurse wanted to accompany her in the bathroom without her consent, which was not considered ethical as per according to the age and mental condition of Mavis. So, it was necessary to provide assistance, but nurses should prioritize the goodwill of the patient over her own personal beliefs and decisions.

Implications: The actions, which was taken by the nurse needs to be evaluated based on the ethical guidelines and norms in nursing Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics and RN Standards of Practice as well as based on the need of the situation. As per Copeland (2020), the Code of Ethics for nurses consist of 9 provisions that help them to make necessary ethical decisions, when interacting with patients. The 3rd provision in the Code of Ethics states that the nurse should promote, advocate and protect the rights, health and safety of the patient. On the other hand, provision 4 states, that the nurse responsibility, accountability and authority to make decisions of nursing practices and provide optimal care to the patient (Copeland, 2020). Now, when it evaluated carefully and these two provisions are contradictory to the ethical principles of nursing, when it comes to making a decision for Mavis in the case study( Butts and Rich, 2019). The first of the six ethical decisions state that the patient’s autonomy and self-determination should be respected at all times. In the case of Mavis, despite struggling to go to the bathroom and wash up the wound herself, Mavis refused any form of assistance from the nurse. Now, in order to respect the autonomy of the patient, the nurse would have to consider risk of health and safety of the patient and nullify her own decision-making authority. This is indeed an ethical dilemma that nurses experience when it comes to treat patients. In addition to this, the second and third principles of ethics state beneficence and nonmaleficence for the patient, which represent doing good and avoid any harm that might occur to the patient. As, Mavis was contaminating her surgical wound with faeces and her insertion site of IV cannula was bleeding, the most appropriate ethical decision was to offer her assistance to wash up. However, Mavis’s refusal to accept any assistance needed to be granted to promote her autonomy over her own decision. On the brighter side, a special case could be made as Mavis was an elderly citizen and was genuinely disoriented and hence, incapable of making sound decisions. In contrary to this, when it comes to senior citizens, patient falls the 5th leading cause of death (Kangasniemi, Pakkanen, Korhonen, 2015) and Mavis clearly being old and delusional had chance to fall off in the bathroom and she had been left unattended during the wash-up. The nurse could take this into account and prioritize the nonmaleficence ethical principles over others and forcibly washed up her wound and put back the IV cannula to stop further bleeding while calling up superiors for help. The ethical principles of beneficence, least harm, respect for autonomy and justice can be explained with the help of ethical theories.

The Deontology ethical theory states the upholding of duties when it comes to other individuals or society and makes consistent decisions. As mentioned, respect for autonomy and justice should be maintained by a deontologist, even if it causes harm to the patient or is least beneficial (Paquette, Sommerfeldt and kent, 2015). On the other hand, Utilitarianism is based on the consequences of action, and the one that has the greatest beneficial outcome should be pursued. The autonomy of the patient can be violated by a utilitarian if the action would yield more benefit to the patient as compared to her own decision (Wagner and Dahnke,2015).

Legal Issues

Situation and Possible Actions: Along with the ethical actions, there are some legal limitations as well that nurses have to follow when taking care of their patients. Additionally, they are legally obliged to provide some essential services to the patient to ensure their well-being and safety. It is necessary to determine the legal issues and dilemmas, when dealing with elderly patient as in the case study. When Mavis was first assessed after her operation, her vital signs were all under the normal limit, although it altered slightly during the following day. The heart rate was elevated to 92bpm, and blood pressure has decreased to 105/70. Despite looking pale, her body temperature has increased to 38 C. Although, proper medications and IV infusion were given and her health deterioration could be implied legal steps, if it was found that the medications were not appropriate. After sometimes, Mavis became aggressive and she said to attending nurse go away, she clearly looking disoriented, confused and anxious. In such scenario, the possible actions to avoid any legal implication is to review the medication and check side effect of the drugs, which were given to her. Also identify the any factors which can contribute to establish this kind of behaviour.

Next, it is necessary to inform a professional superior about the patient’s condition like the doctor or shift coordinator as the involvement of a superior would prevent any legal actions that may arise in the future regarding the health condition of the patient. However, it should be kept in mind that under such circumstances, a patient cannot be left unattended and should be guarded by some healthcare professional at all times (Griffith and Tengnah,2017). Failure to do so might result in the patient harming herself and against the nursing policy, which might even lead to the termination of the attending nurse. When Mavis started removing her clothes, it is the legal responsibility of the nurse to maintain the integrity of the patient. Covering her up with some clothes or offering her privacy inside a confined room is the ideal way to do so. As for the smearing of faeces in the surgical wound and opening up of IV cannula resulting in bleeding, this could lead to harm of the patient and considered malpractice and negligence on the part of the nurse. For this reason, based on the reports in National Association of School Nurses (2016), taking immediate actions to wash up the wound and putting back the IV cannula is important to prevent any legal actions. As she refused any assistance from the nurse, forcing her to wash up would result in a violation of the autonomy of the patient, which again might face legal steps. Attempting to assist her in the process calmly is the only way to prevent the patient from any harm.

Actions Taken: The nurse left Mavis unattended to report the medication review to the shift coordinator. While her decision to inform a professional superior about the prescribed drugs was appropriate, leaving the patient unattended in such circumstances can have legal consequences. Moreover, closing the door of the visitor’s room to give privacy to Mavis when she removed her clothes was also an ideal decision and immediate assistance to wash up the wound off faecal matter and stop the bleeding would ensure safety and well-being of the patient which is again legally practised ( Cowen and Moorhead, 2014).

Implications: While sources of law can vary from constitution and legislation to administrative and common law, the nursing laws are included under the legislative laws, also known as statues. All the laws related to nursing are included in the Nurse Practice Acts. Under the Tort Law, there are several unintentional torts that can account for negligence, malpractice and even professional negligence (Kass and Rose, 2016). When it comes to malpractice, there are five elements that have legal implications. They are foreseeability, causation, duty, injury or harm and breach of duty. Intentional torts can include invasion of privacy and assault. As, stated in American Holistic Nurses Association, (2018) in order to avoid any such malpractice and negligence, client safety is the topmost priority, followed by application of the five rights that include dose, client, drug, route and time. While leaving the patient unattended was professional negligence, informing the shift coordinator was the causation, which is standard practice under the NPA. When Mavis was taking off her clothes, closing the door of the visitor’s room prevented intentional tort of invasion of privacy. Finally, offering assistance to wash up the wound is necessary to prevent any harm or injury to the patient who is also a malpractice scenario and is subject to legal implications.

Conclusion

As evident from the case study and analysis of ethical and legal boundaries, the nurse attending Mavis acted almost ideally to treat her apart from a few areas. However, based on the legal obligations and ethical practices, some of the most appropriate actions and inactions have been discussed in the essay that would have helped the patient even more.

Ethics In Organisations

Ethics can be defined as doing the right thing when no one is seeing or rather distinguishing between what is right or best and what is wrong or undesirable. It has more to do with one’s character and how you behave when carrying out something. It is not merely the consideration of what is good and best for oneself, but the consideration of what is good and well for others also.

Both ethics and law strive towards determining what is right in human interaction and society. The law does so through employing the power of the state to ensure that all abide by the stipulations of the law, ethics on the other hand does so through values such as the internal obligation like doing what is right opposed to the external pressure of the law. Ethical values include respect, transparency and fairness and adherence to ethical values ensures that stakeholders of the organisation get along well with one another. Integrity is very closely aligned to ethics (Reynolds, 2007). If diversity is managed in an appropriate way this could lead to high morality in the organisation, this would stay in line with ethics and people doing what is requested of them in the right way by combining different experiences, skills, knowledge etc (Rossouw & Van Vuuren, 2010).

Woolworths sells a variety of products such as clothing, food, homeware, cosmetics, devices, wine and accessories. We understand that Woolworths did not follow their own code of conduct given the fact that they used someone else’s product without acknowledging the person who invented it. Because of the current situation that took place in the organisation this therefore leads to employees thinking it’s okay to do unethical deeds.

Without a code of ethics, employees are more likely to make the wrong decisions or do the wrong things because they do not know what is right. A code of ethics is a proactive way of addressing unethical behaviour within an organization. It establishes an organizations values and sets boundaries for adhering to those values.

Sometimes people will see unethical things happening in the workplace but they won’t report it because they fear that they might lose their jobs or sometimes they don’t know how to report the situation especially in a situation where the one doing the unethical deed is the manager of the organization or a supervisor of a certain department

This means doing something because everyone else does it. In most cases the thing that everyone is doing is wrong, but it will seem like the right thing because everyone does it. Eg when everyone in an organization takes pads and pencils home for their siblings, a person who is not really familiar with the rules and regulations or who is new to the organization will see that as the right thing

This usually starts at the top, because the people at the lower level look up to those at the top level. Meaning it is the duty of the manager to set a good example for his/her employees. If the manager does something wrong, the employees will do the same thing thinking that it is right. Eg let’s say your boss goes home whenever he feels like, you as an employee will do the same thing because he/she did it and because your look up to them

Woolworths is committed to upholding human rights, not only with respect to their own employees, but also for workers in their supply chain and anywhere else. Therefore, their policy aims to communicate a cleat set of requirements for their workers/employees as well as their external workers such as suppliers in addition to work with them. This includes:

They provide a safe and hygienic work environment by offering safety training. The accommodation that they provide is clean, safe and meet the basic needs of the workers and lastly, they ensure that the equipment that the workers make use of are always safe to use.

They respect all their workers’ rights to breaks during work. They believe that no worker should work over 48 hours a week, if they want to, they may do it voluntary

They are very strict on this part of the policy and employer/employees are not allowed to engage in acts of bribery. Therefore, it is clear that the policy of Woolworths do promote safety as it protects their coporate reputation and trust in their brands by doing the right thing. It also improve working conditions for a workers in the working environments.

No, this is not the first time Woolworths acted unethically. According to an article in Times live, 7 years ago, a complaint was laid at the Advertising Standards Authority against Woolworths claiming that Woolworths has copied Kwazulu-Natal-based Frankie’s range of retro cool drinks (Njilo & Knowler, 2019).

Based on the article that we read online, Woolworths copied the design of Ubuntu baby carrier that was designed by Shannon McLaughlin. They ordered her stage 2 design and then they send the to China to make the same carrier with cheaper fabric and then they sold it at a lower price. The original price of the baby carrier was between R1300 and R1500. Woolies sold them for R450 (Knowler, 2019). Those made Ubuntu baba lose a lot of customers, because everyone went for the cheaper product as they thought that it was a bargain. Meanwhile they were selling cheap fabric and bad quality to their customers. There was no specific charge against Woolies, because Shannon couldn’t afford it, but there was a lot of social backlash against Woolies and Shannon just requested from the retailor to take accountability and admit to their actions.

Although these facts seem so unlike the operations of Woolworths we conclude that Woolworths indeed did act unethical. They were wrong by copying someone else’s exact product and selling it as their own at a lower cost without permission and acknowledging the owner of these designs and products. This was a very irresponsible act of them to even consider doing something they knew goes against theirs standards, morals and regulations.

The times live newspaper clearly states that Woolworths apologised in a statement on Wednesday 9 January, admitted clearly that they ‘copied’, acknowledging only there were ‘striking similarities’ between their Stage 1 and Stage 2 baby carriers and those of the same name made by Ubuntu Baba’s eight employees at a factory in Retreat. The retailer of Woolworths also admitted towards McLaughlin that this was not in line with their values and goes against the very clear policy and creative guidelines they have in place for their design process but they did not fully admit to copying the product and they are still denying purchasing the stage2 carrier even though McLaughlin has proof of the order and delivery. In other words one of the main reasons why they apologized was because of the pressure of social media that was placed upon them and because it had an impact on their customers. They did not really do it because they felt sorry about what they did but to save their reputation. It’s a business strategy part. Newspaper reference.

We recommend that Woolworths should better their strategic leadership behaviour and their way of dealing with ethical issues. It is very clear that they own an explicit ethics policy and ethical codes but it means nothing for a standardised organisation like themselves if they do not adhere to those codes and policies. They need to put in place or organise constant training on how to deal with an ethical dimension, how to handle situations that involves ethical choices. It would be very wise to expand their information system to focus on areas where ethics may come in handy. Making available support systems for ethical behaviour and allowing the strategic leader to identify ethical breaches so that effective action can be taken (providing more like a zero-tolerance platform). Their ideas and strategic choices should also be thoroughly thought through and thoroughly planned. When it comes to business they should know that they should be informed and doing research should be their best friend. We would also like to advise Woolworths to take full responsibility and accountability when they messed up rather than admitting while beating around the bush and do business better.

Critical Analysis of the Code of Ethics in Intel Company

Introduction:

Ethics is considered one of the branches of philosophy, it was created to defense, systemize, recommend the concepts that concerned with correct and wrong behavior. It attempts to find solutions to resolve some issues that are related to human morality, through differentiation between concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime. (Anscombe and Elizabeth, 1981).

Ethics has discipline applied in many specialized fields, such as engineering ethics, public service ethics, bioethics, business ethics, and most of important and influential companies. For example, ethics in Intel Company.

Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in California. It is the world’s second-largest and second highest valued semiconductor chip manufacturer based on revenue after being overtaken by Samsung Electronics (Intel, 2007) and is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers (PCs) (Fortune 500 Companies, 2018).

Intel is one of many companies that considered professional ethics are the basic of dealing with employees, consumers, other companies… etc. This report will clarify code of ethics and CSR (Corporate social responsibility) in Intel Company.

Code of Ethics:

The management department often has the responsibility of ethical codes, it does not to set up a specific moral hypothesis, but because they are considered as pragmatic necessities to control any organization under basic rules in a complex society in which moral concepts play an essential role. They have some differences than moral codes that used in education, culture, and religion of a whole society (Buonomo and Giampiero, 2000).

A code of ethics will start by selecting the significant values that are focused on the code and then will clarify a company’s obligation to its stakeholders. It also contains some details and instructions about the plans of the company to implement its values and vision. In addition, guidance to staff about ethical standards and how to achieve them.

Code of Ethics in Intel:

At Intel, all employees are committed to apply the Code of Conduct, and set expectations for Intel Corporation and its subsidiaries (all of them are called as ‘Intel’), also its members who are non-employee in the Board of Directors, regarding their Intel-related activities. The Code of Conduct must be applied to independent contractors, consultants, suppliers and others who have business with Intel.

If any employee is found to have violated Intel’s Code of conduct, he she will be subject to discipline or termination of work. If any of these laws are violated by any person, heshe will be punished in a civil or criminal way.

In addition, the Code of Conduct sets a standard for its employees in their working together, to create developed products, deliver them in the best possible way, and how to protect the value of ‘Intel’ in general through working with customers or suppliers. all members who work or deal with Intel must follow its business Conduct.

The Code affirms Intel’s five principles of conduct:

1. Intel Conducts Business with Honesty and Integrity.
2. Intel Follows the Letter and Spirit of the Law.
3. Intel Employees Treat Each Other Fairly.
4. Intel Employees Act in the Best Interests of Intel and Avoid Conflicts of Interest.
5. Intel Employees Protect the Company’s Assets and Reputation.

Intel Conducts Business with Honesty and Integrity:

One of the values that Intel sees as essential and must be applied and used in a business conduct is integrity and professionalism of a high standard. It puts this value into practice by:

Dealing with consumers and suppliers with full fairness and equal rights; working as a responsible employee, respecting human rights, understanding Intel’s impact on the world, and keeping financial records that contain accurate information to build trust and mutual respect between the company and the client or others.

Intel has strong relationships with its customers, potential customers, products, and services, this relationship was built through marketing with credibility and fairness. Also, accurately preparing financial records and totals in time is a clear reflection of the integrity of the company during its business activities. Intel requires its employees to prepare real reports in their records and it does not condone any record that contains false or fake information.

Intel Follows the Letter and Spirit of the Law

Intel is one of the most important international companies, and therefore it follows the same laws in many countries where it does business in. Intel employees are fully responsible to search and follow with all applicable laws and regulations.

In case of violation, any one of these laws and regulations will lead to serious consequences, whether for the company itself or the person who caused it. So, if you have any questions about one of these legal issues, go directly to Intel Legal.

Some of important and common legal topics that Intel encounters include antitrust, anti-corruption, environment, import-export, insider trading, intellectual property, privacy, and public communications.

Intel Employees Treat Each Other Fairly:

One of the core values in Intel’s conduct is respecting each other’s employees, working as a confident team of abilities. Intel seeks to support open communication among employees and works hard to protect employees from any harassment, unsafe behavior, and discrimination.

Intel provides ‘Open and Honest Communication’ because it believes in free thoughts, ideas, questions, and creativity. Also, it’s highly focused on making jobs equal and discarding discrimination. Intel also seeks to provide equal opportunities for all employees and applicants. It does not take any other considerations when choosing its employees, for example, race, sex, nationality, color, religion, etc. Intel depends on efficiency only.

Also, follow the safety guidelines and laws that apply on its business to ensure the protection of employees, consumers, and the community.

Intel Employees Act in the Best Interests of Intel and Avoid Conflicts of Interest:

Conflict of interest is the interference of personal or family interests of the employee with hisher ability to make a right business decision, for the benefit of the company ‘Intel’.

Intel always tries to prevent its employees from trying to put themselves in a position when their interests are different than its interests, and to avoid taking any decision that might entice them to put their personal needs before the general company’s interest.

Intel is fully aware that conflicts of interest may sometimes occur unintentionally and without any deliberate intent. In this case, Intel advises staff to inform the manager immediately before it gets worse with a comprehensive report of all the circumstances.

Intel Employees Protect the Company’s Assets and Reputation

Intel spends a lot of resources in order to develop and maintain the quality of its assets that are used in business. The company and the stuff have a responsibility to comply with all procedures in order to protect the value of Intel’s assets. These assets contain physical assets, information, Intel brands, and its good name and reputation.

Intel’s physical assets also mean facilities, equipment, and computer and communications systems. Thus, it follows applicable security and accurate use of procedures to protect the company’s physical assets from stealing, loss, damage, or misuse.

At the same time Intel appreciates employee privacy, it considered that the desk, cubicle, or using laptop or computer or telephone equipment are private or confidential, and when it works with private and confidential information, it will take the whole responsibility to save it from any illegal disclosure, changes, or loss.

Intel Corporation employs its corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy to support its business.

CSR in Intel:

According to (Carroll, A.B., Brown, J., Buchholtz, A., 2017), Corporate responsibility is essential to all companies because of the effects of stakeholders on business performance, there are some factors, such as customer conception and brand loyalty. In the case of Intel, corporate responsibilities are addressed by using a different initiatives or programs. Partially, the company accomplishes its corporate citizenship through the Intel Foundation. The Intel Foundation serves as the main body through which the company contact with some stakeholders and implements corporate social responsibility programs to satisfy stakeholders’ interests.

As a leading firm in the semiconductor industry, Intel needs to ensure the satisfaction of these interests. A positive relationship with stakeholders optimizes the company’s business performance by supporting brand awareness and customer loyalty. Intel responds to social and market factors to adjust its corporate social responsibility strategy to ensure the CSR strategy’s long-term effectiveness in supporting business performance.

Intel’s corporate social responsibility strategy prioritizes the main stakeholder groups of the business in the following manner:

Customers (Top Priority)- Investors- Employees- Suppliers- Communities (Miles, M. P., Munilla, L. S., & Darroch, J., 2006).

1. Customers. Intel’s CSR strategy afford the highest advantage to its customers. This stakeholder group is focused on the quality and price of the company’s products. Customers are important because they have influence on Intel’s revenues and profits. Thus, financial achievement.
2. Investors are significant stakeholders considered in Intel’s CSR strategy, because they effect the availability of capital for and the value of the semiconductor business. The main concern of these stakeholders is the growth and profitability of the company.
3. Employees. Intel Corporation values employees as a major stakeholder group in its corporate social responsibility strategy. Employees are important because they directly affect organizational performance, such as in terms of productivity.
4. Suppliers. Supply chain conditions determine Intel’s business capacity. Changes in suppliers’ productivity can significantly affect the company’s production capacity. Thus, Intel’s corporate social responsibility strategy must consider suppliers as a major stakeholder group.
5. Communities. Intel Corporation includes communities in its corporate social responsibility strategy. As stakeholders, communities are significant because they affect corporate image and consumer perception.

Conclusion:

Intel deals ethically with investors, employees, and customers based on the importance of defining the code of conduct that will be followed with everyone.

Because Intel is a global company, its laws do not accept change or flexibility in case of error or breaking those laws. In order to satisfy all stakeholders, Intel sets these laws clearly before dealing with them to ensure honest and firm relationships during its business activities.

Engineering Code of Ethics Vs Hippocratic Oath

Engaging in enterprises ethically is important to a company’s success in the market. Clients, providers and personnel will now not aid a corporation that is involved in fraudulent, dishonest or unethical practices. placing excessive requirements of integrity in business relations and promoting their adherence by using personnel will allow the corporation to advantage the self-belief and support of its customers and the general public at massive.

Ethics is the moral behavior that courses our movements; it motivates us in our private behavior and is relevant in a commercial enterprise placing as properly. Many corporations have set forth a hard and fast of suggestions called a ‘Code of Ethics’.

The Hippocratic Oath states and emphasizes from the “do no damage” in the direction of sufferers. The oath is a statement that all medical practitioners quote that they may offer, make contributions, and observe the protection systems in region to guard and decrease the danger posed by using adverse fitness situations. The oath also calls for the training medical doctor to protect the lives of most of the people, through sickness prevention. The Hippocratic Oath requires for a new specialist to swear by various Greek gods to maintain certain moral ethics. The oath is one of the earliest binding documents in history and is the original expression of scientific ethics in the Western world. In today’s world it is of principal significance because the oath has founded numerous notions of scientific ethics. A substantial amount of thoroughness and training is needed in order to provide the finest medical services for patients.

Engineering ethics is the field of system of moral values that applies to engineering. It studies and creates the duties required by engineers to society and their clients. The APETT strives to achieve a professional ethics system by addressing certain criteria such as responsibility, accountability, social mindedness, trustworthiness and incorruptibility.

The Code states that the engineer must be responsible. They need to always be conscious, that their first responsibility is to shield public safety, fitness and welfare. The engineer must be responsible and should present clearly to their client or employers the consequences to be expected if their professional judgment is over-ruled by non-technical authority in matters pertaining to work for which he/she is professional (APETT Code of Ethics).

The Code of Ethics states that he/she shall sign and/or seal only those plans specifications and reports actually prepared by them under their direct professional supervision. It also states that the engineer shall undertake only such work as he/she is competent to perform by virtue of his/her training and experience. This makes the engineer accountable for any calamities that may arise and encourages them to be vigilant and truthful towards their work.

The engineer should also be social-minded in their profession. They should conduct their selves towards other professional engineers with courtesy, fairness and good faith. The code also addresses the necessity of trustworthiness that the engineer must possess. This can be seen in numbers one, seven and eight of the code. The engineer owes certain duties to the public, to his/her employers, to other members of his/her profession and to himself/herself and shall act at all times with fidelity to public needs, fairness and loyalty to his/her associates, employers, clients, subordinates and employees, and devotion to high ideals of personal honor and professional integrity.

They shall act for his/her client or employer as a faithful agent or trustee and shall not disclose confidential information pertaining to the interests of his/her client or employers without their consent. The code also implies that engineers should not be liable to corruptibility, this can be seen in the code where it states, that they shall not be associated with enterprises conflicting with the public interest or backed by persons of questionable integrity, or who does not obey the basic principles of the Code. It also infers that they shall not accept payments for services rendered other than from his/her client or employer.

Both the Hippocratic Oath and the Engineering Code of Ethics have been used as the norm for professionals to ensure that their verdicts consider certain values and morals and that they conduct themselves ethically. Both the Hippocratic Oath and the Engineering Code of Ethics emphasize the importance of the skills and duties of personals with regards to the safety and health of people.

Importance of Ethics in Engineering

As an engineer, there are a variety of products you could be designing or manufacturing. Above all, though, an engineer’s job is focused around safety- safety of those making the product, as well as those using it. Depending on the type of engineering you are doing, the work can and will look different from say, a design engineer for a medical device vs. a civil engineer making a bridge. However, engineering ethics will be executed in both of these hypothetical roles to ensure everyone involveds’ safety. A good code of ethics is important within a company, and in a person because it displays they care about their work and the effects that their actions have on others. Defining a person or company’s set values is a way to show transparency and set a foundation for expectations that people can hold you accountable for.

In this class, we went over the ASME Code of Ethics, who’s 2nd criteria specified the importance of engineers only performing services “in their area of expertise”. I believe this is an important topic of engineering ethics because it is critical that a person be self-aware of their own abilities and weaknesses and have the ability to turn down a task or ask for assistance when they are not capable of providing high quality work in that area. If, for example, I was given a task that proved to be way out of the realm of my qualifications, I would be expected to react accordingly to prevent risking the safety of others.

In one’s career, I’m sure that everyone has made some sort of mistake at work. In engineering, workers are held to a high standard to deliver results in a safe manner, which can be especially intimidating to fess up when you’re responsible for a design flaw or inaccuracy in calculations. The basis of ethics is to be honest and with integrity, so it is expected that no matter the cost, engineers acknowledge their mistakes and provide solutions that don’t jeopardize the safety or integrity of the profession. Most companies have some sort of a quality department, or something similar, to ensure and enforce the standard of the engineers’ work and make sure that everything is up to a certain code. When issues and problems do arise, though, it is better that you catch and acknowledge your own mistake, rather than wait for someone else to identify the problem down the road.

Another main point of ethics in engineering is the ability to identify when someone else is making inappropriate choices. The first step is being able to recognize those situations when they come across them and having the ability to fulfill their ethical duty to report unprofessional behavior. The hardest part about this, though, is to know when to “draw the line” and know at what point, action needs to be taken. Usually, when the problem is related to the safety of a product, or those using it, the answer should be immediately.

Apart from solely engineering, ethics is important in every workplace and everyone’s’ day-to-day lives. Displaying poor judgement is especially off-putting to an employer or fellow colleagues who rely on you, as people tend to remember a person’s inability to make appropriate decisions. ME 300 taught that the best way to avoid making unethical decisions is to make a list of things they will never do, as a way to recognize when you’re heading towards making poor choices. In the workplace, it is essential to be open and honest with stakeholders and employees about the advancement of the company because people respect leaders who display transparency. A manager has a large influence on the culture that they set forth; For example, management that shows actions of poor judgement and malpractice is much more likely to be disrespected and stood up against. This completely defeats the purpose of those in authority because employees generally refuse to be directed by people they can’t trust.

I plan to adhere to the ASME Code of Ethics throughout my career, as it is an important basis for showing integrity to my profession. As an engineer, I will carefully think over my decisions and constantly question if my actions are affecting the safety of others. I recognize that an engineer’s judgement has to be very well-trusted to do the work expected of us. My ‘list’ of things I will never do contains actions like disclosing confidential information, discriminating against people in the workplace and disrespecting intellectual property of others. Avoiding unethical mistakes like these will overall help me to be an honorable profession and hopefully communicate to others that I can be seen as a role model.

Importance of Ethical Codes in Engineering

Engineering ethic is the set of rules and guidelines that engineers adhere as a moral obligation to their profession and to the world. It is closely related to subjects such as the philosophy of science, the philosophy of engineering, and the ethics of technology as a scholarly discipline. In definition, professional ethics are the accepted code of conducts or rules and regulations that govern a professional body. Engineering ethics are vital to the profession as they define what engineers should and should not do according to the moral of the society. Engineering ethics are rules and regulations that refers to the morals or the notion of wrong and right according to humanity. These ethics are mainly meant to protect the integrity of engineering work and therefore consider the interests of investors, public or stakeholders.

There are several issues involved with the misconduct of engineers and mostly are related to public. The usage of substandard material and equipment compromises people’s safety. Even though most engineering fields are closely related, some differences determine the competence of resultant professions. Engineering ethics must always be upheld since failure to comply to them can greatly compromise the quality of the service. For example, if we are a biomedical engineer that is working with an artificial kidney. We need to decide whether to test the artificial kidney on human or not when there is clinical trial phase. The consequences will be fatal, if the device fail but we could save thousands of people life if it is succeeding. We can use the steps of problem solving in engineering ethics to help us to make the best decision. The steps are state the problem, get the facts, identify and defend competing moral viewpoint, come up with a course of action and qualify the course of action.

I will have my own obligations and responsibilities to deal with such circumstances as based on the question that I am asked if we are under Abdul Rahman’s situation. Note that typically declarations of obligations define what actions are necessary or forbidden in reference to the consequences of the statute. But, sometimes phrases such as “engineers have a duty to ensure public safety in their work”, implying that engineers are legally obliged to ensure public safety but in defining what activities they will or cannot not. A legal duty is a constitutional provision that defines what kinds of acts are allowed, forbidden or necessary for legal purposes. If we think about a duty without defining its existence, we mean a moral obligation. The rational and forward-looking sense of obligation is the context in which it is one’s duty in any matter to produce or maintain a positive outcome. The theory is that one is tasked with achieving or sustaining this result, and required to have appropriate expertise and skills, as well as make a diligent effort.

Abdul Rahman is as engineer working in the quality control department at a computer chip plant. Abdul Rahman’s subordinate generally to identifies defective production rate in manufactured chips at a rate of 1 in 150, David who is Abdul Rahman’s superior, recently announced that defective chips are to be destroyed because it is more expensive to repair a defective chip than it is to make a new chip. Abdul Rahman proceeds based on David’s instructions. A few months later, David informs Abdul Rahman that his quality control staff is rejecting too many chips, which is influencing overall plant output and ultimately company profitability. David advises Abdul Rahman’s staff to allow a higher percentage of chips to pass through quality control. David notes that in the end, these issues can be best handled under the company’s warranty policy under which the company agrees to replace defective chips based upon customer complaints. Based on the situations, it seems like David was not trying to comply to the specifications of quality control. He was satisfying the work that did not fulfill the requirements of the engineering design and specifications as he mentioned that he wanted to allow a higher percentage of chips to pass through quality regardless of some defective chips.

According to Board of Engineers of Malaysia, Circular No.001, Code of Conduct of Registered Person, Section 2.2.1, it states that a registered professional engineer shall certify satisfactory completion of a piece of work only if he has control over the supervision of the construction or installation of that work, and only if he is satisfied that the construction or installation has fulfilled the requirements of the engineering design and specifications. Other than that, David was also trying to avoid taking liability and responsibility as he said that at the end, these issues will be best handled under company’s warranty policy under which the company agrees to replace defective chips base upon customer complaints. In Section 2.2.2, a registered professional engineer who takes over a piece of work shall assume all liability and responsibility for the works done prior to his taking over. So, David has violated the Code of conduct because he did not want to take responsibility on his incompliance. Abdul Rahman objected to David’s practice and refused to go along, and as a result he was transferred to another department and was replaced with incompetence new staff, Halid. Halid is a person that follow all David’s instruction without considering rules, regulations and specification. At Section 3.2.3, a registered graduate engineer shall bring to the attention of the engineer or employer at the earliest possible opportunity of any instance where the work or materials used are not in compliance with the specifications, drawings or conditions of contract. Halid violates the Code because he is incompetence and did not do anything regarding his superior David’s incompliance. He should have reported or bring to the attention of employer at the earliest possible opportunity of any instance where the work used are not in compliance with the specifications. The BEM code can at best distinguish between what is legal and what is not and may be regarded as the baseline or minimum level of ethics that ought to be maintained all the rules in the Code except two consist of clear cut ‘Dos and Don’ts’.

These rules concern what an engineer shall or shall not do in the course of his employment or private practice and are extremely clear cut. We can clearly see that codes of ethics state the moral responsibilities of engineers as seen by the profession and as represented by a professional society because they express the profession’s collective commitment to ethics. Codes are important in stressing engineer’s responsibilities and also the freedom to exercise them. The essential roles of codes of ethics are serving and protecting the public, providing guidance, offering inspiration, establishing shared standards, contributing to education, deterring wrongdoing and strengthening a profession’s image.

Essay on Law Enforcement Code of Ethics

The Core Principles of Law Enforcement Ethics

Law Enforcement Oath of Honor: On my honor, I will never betray my badge, my integrity, my character, or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions I will always uphold the Constitution, my community, and the agency I serve. -International Association of Chiefs of Police. 2008 The IACP code or other codes of ethics for law enforcement have at least four major themes. The principle of justice or fairness is the single most dominant theme in the law enforcement code more recently, the IACP has endorsed the Oath of Honor, which is shortened version of the Code of Ethics. The law enforcement code of ethics has four major themes: (1) fairness, (2) service, (3) importance of the law, and (4) personal conduct.

Four Pillars of Law Enforcement Ethics: Fairness, Service, Law Importance, and Personal Conduct

Let’s start with fairness, this is the single most important theme in the law enforcement code. Police officers must uphold the law regardless of the offender’s identity. They must not use their authority and power to take advantage either for personal profit or professional goals. Second is service, police officers exist to serve the community, and their role appropriately and essentially concerns this idea. Public service involves checking on the elderly, helping victims, and in the community serve as a model. Taking a broad approach to serving the community by helping deal with problems such as broken street lights and dilapidated buildings. Thirdly they uphold the importance of the law. Police are not just concerned with lawbreakers, but also their own behavior must be totally within the bounds set for them by the law. In investigations, capture, and collecting evidence, their conduct must conform to dictate the law. Lastly is personal conduct.

Police at all times must uphold a standard of behavior consistent with their public position. This involves a higher standard of behavior in their professional and personal lives than that expected from the general public. “Conduct unbecoming” is one of the most often cited discipline infractions and can include everything from committing a crime to having an affair or being drunk in public. The idea, of our justice system, is that it is fair and unbiased and through the application of due process arrives at the truth before finding guilt and assuming punishment. The reality is that the law is made by humans with errors and misconduct resulting in innocent people being convicted, incarcerated, and sometimes executed. Reasons for misconduct could range from being greedy, lazy, and ignorant may be a start to understanding why they do what they do.

Confronting Corruption: Challenges within Law Enforcement

Let’s take a look at some examples of corruption within law enforcement departments. (Note: A police officer is corrupt when he or she is acting under his or her official capacity and receives a benefit or something of value (other than their paychecks) for doing something or for refraining from doing something.) Have you ever heard of the novel Serpico, written by Peter Maas, and the movie starring Al Pacino, which were great successes? Serpico tells the true tale of an honest NYPD plainclothes officer, Frank Serpico, who roams the police department and city government in an attempt to report corruption in his division in the Bronx. Serpico tells his supervisors, his commanders, the chief of personnel, an assistant to the mayor, and the city’s department of investigation his tale, and nothing is done; corruption remains rampant. Finally, frustrated in his efforts, Serpico and a friend, Sergeant David Durk report their allegations to a reporter for the New York Times. This leads to the formation of the Knapp Commission and widespread changes in the NYPD’s policies and procedures initiated by Commissioner Patrick V. Murphy, who was appointed soon after all the allegations were made. Don’t be fooled, corruption is everywhere. It’s even closer than one might think.

My last example of corruption happened in 2005. After Hurricane Katrina, there were allegations that New Orleans police officers participated in the large-scale looting spree that overtook the city. New reports indicated officers were at the scene of some of the heaviest looting in the city and some witnesses stated that officers were taking items from the shelves of a Walmart. Though this allegation reportedly involved fewer than 20 officers, more than 200 officers abandoned the city during the hurricane and were fired or suspended. Additionally in 2011, a federal jury convicted five New Orleans police officers of various roles in gunning down civilians during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and then covering it up.

Five others pleaded guilty in what came to be called the Danziger Bridges Case. Corruption is not limited to the rank of police officers. In 2001, a city manager in Miami was charged with taking almost $70,000.00 from a youth anti-crime group while serving as police chief during the 1990s. He was on the charity’s board of directors for many years. He served a year in prison, was ordered to repay the money, and lost his police pension. Why is there so much corruption within police departments? According to Walker and Katz, there are several explanations for corruption.

1. Individual officers explain that the blame for corruption is placed on the “rotten apple” in the department. (This is the most convenient explanation for the agency, but not widely accepted because hiring has improved and because some departments seem to experience more corruption than others do.)
2. The nature of police work takes place with officers working alone or in pairs, and with or without supervision and the conditions of work often cause the officer to become cynical. Constant exposure to wrongdoing can lead the officer to believe that everyone is doing it.
3. The police organization flourishes in departments in which the organizational culture tolerates it and the departmental integrity and expectations of being disciplined for certain acts are low.
4. The police subculture’s emphasis on loyalty and group solidarity can lead to lying and cover-ups.

The effects of police corruption are evident within the community when citizens will not help the police if they do not trust the police. Citizens must feel that they will be treated fairly and with respect. Morale within the department will suffer from misconduct, as officers may feel they are “painted with the same wide brush”. Officers may find their work or personal lives made more difficult or complicated in an inappropriate manner due to an incident involving someone else. Just one or two incidents of corruption can ruin a department’s reputation and destroy the trust the community has in the department. It’s really easy to sit back and point out what’s wrong with our local enforcement. The problem comes in when we want to find a solution to the problem of corruption. Local police officers are just the bottom of the corruption ring. This ring runs all the way to judges and the juries. Really any and all things that deal with law enforcement.

Addressing Corruption and Ethical Dilemmas in Policing

To start with, I think it’s very easy for someone to cross the line when dealing with ethical issues. Policemen and other lower-level lawmen are paid very poorly, and as my grandparents used to say, you get what you pay for. Maybe instead of paying the judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and other high-ranking officials, they can pass some type of raise to our men and women in blue. If you really sit back and look at it, the lower-level law enforcement personnel are not paid much considering they are away from their families for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and all other important dates that may come up. I suppose what I am saying is give a man a break, you don’t want them to break the law by taking handouts or bribes, then pay them a little more.

Sweeten up the pot. See where I come from, everyone knows just about everyone. Living in such a small place allows everyone to see the effects of police corruption, and a lot of residents refuse to help the local police because about half of our force is corrupt or related to the accused. For example, the house across the street from mine is owned by an old man and his wife, whose child lives with them along with his girlfriend. Here a few weeks ago, I have seen the young man (Dakota) and his girlfriend who looked like they were used as a punching bag. (I suppose their back on drugs and got into some type of scuffle.) Now, understand both my husband and myself have reported the strange vehicles that go to the house across from ours.

Conclusion and Call for Community Engagement

The end ones like brand new Corvettes, Cadillacs, etc. We have advised our local enforcement (repeatedly) about how these vehicles pull up to the house, look around before exiting their still-running vehicles, walk up the front porch, ring the doorbell, the door opens, an arm comes out of the house, and then back in, then back out again handing the visitor something, then the visitor exits the porch, goes back to their vehicle and drives off. We have reported this suspicious activity, along with our neighbors, but nothing is ever done. Where does this information go? Is it falling on deaf ears? For the next week we will see a few extra patrols in our neighborhood, then poof they’re gone and the cycle starts over again. This pattern of ignorance has gone on far too long. Clearly, no one cares about this little town. Maybe our whole police department is corrupt or maybe the detectives are in on it. Who knows? I suppose it’s easy to turn the other cheek when it’s not your neighborhood (or town). I’ve also noticed some of our town’s officers, come from other surrounding towns. Maybe they’re corrupt, receiving payoffs and allowing drugs to run rapidly through that particular town, and when the Feds start looking into the town’s records, they run to the next town. What’s the remedy, going from town to town, sheriff’s department to sheriff’s department is not working for me. It’s time we as citizens stand up and voice our opinions. After all, our chief of police is voted in, let’s get him out. Then open an internal investigation, and dig deeper than what’s on the surface. The only solution to this problem is the public, after all, we vote them in and we can vote them out. Sometimes the solution is so clear but we just refuse to see it. You swore to protect and serve the community, where are you?

References

1. Dempsey, J. and Forst, L. (2014). An Introduction to Policing. Police Ethics and Police Deviance. Pages 226-258.
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Essay on Personal Code of Ethics

Code of Ethics

A personal code of ethics is a set of written principles that govern an individual’s behavior and decision when confronting ethical dilemmas. They are unique to each individual in accordance with their beliefs, morals, and values. Thus, individuals must adhere to their codes of ethics because it applies to both personal and professional lives. The purpose of my code of ethics is to guide me through difficult situations and ensure that I make the correct decisions during my professional development and various leadership roles. Overall, I will share a small autobiography, several ethical theories, and a list of actions I have either taken or wish to take in accordance with my goals.

Autobiography

In contrast to the way others perceive me, my perception of myself is somewhat different. Many of the closest relationships I have with people see me as a strong and courageous person. According to them, my decisions, way of approaching fearful events, and refusal to surrender demonstrate my strength and courage. Additionally, they view me as a sincere and intelligent person based on my love to learn, solve problems, research unanswered questions, and can understand a person’s true intentions based on their body language, tone of voice, and interaction with others. People also tend to view me as admirable and honorable due to the stubbornness, selflessness, loyalty, and justice I demonstrate to people whether or not I know them. Additionally, most people view me as an introverted person because I like to sit back, observe, analyze, and weigh my options for situations or conversations as opposed to answering right away. Ultimately, part of me believes that it is important how people perceive me to be because their opinions can help me become the person I wish to be. However, I also believe it does not matter because those same opinions can limit me to reach my full potential in life.

In correlation to what others perceive me, my perception of myself is similar with a few differences. For example, I agree that I do not easily surrender when faced with challenges because I am aware that when I accomplish the challenge, regardless of my success or failure, I am one step closer to becoming the person I desire to be. Additionally, I believe I am selfless and just towards people because even if I do not personally know them I intend to care about their safety. On the contrary, I do not consider myself intelligent but rather wise because I view the world differently than most people. Normally people are satisfied with basic knowledge and their roles in life. However, I prefer to have a deeper understanding of the material I learn and believe there is more to life than the basic routine everyone is enslaved to in life. Thus, I only hope people find their purpose in life before it is too late. Overall, I view myself to be stubborn, courageous, wise, justice, and selfless.

In relation to both perspectives, I have a few ethical beliefs that define my decision-making process. Firstly, I believe it is important to have personal and professional integrity and loyalty to both oneself and others. Secondly, I believe people must have the courage to be able to face challenges and their fears to extend their limitations and reach their full potential in life. Thirdly, I believe one should selflessly defend and protect others who are unable to do so for themselves, whether that means advocating for the underrepresented or physically protecting them from danger. Fourthly, I believe the world and many situations are gray instead of black and white (or right and wrong); thus, people should be open-minded since anything is possible and there is never one right answer. Lastly, I believe in justice and equality because everyone should have the same opportunities in life no matter who they are based on age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, or nationality.

Ethical Theories

One of the ethical theories that are critical to my code of ethics is a mixture of both ends-based and care-based thinking. The ends-based theory holds that an action is right if it tends to promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Additionally, it is theorized as consequentialism or teleological philosophy since the focus is on the results rather than motivation. As a result, the purpose of ends-based theory is for the betterment of society as a whole. On the other hand, case-based thinking partakes in the criterion of reversibility. According to that concept, one should test the morality of an action by putting themselves in the other person’s place by reversing the situation. Thus, encouraging us to promote the interests of others instead of setting limits on our actions. The purpose of this theory is to empathize with others and consider their needs. My ethics code is based on both of these theories because I believe that it is important to help and care for the maximum number of people. Ultimately, I believe the best way for a leader to grow is to help others regardless of the consequences.

The second ethical theory that is an important part of my code of ethics, is the dilemma paradigm. Based on the dilemma paradigms, I have the ability to analyze a situation with two equally valid answers and decide which path to take based on my values and goals. When analyzing the individual v. community paradigm my values tend to lean more toward community than individuals because I desire to help society rather than individuals such as myself for the greatest good. Moreover, when it comes to short-term v. long-term, I usually lean towards the longer term, because I believe it is important to think about how one’s decisions and actions affect the future. Additionally, when examining truth v. loyalty, I lean a bit more toward loyalty because from my perspective it is far more important to remain devoted and faithful than to stay truthful. Regarding the fact that I have witnessed both sides of the paradigm and have seen the negative consequences of telling the truth, which resulted in jeopardizing several lives. Overall, it is difficult to find truehearted people because even if they always tell the truth they may not always want the best for you and may limit your potential in life.

I will…

In reference to the frameworks that I discussed above and others that we discussed in class, I have generated a list of statements that contains actions I already take in my daily life, or actions that I want to act upon, but do not yet do so, or not as much as I should. By acting upon the following statement, I should be able to create and reach my goals, as they will help me become the leader I desire to be in the future.

I will never change who I am for others as I stay true to myself by defending my morals and values even when they are disfavored. I think that this statement is important for a couple of reasons. Firstly, every person is unique in their own way, this makes the world more interesting based on all beliefs and perspectives. Secondly, if people do not appreciate others for their uniqueness then they do not have the capacity to create positive change in the world because in order to change the environment they must be flexible, open-minded, and most of all creative. For those reasons, I learned that every person is as unique as their fingerprint and due to that uniqueness we all have an important role in life. Ultimately, one should never change their originality for the sake of others because no one can be the person they were meant to be.

I will find the courage to do what is right, by adhering to the higher standard of personal conduct, leading by example, and making difficult decisions under stress and pressure. This statement is important to follow because people tend to get what they give. Giving value to those in need will help them and will often inspire them to help others in return. Additionally, doing the right thing is how one becomes the person one wants to be in the future. In the result of bringing the right people into their life to succeed in their goals and potential. Also, many individuals who have had the courage to do the right things have been highly rewarded in life. As a result, having the courage to do what is right is not always easy but it is the first step to becoming selfless and changing the world for the better.

I will never surrender nor allow despair to conquer my life; for my purpose in life is not to live in luxury but to positively transform the lives of others. I have experienced many difficulties in life that I do not wish upon others, whether it was a lack of food, health, economics, or shelter. Additionally, I have witnessed and have a firm understanding of human violence, abuse, and negligence. Based on that knowledge my greatest desire in life is to help those individuals find the light in the darkness. I have experienced the fear, humiliation, and isolation of these unfortunate situations, but I have also learned that by trusting a person all those problems can be solved. That is why I wish to become a person that positively transforms the lives of others. Thus, I will never surrender to help those in need even if it means my sacrifice.

I will accept neither betrayal nor corruption from those around me as power and wealth means nothing to me unlike the happiness, security, or peace in people’s lives. Similarly, to my third statement, I have seen how both betrayal and corruption have destroyed many lives, including materially, financially, and even physically. That is why I quickly realized that I could not trust people for two reasons: 1) I do not know them, or 2) I know them and their true intentions. Additionally, I learned that trust is difficult to earn, easy to lose, and impossible to restore once lost. Especially, if it was to gain power, wealth, or some type of material because this says how little they value you. Ultimately, loyalty and trust are important values for leaders to have and give in life because they will allow leaders to reach their full potential.

I will be open-minded to all situations as it does not matter whether one is right or wrong but rather to understand the circumstance and have the ability to lead through them. Being open-minded can help me gain greater insight into new ideas and topics. Additionally, it allows me to create a more flexible and adaptable personality, which can help me become more reliable and reasonable in any career setting. Being open-minded, also means there is no unnecessary judgment and needless strife, but rather giving me an opportunity to build stronger and long-lasting relationships with those around me. Lastly, being open-minded could also help me become more humble, selfless, empathetic, and intelligent by opening my mind to the possibilities in life. Overall, having an open mind can help me reach my goal to become the leader that I want to be.

Conclusion

In summary, as a leader, I will use my code of ethics to ensure I make the correct decisions during difficult situations and during my professional growth. Additionally, I learned that my perception of myself differs from how others perceive me. Even though I see the importance of how people perceive me, I believe that those same individuals can do more harm than good to my potential. Furthermore, a few ethical beliefs I currently define in my decision-making process are to have personal and professional integrity, loyalty, courage, selflessness, justice, and equality. In correlation to that, two of my ethical theories that are critical to my code of ethics are the dilemma paradigm and a mixture of both ends-based and care-based thinking. Aside from that, this course has helped me define, and find the importance of developing my personal code of ethics, which I will use when making decisions in difficult dilemmas. Ultimately, it will be interesting to see how my code of ethics and I change over time as I continue to develop into the leader I dream to become.

My Ethics My Codes of Life: Reflective Essay

Introduction

Ethics according to me “are the golden rules of practice that direct an individual’s behavior and conduct in a professional setting. In this assignment, I elucidate ethical codes in line with my profession and self; by being in the Concurrent disorders program as a student and novice in this field. Codes 1 to 4 summarize ethical codes linked to work and Codes 5 and 6 are pertaining to the Personal code of ethics.

Code 1

Point: I will be honest in all practices with my clientele population

Expansion: As a student/intern/trainee of the Concurrent Disorders Program, I will demonstrate credibility, honor, and truthfulness to the clients I deal with at the placement. I will not misuse any resources available to me for my own benefit and I will also not concoct fake facts or divulge information to the public or to the Individuals I deal with.

Code 2

Point: I shall strive to promote the development and growth of my client

Expansion: I will strive to promote the overall development and growth of my clients by ensuring they receive appropriate care, welfare, and services in a timely manner. I will not devalue or demean my client’s deficiencies.

Code 3

Point: I value and respect confidentiality in the matters I deal with

Expansion: As a learner and beginner in this field I will maintain and uphold confidentiality in the sensitive matters I deal with including client reports, personal information, and my organization’s professional confidential plans and practices. I will not disclose any confidential information unless asked by law or related authorized governing bodies. I will also not break confidentiality without my client’s consent.

Code 4

Point: I shall always keep my knowledge and skills updated for the welfare of my clients and for the contribution to this field

Expansion: I will always keep my learning trail updated and embark on finding new pathways to educate myself and enhance my knowledge in the field; so that my clients and organization can benefit most from my knowledge and skills.

Code 5

Point: I shall not engage in personal relationships

Expansion: Being a student and novice in the field I will uphold the qualities of being professional and will try to communicate and act by being respectful of the client’s privacy and personal life. I will not attempt to break the professional boundary at any cost with my clients, colleagues, agencies, and other related individuals I deal with and communicate with.

Code 6

Point: I will not discriminate against any individual I associate with

Expansion: I value and respect every individual’s personal and professional identity. I will not discriminate against anyone based on their color, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, or any background and status in society. I will be non-judgmental in my attitude and behavior.

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