Professional Ethics

Question 1

What do you have to do as part of a profession?(2)

What is your ‘code of conduct’ you follow in life shaped by?(4)

Answer 1

Work and act a certain way

Family, education, culture, religion

Question 2

What 5 traits are expected to have?

Answer 2

Values
Attitudes 
Beliefs 
Awareness 
Discipline

Question 3

What is the definition for personal ethics?

What how should a professional: work, behave, conduct and what should they not do?

Answer 3

Code of behaviour considered correct for a particular group, association or profession.

Work honestly and diligently with colleagues
Behave responsibly and fairly in a honest and straightforward with all people
Conduct themselves courteously at all times
Not undermine colleagues to gain personal advantage

Question 4

Ethical theories
What are they?
Reference
What are the four groups of theorists

Answer 4

Rules and principles that determine the right and wrong for any given situation
Crane and Matten 2004
Absolute and relative
Deontological and teleological

Question 5

Absolute value theorists
What do they believe?
What do they accept?
What are their though?

Answer 5

One set of moral rules that are always true
Each culture has its own truth
Some truths are international e.g. Murder lying

Question 6

Relative value theorists 
   What do they believe?
   So they don't believe?
   What do they accept?
   What does whether something is right depend on?

Answer 6

Many moral/ethical truths that evolve over time and differ from country
Don’t believe in one moral truth
Accept the need for evolution of moral codes
The conditions

Question 7

Deontological 
   What is it also known as?
   Who wrote the theory it's based on?
    What is right or wrong dependent on?
    What is it based on?

Answer 7

Non-consequentialist theory
Immanuel Kant
Motivation behind the actions not outcome
Ethics/morals

Question 8

What 3 tests must something to satisfy to be morally correct?
What does each mean?

Answer 8

Consistency, human dignity, universality
Should be able to be seen applied through the world
Actions should bare in mind the whole of society
Actions taken should be of net benefit to society. Would they be viewed as suitable by others?

Question 9

Teleological approach
What is it also known as?
What does whether something’s right or wrong depend on?
What are the two perspectives?
When is the action pursued?
What is the measurement of good or bad?

Answer 9

Consequentialist 
The outcome of actions
Egoist and utilitarian
Good outweighs bad 
Subjective