Professional Ethics
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Study Objectives:
To investigate the broad topic of professional ethics.
Study Logistics and Methodologies:
In an attempt to be fully comprehensive- we have decided to study a number of sub-topics under the broad heading of professional ethics. This paper will be separated into the following categories: psychology; statistics; management and accounting; law; journalism and medicine.
In each of the sub-categories, we will outline the various codes of ethics and briefly describe the more important rules of such codes. In certain cases, we may even discuss organizations that are established to ensure the ethical rules are enforced in the various professions.
ANALYTICAL TOOLS TO BE EMPLOYED:
We have used a number of different means to acquire the information presented in the analysis. The internet was a major source of our information and we also used texts related to the various professions. In addition to the above sources, through our own knowledge we were aware of certain ethical principles that were necessary.
Introduction
Ethics is a branch of philosophy that studies the difference between right and wrong. At some point in time everyone is faced with the difficult task of having to make an ethical decision. The decisions professionals make however are faced with great responsibility as the consequences of their actions impact not only the decision maker but also affects various stakeholders. The unethical decisions made by the CEO of one company not only affected his reputation but also had far reaching effects on the employees of the company and the shareholders who had invested large amounts of resources into the company. This incident illustrates the anarchy which can take place when professionals fail to abide by ethical codes of conduct. This paper is aimed at examining various professions and their respective codes of ethics. Some of the ethical issues involved in these various professions shall be highlighted and
Study Objectives:
To investigate the broad topic of professional ethics.
Study Logistics and Methodologies:
In an attempt to be fully comprehensive- we have decided to study a number of sub-topics under the broad heading of professional ethics. This paper will be separated into the following categories: psychology; statistics; management and accounting; law; journalism and medicine.
In each of the sub-categories, we will outline the various codes of ethics and briefly describe the more important rules of such codes. In certain cases, we may even discuss organizations that are established to ensure the ethical rules are enforced in the various professions.
ANALYTICAL TOOLS TO BE EMPLOYED:
We have used a number of different means to acquire the information presented in the analysis. The internet was a major source of our information and we also used texts related to the various professions. In addition to the above sources, through our own knowledge we were aware of certain ethical principles that were necessary.
Introduction
Ethics is a branch of philosophy that studies the difference between right and wrong. At some point in time everyone is faced with the difficult task of having to make an ethical decision. The decisions professionals make however are faced with great responsibility as the consequences of their actions impact not only the decision maker but also affects various stakeholders. The unethical decisions made by the CEO of one company not only affected his reputation but also had far reaching effects on the employees of the company and the shareholders who had invested large amounts of resources into the company. This incident illustrates the anarchy which can take place when professionals fail to abide by ethical codes of conduct. This paper is aimed at examining various professions and their respective codes of ethics. Some of the ethical issues involved in these various professions shall be highlighted and
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