...Personal Ethical Statement By being in the Air Force, I lived by our core values of "Integrity, Service before Self, and Excellent in all we do" (1997 ). I thought that by living my life to those standards was all that I need it to make good decisions. I was very surprised with the results of the ethical lens exercise. By doing the ethical lens exercise, I was able to know my preferred ethical lens, blind spots, strengths and weaknesses. According to the ethical lens inventory, my preferred ethical lens is the Rights/Responsibilities Lens. This lens identifies individual duties as well as their rights. The Rights/Responsibilities Lens looks at the reason for acting towards a situation and how clearly my duties can be defined(University of Phoenix, 2012). With the example Mark with the computer plagiarism, I felt that making sure that Mark is treated with respect and dignity was the most important action. Mark should have had the opportunity to explain what had occurred with allegation of plagiarism. Once completing the Rights/Responsibilities Lens section, I discovered that it was my responsibility to report the suspicion to the professor first. The Rights/Responsibilities lens makes an individual aware of their personal responsibilities and you have to think with your brain more than your heart. One of the blind spots that I have is that I tend to only look at ethical issues with only one lens, the Rights/Responsibilities Lens. I was not aware of the other...
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...Sheana McMichael Gen/200 John Carroll January 16, 2014 Personal Ethical Statement Preferred Ethical Lens My preferred lens is Rights - Responsibility and Results Lens. I use my reasoning skills (rationality) and my intuition (sensibility) to help me with each and every situation I may face in life to fulfill my duties while achieving the greatest possible outcome for each individual (autonomy). Blind Spot My Blind spot: Belief that motive justifies method or your own good is good enough. Sometimes when others depend on me, I fail to be accountable when I exercise my free will. When my own needs are satisfied I can become complacent, leaving problems unresolved issues. When I become complacent, everyone else is left to fend for themselves. When I am focused on my good motive, unintentionally harm may cause people to be upset and feel pain because I may not see the problems with my method. Strengths and Weaknesses My Gift: Self-Knowledge and Free will. My gift to the community is balancing responsibility with entrepreneurship. I strongly value autonomy. I am also fiercely self-reliant and accountable – and expect the same of others. I temper doing your duty with noticing what is required for me and others to be happy, and thus avoid both rigidly following your duty and seeking the next fleeting dream. My Risk: Being autocratic or reducing decisions to cost-benefit analysis. Without self-knowledge, I run the risk of becoming autocratic, of requiring everyone...
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...Personal Ethical Statement A very famous philosopher is known for saying “I know that I know nothing.” Reading this quotation makes the reader analyze his or her day-to-day life, actions, and reactions. Socrates, a person who is considered to be one of the wisest people that have ever been among us, was a Greek philosopher who lived between the years of 469-399 BC. Socrates is unique and well-known for few main highlights in his life, but more than anything else he is known for acquiring the courage to question the human being ethics (Brooks, 2012). I strongly believe that this approach of knowing that I know nothing has helped shape my personal ethic level and integrity. I have different memories, lessons, and stories from my childhood, but recently I find myself thinking about the final stage of what one calls the typical Israeli childhood. My preferred ethical lens is the Reputation Lens. This lens and its values, among others, are about prioritizing the community. I understood a few years ago in the Army that protecting individual rights and the well-being of the community goes hand-in-hand. Unfortunately, by the age of 18 the Israeli youngster gives his or herself to the army and completely devotes this...
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...After completing the “Ethical Lens Inventory” I have found that I do not have a preferred lens. It told me that I am able to move between each lens and be able to use the correct tools in order obtain the best situation that is needed. I can really understand this result because I tend to be a person that can reason with almost anyone and I am big on equality for everyone no matter who they are. I also tend to be the person that many people go to when they are stuck in a situation and don’t know the best route to get them out of it. The results from the inventory state that I do not have a blind spot. If I understand this result correctly I would have to agree because when working in a group, being in a situation, or when being asked for advice I am able to keep an open mind and I am able to look at each person’s perspective without any prejudice. As far as strengths go, with the regards of this inventory, I have mentioned some of them already in the previous paragraphs such as equality and being able to keep an open mind so that I can understand each person’s perspective. I also have the strength to come up with solutions that not only appeals to one person, but that also appeals to everyone that is a part of the situation or the whole group. This can also be looked at as a weakness also. According to the results it says that a downside to “able to see everyone else’s perspective is that you can lose track of your own”. This is something that will definitely help me...
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...• During the flood following Hurricane Katrina, I was ordered to patrol a section of the downtown area in order to prevent looting. The water is waist high in some places, and sections of blocks are, many places are inundated with floodwater. While passing by a shop I noticed the plate-glass window had been busted out and inside were dozens of people leaving the shop with handfuls of clothing in their arms. The stolen items that the individuals are carrying out will be written off and covered by the insurance company. • I as an officer have a duty to the community and the citizens to protect the area from crime; as Beccaria stated the context of the crime is not important. I have an ethical obligation to be honest and report the crime of looting...
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...prescribed and regulated by the management accountant's personal code of ethics, the code of ethics of the employer, societal norms, and the law. In addition members of the Society are regulated by the Society's code of ethics. As more organizations adopt codes of ethics, management accountants will increasingly be asked to design systems to control, evaluate, interpret or apply ethical judgement. The following develops the basis for forming ethical judgements. The management accountant fulfils four broad roles concerning ethics: 1. to ensure that management has developed and installed a comprehensive and internally controlled code of ethics. 2. to verify that the code of ethics and its controls are comprehensive and that everyone in the organization understands and complies with it. 3. to report to management any deviation from the code of ethics and its control systems. The Board of Directors may ultimately have to address any failures in the code or its controls. 4. to act in accordance with the code of ethics in making personal decisions. What are Ethics and Morals? Ethics are the rules people use to define and regulate moral behaviour. Morals distinguish right from wrong. Descriptive ethics are codes of ethics as actually practiced. Descriptive ethics provide no value judgements. Normative ethics, or moral reasoning, develops statements about whether a practiced ethical system is good or bad and suggests how ethical dilemmas, which are conflicts between individual systems...
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...Personal Ethical Statement T. Thorn GEN 200 August 21, 2013 Holliday Personal Ethical Statement This essay will illustrate my personal ethical statement. It will describe what I learned from the ethical lens inventory activity. How personal ethics is define in my life. How I would react to a situation with my personal ethics. The ethical lens inventory identified my preferred lens to be the rights and responsibility and relationship. This lens is the one that uses rational thinking, independence by following the rules and the same treatment no favoritism. My blind spot in this lens is I have a habit of trying to fix and control everything even when it is unnecessary. My strengths are that I believe that everyone should be treated fairly, able to problem solve for fairness and loyal. My weaknesses are I can be a judgmental, over ambitious, guilty if I can’t fix the situation and bossy. My values and behavior tend to conflict causing a personal confusion. (Ethic Game, 2013) I researched the definition of personal ethic is basic principles and values govern interactions among individuals. (Business Dictionary, 2013) My definition of personal ethics is my value and beliefs that help me decide my actions in moral situations. When particular situations occur I have the ability to make sound and fair decisions. If I feel that my point is correct that I will fight for my opinion or to get my point across. My overall definition is to give everyone a chance, consider all...
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...analysis will be achieved by defining deontological ethics and Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative. A review of the Adelphia Communications Scandal will be conducted with a general assessment of what ethical issues were present based on deontological ethics and Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative. The Adelphia Communications Scandal The Adelphia Communications Corporation was the sixth largest provider of cable services in the United States prior to filing bankruptcy in 2002 due to a major accounting scandal. Adelphia’s management intentionally misled investors by falsifying financial statements to give the appearance the organization was financially solid and performing well above normal, by excluding billions of dollars of debt from financial statements. The auditors fail to find any fraudulent action in the financial statements. John Rigas was the original founder of the corporation and later joined with his brother and sons. The Adelphia Communications Corporation (investors) provided over $2.3 billion worth of personal loans to the Rigas family. The Rigas family received assets via fund transfers from the Adelphia Communications Corporation through journal entries to purchase extravagant homes, land for an exclusive golf course and personal purchases. After the firm declared bankruptcy in 2002, John Rigas and his son Timothy Rigas were charged with conspiracy, bank fraud, and securities fraud. John received a fifteen year sentence and Timothy...
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... The assumption articulates ethical perception and technique. How ethical conduct can evaluate ethical conduct except through measurable results is not easily understood. If the results cannot be accurately measured, then confident objectivity that the fundamental moral construct even exists or is of any penalty to ordinary people. The Role of Personal Ethics in Psychology Ethical guiding principles shift focus as of late from personal character to organizational ethics. The major focal point of this change is, “…the misuse of power and discretion by individuals performing organizational roles” (Ethics Awareness Inventory, 2006, Introduction). The client-patient association in psychological therapy and clinical practice is the creation of ethical guidelines with the possibility for abuse of control and lack of attention to discretion. The results-centered approach to psychology would dictate the actions of the clinician must be in line with the declared principled rules of the practitioners. Also, ethical perspective recommends that ethical guidelines that support the practice of psychology should seek the greater good for the greatest sector of humanity. Affect of Ethics Application of Psychological Principles to Personal, Spiritual, Social, and Organizational Issues The inventory begins with a quick introduction about the process, applicability, and purpose of the measure (Ethics Awareness Inventory, 2006). It is made clear that ethical decision making is comprised...
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...provides the employees with the standards of behavior. Code of conduct is very similar to the policies in the business and provides expectations, as well as inform the employees of what the disciplinary actions are if they are not abiding by the conduct of conduct, which is important because all business should provide the employees with the ethical standards and disciplinary actions that are used when not abiding by the code of ethics (Sheahan, 1999-2013). Employees would not know what they are expected to do or how they are expected to act, if they were not provided with the guidelines of the code of ethics. A personal mission statement is a statement that tells others who you are and the way you live your life. It gives an individual a sense of purpose and clarity. Personal code conduct consists of guidelines and rules that you establish for yourself, which will guide you in making the right decisions and to help you have a positive behavior. A professional code of conduct consists of rules, regulations, and guidelines that are provided in a business to ensure that employees are ethical and acting in an ethical manner. Personal Mission Statement I feel that the world is what you make of it and it I want to be something I have to work hard to get where I need or want to be in life. I am committed to being the best that I can be for myself and my family. To make my vision reality, I will take on all that life brings be and do whatever I...
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...This essay will discuss the following main statement; the adoption of a proposed new look Code of Ethics, based on the international Federation Accountants’ code, will ensure that New Zealand Charted Accountants meet their ethical responsibilities. Within this essay an adverse position will be taken towards the previous statement. The international Federation of Accountants (IFAC) states that, professional standards and the code of ethics form important benchmarks that should be met by practicing accountants. Accountants should understand and apply them when conducting any type of work (Pickett 2005). The New Zealand Institute of Charted Accountants (NZICA) is a member of IFAC, as part of its member obligations NZICA has to apply the same standards as IFAC (nzica) . This is how the previous statement arises, due to IFAC recently going through a major revision of the code in the area of independence. (nzica) .This essay will appoint different issues and concerns about adopting a new code of ethics and how this change will actually affect the society. Such points are; personal moral judgment, ethical education being a factor of ethical responsibilities and unclear types of enforcement and points of the Code of Ethics. “Good ethics, whether at work or home, demands self-knowledge, Whereas some groups want to see ethics as a skill or a particular part of organizational transformation, practising good ethics ultimately comes down to you and how you make decisions.”(6). Moral judgment...
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...Ethical and Legal Aspects of Nursing NUR 391 September 19, 2011 Ethical and Legal Aspects of Nursing Nursing is an ever-changing profession that responds to diverse and complex issues of health maintenance, protection of patient safety, human rights, and dignity. Professional nurses are in a unique position as patient advocates, regardless of practice setting. Nurse’s face inherent ethical decisions making, and they are frequently involved in the ethical decisions both personally and professionally when ethical reason both for and against the choice are both equally desirable (Pierce, 1997). The ANA Code of Ethics with Interpretive Statements offers a statement for every professional nurse’s ethical obligations and duties, ethical standard, and commitment to society (ANA, 2001). Nurse must continuously meet standards of care and the ANA Code of Ethics and uphold fundamental legalities. Taking a closer look into the nurses ethical responsibility and fundamental legalities associated with direct patient care and as it would apply in the case study case study of patient Marianne, a 79 year-old female, who is admitted to the emergency department with hemorrhagic stroke, a grave prognosis of recovery and no advance directive. This paper will discuss legal responsibilities of the registered nurse as witness in a malpractice case of a nurse colleague found negligent in following standards of nursing practice. “The nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient who is the...
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...Personal Ethics Statement US/101 10/25/12 Personal Ethics Statement, My personal ethics statement will include my personal values and ideals important to me as a student and in everyday life. My ethics and personal belief are my morals that reflect and define the person that I am today. The decision and everyday choices that I make on a daily basis should be consistent with my integrity and respect towards others. If I follow these ethics then I will keep my happiness and hold peace with others if I keep to these values. I believe in the equality of all people, religion, race, and regardless of any handicaps and ensure that people be treated fairly. When I treat people as well as others with respect and dignity while holding me accountable to the principals that I keep will ensure that I treat others, as I want to be treated (the golden rule). My preferred ethical lens is the Rights lens-responsibility and results lens, where my core values are autonomy and rationality/sensibility along with my classic values temperance and prudence. My strengths are that I seek self -knowledge and free will, as well as analyzing problems with my reason and experience, along with fulfilling duties while creating the greatest good. With these, I can use them in my community to be a good role model for others as well as my kids. My blind spot is belief that motive justifies method or your own good is good enough. So that means that I fail to be accountable to those who are depending on...
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...collaboration, information utilization, critical thinking, problem solving, and professional competence and values. The course uses an interdisciplinary approach for the learner to develop personal academi c strategies in order to reach desired goals and achieve academic success . Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Ellis, D. (2011). Becoming a master student (13th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. All electronic materials are available on the student website. 1 Course Design Guide GEN/200 Version 2 Week One TOPICS AND OBJECTIVES Academic Success Identify university resources required for student success. Develop educational goals. Recognize the importance of personal responsibility. Demonstrate the key elements of the writing process . Weekly Overview Students explore various university resources and aspects of pers onal responsibility,...
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...Introduction: As I prepare to enter the professional world, I understand that I will be likely forced to make decisions based on my personal ethical code and the ethical code of the American Marketing Association. For this paper, I have utilized a combination of my personal and professional experience along with a variety of professional sources to reflect on how I can act ethically during my career. Additionally, I will utilize Mayeroff's On Caring and Dokecki’s book along with the lecture slides to help the role that ethics will play in my professional career. My Personal Background: In tieing my experiences back to the idea of ethics, I cannot ignore the major role that my disability has played in the way that I view the world, my concept...
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