Category: Ethics

Personal Code of Ethics

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Perhaps you’ve heard the quote, “If you don’t know what you stand for, you’ll fall for anything.” Your personal code of ethics is your own statement of what you stand for, establishing a set of principles that guide your decision making and behavior. It serves as a moral compass, helping you navigate challenging situations with integrity and purpose. Including a personal code of ethics in a job application package can demonstrate to potential employers a candidate’s commitment to ethical conduct and values alignment.
This assignment can help you during interviews and throughout your professional career, as you are more likely to make ethical decisions that align with your personal values, and it can help prepare you for interview responses.
It stands as a written document of what you believe in, what you are willing to devote your time and energy to, and what you value. In times of conflict and confusion, it can serve as a Touchstone for you to review, grounding you in your own personal code of ethics.
Your personal code of ethics will include:
• A personal ethical statement naming three values.
• At least 3-4 sentences of support for each value statement.
• At least 3-4 sentences aligning each value with your professional goals.
• At least three references to academically appropriate articles with appropriate and correct APA citations and references.

A. Directions
STEP 1: Choose Code of Ethics
Select ONE code of ethics from the list provided. You may not use a code of ethics not on this list. Note: Some of these require following additional links within the page to read the complete document. You should follow all link: and read the complete content: of the code of ethic: you select.
• 3M https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/ethics-compliance/code/
• Berkshire Hathaway https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/govern/ethics.pdf
• Starbucks https://livingourvalues.starbucks.com/
• Society for Human Resource Management https://www.shrm.org/about-shrm/pages/code-of-ethics.aspx
• American Society of Association Executives https://www.asaecenter.org/about-us/policies/code-of-conduct
Step 2: Evaluate Code of Ethics Answer the following questions. applying the vocabulary and concept: from the tutorial:.
1. Name the company or organization whose code of ethics you have chosen.
2. Review the code of ethic: you’ve chosen and find the part of the code that addresses each topic below. Write 1-2 sentence: paraphrasing the company policy on each topic. (See Employee Conduct Code.)
• Basic conduct
• Confidentiality
• Competition
• Giving and receiving gifts
• Insider trading
• Social media usage
• Disparagement

 

Onboarding Training Document: Ethics in Team Psychology

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Scenario
You oversee the onboarding of new employees to your company. As part of the onboarding process, new employees must complete a course on ethics in team psychology. You are to provide information on ethical considerations and a scenario demonstrating an understanding of the impact of ethics at each of the five levels of ethical culture.
Instructions
Provide a training document that includes the following:
Differentiate between corporate/organization and team ethical culture.
Explain the ethical considerations associated with in-person and virtual employees.
Describe the five levels of ethical culture (individual, interpersonal, group, intergroup, and inter-organizational).
Provide a scenario demonstrating the impact of ethics at each of the five levels.
There are five levels to consider when looking at ethics in the workplace.
1 The first level focuses on the individual/employee.
2 The second looks at the interpersonal level, meaning the relationships across the organization’s hierarchy.
3 The third level focuses on Group dynamics.
4 The fourth level is intergroup dynamics, which looks at possible rivalry between teams.
5 The fifth level is the Inter-organizational level, which looks at the organization and its relationships with the external environment (i.e., shareholders).

 

A Moral Dilemma: A Reflection on Ethical Decision-Making

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Reaction Paper One “A Moral Dilemma”

A reaction paper on a moral dilemma/challenge that you have faced. This must be a different topic from anything that was presented on the full Discussion Board.

Guidelines:

See full Reaction Paper Guidelines (500 to 1000 words or 2 to 4 pages content. Must be 12 Times Roman Font and Double spaced).
This paper will be mostly your creative ideas. The paper must have these parts.
Introduction and Explanation of the Dilemma (Explain)
Interpretation
This is, the introduction to your paper. You will explain your topic and introduce your thesis and topic in one or two paragraphs
Analysis and Presentation of your Argument
This will be the largest section of your paper. You will give a full analysis of the situation and present a strong argument about it. You may use your reading as a reference if appropriate, but mostly your personal interpretation is the key for this paper. You may present both sides of the argument if you wish.
Evaluation
The Evaluation section provides an opportunity to critically examine the facts and/or arguments used. Evaluate the situation, examples. You also can present the other side of the argument if you choose and tell which side you believe would be strongest. You may use outside sources, (they do not have to be scholarly or peer reviewed for these reaction papers) remembering you must give citations and a reference list in APA or Works Cited list in MLA.

Ethical Analysis of “Take Care of Maya” (2023)

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Ethical Analysis Essay:
Analyze a film’s ethical dimensions that include its characters and the story.
First, select a film of available works.
Films for Ethical Analysis Essay:

Take Care of Maya (2023) (PG 13) (Drama)- A family experiences a nightmare after their daughter exhibits unusual symptoms and they seek medical help.

Next, view the film and then write a planning document using the following subheadings:
1) Introduction
2) Ethical Analysis.
The planning document should be a minimum of 250 words in length (excluding title and references pages).

Introduction (Film Synopsis) – Recommended one paragraph

Brief film synopsis in your own words that includes the medical ethical dilemma present in the film and what happens in the film, including the ending.

Ethical Analysis – Recommended one to two paragraphs

Identify the ethical theory you have chosen to apply to the film. Briefly explain how the theory you selected applies to the film. Select one:
Virtue Ethics – Core Principles – telos, virtue, eudaimonism
Kantian Ethics – Core Principles – duty, universality, impartiality, reciprocity
Utilitarian Ethics – Core Principles – welfare, impartiality, sum-ranking, consequences
Identify the core principles of the ethical theory that apply to a medical ethical issue present in the film. Briefly explain how at least one of these core principles applies to the medical ethical issue. (You will expand upon this in the final essay and incorporate all of the core principles for your selected theory.)

APA Formatting – Your planning document must be written using APA format (including APA-approved fonts – e.g., Calibri or Times New Roman 12-point fonts). It should be double-spaced and include a title page and references page. Include in-text citations and references as needed for sources that support your work.
Required Citations and References – You will need to provide in-text citation(s) and reference for the film you select as well as course materials (media or readings) you use to inform your planning document. (USLO 7.4)

 

Ethical Analysis of “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” (1994)

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Ethical Analysis Essay:
Analyze a film’s ethical dimensions that include its characters and the story.
First, select a film of available works.
Films for Ethical Analysis Essay:

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) (R) (Horror)-Viktor Frankenstein recounts events from his life regarding a creature he brings to life from assembled body parts of dead people. He abandons the creature and the creature seeks revenge upon its maker.

Next, view the film and then write a planning document using the following subheadings:
1) Introduction
2) Ethical Analysis.
The planning document should be a minimum of 250 words in length (excluding title and references pages).

Introduction (Film Synopsis) – Recommended one paragraph

Brief film synopsis in your own words that includes the medical ethical dilemma present in the film and what happens in the film, including the ending.

Ethical Analysis – Recommended one to two paragraphs

Identify the ethical theory you have chosen to apply to the film. Briefly explain how the theory you selected applies to the film. Select one:
Virtue Ethics – Core Principles – telos, virtue, eudaimonism
Kantian Ethics – Core Principles – duty, universality, impartiality, reciprocity
Utilitarian Ethics – Core Principles – welfare, impartiality, sum-ranking, consequences
Identify the core principles of the ethical theory that apply to a medical ethical issue present in the film. Briefly explain how at least one of these core principles applies to the medical ethical issue. (You will expand upon this in the final essay and incorporate all of the core principles for your selected theory.)

APA Formatting – Your planning document must be written using APA format (including APA-approved fonts – e.g., Calibri or Times New Roman 12-point fonts). It should be double-spaced and include a title page and references page. Include in-text citations and references as needed for sources that support your work.
Required Citations and References – You will need to provide in-text citation(s) and reference for the film you select as well as course materials (media or readings) you use to inform your planning document. (USLO 7.4)

 

Ethical Analysis Essay: Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

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Ethical Analysis Essay:
Analyze a film’s ethical dimensions that include its characters and the story.
First, select a film of available works.
Films for Ethical Analysis Essay:

Dallas Buyers Club (2013) (Drama)-An electrician learns he has AIDS and has just 30 days left to live. He smuggles unapproved drugs into the U.S. and joins with a fellow AIDS patient to sell the treatments to people who can’t wait for science to find a treatment.

Next, view the film and then write a planning document using the following subheadings:
1) Introduction
2) Ethical Analysis.
The planning document should be a minimum of 250 words in length (excluding title and references pages).

Introduction (Film Synopsis) – Recommended one paragraph

Brief film synopsis in your own words that includes the medical ethical dilemma present in the film and what happens in the film, including the ending.

Ethical Analysis – Recommended one to two paragraphs

Identify the ethical theory you have chosen to apply to the film. Briefly explain how the theory you selected applies to the film. Select one:
Virtue Ethics – Core Principles – telos, virtue, eudaimonism
Kantian Ethics – Core Principles – duty, universality, impartiality, reciprocity
Utilitarian Ethics – Core Principles – welfare, impartiality, sum-ranking, consequences
Identify the core principles of the ethical theory that apply to a medical ethical issue present in the film. Briefly explain how at least one of these core principles applies to the medical ethical issue. (You will expand upon this in the final essay and incorporate all of the core principles for your selected theory.)

APA Formatting – Your planning document must be written using APA format (including APA-approved fonts – e.g., Calibri or Times New Roman 12-point fonts). It should be double-spaced and include a title page and references page. Include in-text citations and references as needed for sources that support your work.
Required Citations and References – You will need to provide in-text citation(s) and reference for the film you select as well as course materials (media or readings) you use to inform your planning document. (USLO 7.4)

 

Dallas Buyers Club

 

Ethical Analysis Essay: “The Father” (2020)

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Ethical Analysis Essay:
Analyze a film’s ethical dimensions that include its characters and the story.
First, select a film of available works.
Films for Ethical Analysis Essay:

The Father (2020) (PG 13) (Drama)-A man begins to doubt those he loves and even his own mind as he refuses help from his daughter as he ages.

Next, view the film and then write a planning document using the following subheadings:
1) Introduction
2) Ethical Analysis.
The planning document should be a minimum of 250 words in length (excluding title and references pages).

Introduction (Film Synopsis) – Recommended one paragraph

Brief film synopsis in your own words that includes the medical ethical dilemma present in the film and what happens in the film, including the ending.

Ethical Analysis – Recommended one to two paragraphs

Identify the ethical theory you have chosen to apply to the film. Briefly explain how the theory you selected applies to the film. Select one:
Virtue Ethics – Core Principles – telos, virtue, eudaimonism
Kantian Ethics – Core Principles – duty, universality, impartiality, reciprocity
Utilitarian Ethics – Core Principles – welfare, impartiality, sum-ranking, consequences
Identify the core principles of the ethical theory that apply to a medical ethical issue present in the film. Briefly explain how at least one of these core principles applies to the medical ethical issue. (You will expand upon this in the final essay and incorporate all of the core principles for your selected theory.)

APA Formatting – Your planning document must be written using APA format (including APA-approved fonts – e.g., Calibri or Times New Roman 12-point fonts). It should be double-spaced and include a title page and references page. Include in-text citations and references as needed for sources that support your work.
Required Citations and References – You will need to provide in-text citation(s) and reference for the film you select as well as course materials (media or readings) you use to inform your planning document. (USLO 7.4)

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

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Ethical Analysis Essay:
Analyze a film’s ethical dimensions that include its characters and the story.
First, select a film of available works.
Films for Ethical Analysis Essay:

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017) (NR) (Documentary)–This tells the story of an African-American woman who died in 1951 at age 31 of cervical cancer. Her legacy, the HeLa cell line, was taken from her tumor while she was still alive.

Next, view the film and then write a planning document using the following subheadings:
1) Introduction
2) Ethical Analysis.
The planning document should be a minimum of 250 words in length (excluding title and references pages).

Introduction (Film Synopsis) – Recommended one paragraph

Brief film synopsis in your own words that includes the medical ethical dilemma present in the film and what happens in the film, including the ending.

Ethical Analysis – Recommended one to two paragraphs

Identify the ethical theory you have chosen to apply to the film. Briefly explain how the theory you selected applies to the film. Select one:
Virtue Ethics – Core Principles – telos, virtue, eudaimonism
Kantian Ethics – Core Principles – duty, universality, impartiality, reciprocity
Utilitarian Ethics – Core Principles – welfare, impartiality, sum-ranking, consequences
Identify the core principles of the ethical theory that apply to a medical ethical issue present in the film. Briefly explain how at least one of these core principles applies to the medical ethical issue. (You will expand upon this in the final essay and incorporate all of the core principles for your selected theory.)

APA Formatting – Your planning document must be written using APA format (including APA-approved fonts – e.g., Calibri or Times New Roman 12-point fonts). It should be double-spaced and include a title page and references page. Include in-text citations and references as needed for sources that support your work.
Required Citations and References – You will need to provide in-text citation(s) and reference for the film you select as well as course materials (media or readings) you use to inform your planning document. (USLO 7.4)

Ethical Analysis Essay: The Rainmaker (1997)

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Ethical Analysis Essay:
Analyze a film’s ethical dimensions that include its characters and the story.
First, select a film of available works.
Films for Ethical Analysis Essay:

The Rainmaker (1997) (PG 13) (Drama)–A new attorney works for a less-than-reputable lawyer and meets a paralegal. An insurance company refuses to pay coverage for a woman’s dying son, and the new lawyer and paralegal team up to fight.

Next, view the film and then write a planning document using the following subheadings:
1) Introduction
2) Ethical Analysis.
The planning document should be a minimum of 250 words in length (excluding title and references pages).

Introduction (Film Synopsis) – Recommended one paragraph

Brief film synopsis in your own words that includes the medical ethical dilemma present in the film and what happens in the film, including the ending.

Ethical Analysis – Recommended one to two paragraphs

Identify the ethical theory you have chosen to apply to the film. Briefly explain how the theory you selected applies to the film. Select one:
Virtue Ethics – Core Principles – telos, virtue, eudaimonism
Kantian Ethics – Core Principles – duty, universality, impartiality, reciprocity
Utilitarian Ethics – Core Principles – welfare, impartiality, sum-ranking, consequences
Identify the core principles of the ethical theory that apply to a medical ethical issue present in the film. Briefly explain how at least one of these core principles applies to the medical ethical issue. (You will expand upon this in the final essay and incorporate all of the core principles for your selected theory.)

APA Formatting – Your planning document must be written using APA format (including APA-approved fonts – e.g., Calibri or Times New Roman 12-point fonts). It should be double-spaced and include a title page and references page. Include in-text citations and references as needed for sources that support your work.
Required Citations and References – You will need to provide in-text citation(s) and reference for the film you select as well as course materials (media or readings) you use to inform your planning document. (USLO 7.4)