Test 1

Question 1

What are Standards?

Answer 1

A basis for judging quality, performance or level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved

Question 2

What is Ethics?

Answer 2

• Branch of philosophy that studies the morality of human conduct - what is considered right or wrong, good or bad.
• Converts values, morals, beliefs into actions.

Question 3

What is Morality?

Answer 3

• Refers to that part of human behavior that can be evaluated as right and wrong.
• Principles of right and wrong conduct
• Ideals for behavior rather than actual behaviors

Question 4

What are Ethical Issues?

Answer 4

Topics or actions that rise questions of right and wrong.

Question 5

What are Ethical Principles?

Answer 5

• General statements about how people should or should not act.
• The reasons behind a person’s actions, thoughts, or beliefs.

Question 6

What are some examples of purposes of codes?

Answer 6

• To hold all members to the same standards of behavior
• To clearly define acceptable and unacceptable behaviors
• To protect the reputation of the profession
• To complement laws, regulations, policies and other standards that govern members’ behavior
• Provide members with guidelines for providing services
• To describe what is required of a competent professional

Question 7

When considering drafting a code a professional code of ethics…

Answer 7

• Relates to the professional needs of members and provides direction on the issues that arise;
• Is relevant to the work members do;
• Is based on principles and values shared or agreed upon by the profession.

Question 8

What are Duties?

Answer 8

• Claims upon us that are self-imposed or imposed by others.
• Attitudes and behaviors we feel that others have a right to expect of us because of our relationships.
• Ideal concepts which determine actual behaviors.

Question 9

What are Values?

Answer 9

• Abstract principles that we believe in and upon which we base our morals and ethics.

Question 10

What are Beliefs?

Answer 10

• Personal and subjective convictions in an absolute truth or in the existence of a higher being.
• Goes beyond how we behave to define our overall attitude toward life.

Question 11

Describe Assumptions..

Answer 11

• Deepest level as to what motivates our actions
• Underlying basis of our values, morals, sense of duty. (Usually unconscious)
• Often formed in our childhood + Difficult to change

Question 12

Describe the Ethics Process…

Answer 12

Ethics - specific behaviour in a given situation
Is Based On:
Morality - concept of right/wrong, good/bad
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Duties - sense of obligation based on role
Based on:
Values - critically important principles
Based on:
Beliefs - conscious convictions about absolute truths or the meaning or purpose of life
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Assumptions - unconscious sense of the way things are

Question 13

What are the 6 main parts of the Ethics Model?

Answer 13

1) E - evaluate
2) T - think through the Options
3) H - highlight the Stakeholders
4) I - identify and Apply Relevant Ethical Principles
5) C - choose the best or wisest option
6) S - state your justification

Question 14

What are Legal Standards?

Answer 14

• Rules and standards of behaviour imposed on people by governments or authority.
• Are usually prohibitions on specific behaviours rather than broad principles for guiding behaviour.
• Are accepted as valid if the lawmaker’s authority is accepted as being legitimate.

Question 15

What are Ethical Standards?

Answer 15

• Social Expectations of people’s moral behaviour

- Consist of ethical principles and rules that are made valid by the reasons and arguments supporting them.