In order to resolve any ethical issue, a certain approach to address the case is necessary to reach the solution. Several of the most important techniques is to fully acknowledge the problem by gathering all of the facts, using problem-solving methods, and appealing to professional codes and standards of practice. In this paper, the following scenario will be addressed and analyzed: Professor Xavier is a tenured professor of engineering who teaches at a large institution as a licensed professional engineer. One of his students, Jean Grey, tells him that during an exam for another class taught by Professor Osterman, a classmate named Scott Summers apparently used his phone to take a picture of an exam question and sent it to someone. Jean also tells Professor Xavier that she had informed Professor Osterman about Scott, and then Professor Osterman spoke to Scott about his actions. However, Scott did not face any further consequences resulting from his behavior. Given this situation, the actions of each person will be discussed using ethical theories, along with the application of professional codes of ethics to the responses of Professor Xavier and Professor Osterman, as well as applying the line drawing method to discuss the ethical obligations of both professors. It is essential to point out the actions of each individual in the scenario mentioned and discuss the ethics each person exhibits. It begins with Jean Grey, who first reported the case of Scott Summers cheating on
In this essay I will be discussing the development of professional standards for health and social care. I will be concentrating on one profession which is social work. I will discuss the historical development of professional standards in health and social care and then explain how professional standards promote anti-discriminatory practice and anti-oppressive practice. I will describe how professionals develop awareness of their professional self by using professional standards.
To ensure that all concerns / complaints are dealt with in accordance with the
Article 8 gives examples on using the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. The article gives the example of you taking over the role of handling the independence and ethical matters involved with auditing for a retiring partner in your firm. You are quickly given the task of determining whether or not your firm can provide auditing services to a client that owns a small, privately owned bank and a used car dealership. To perform work for the client you want to see the rules on how the firms will remain independent from the bank and car dealership, and you have a week to research any questions or concerns that you have with the potential client.
The Ontario Professional Planners Institute has outlined a standard of practice in which professional planners part of OPPI have certain rights and responsibilities. These guidelines are outlined in the Professional Code of Practice and focus on promoting higher professional standards by improving ethics and practice (OPPI, n.d.). The Professional Code of Practice is the basis for planning practice. The CIP outlines its core values which focus on addressing public interests and values. The values are standards that planners must consider when taking on professional planning responsibilities. The CIP is also broken down into three categories; planner’s responsibility to the public, to clients/employers, and their responsibility to other members
Standard : 2.RI.9- Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two text on the same topic.
The NMC (2015) Code of Professional Conduct states that the nurse should "...act at all times in such to safeguard and promote the interests of individual patients and clients". The action of AMU nurse did not comply with this clause while caring for Ms Lisa. It was the ignorance and placed Ms Lisa in a position that was about to cost her Life. Therefore this attitude can not be acceptable.
According to Jaiana and Whitford (2011) No Child Left Behind outlined a provision to acquire teachers of high quality to deliver instruction. Likewise, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards contends the best way to improve schools and to impact student learning is to strengthen teaching. Successively, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) was established in 1987 (NBPTS, 2013). The NBPTS is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization, with a 63 member board of directors, consisting mostly of teachers. The key role of NBPTS is to improve schools by strengthening teaching through a three part mission: high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do, to develop and operate
Mr. Thathamkulam uses professional standards of care, establishes professional and community standards for practice and regularity standards and guidelines to evaluate programs and service activities.He formulates practice decisions based on Texas BNE professional standards of care as well as utilizing evidence based Practice to provide guidance for staff on a daily basis to ensure that his staff and he are practicing within the scope of practice for registered nurses. Mr. Thathamkulam continues to provide excellent leadership in managing the Eye Clinics. He continuously evaluates the practices in Eye clinics as per Joint Commission Standards, VISN standards, ACC/AHA guidelines, director’s guidelines and identifies deficits and implements changes to meet those standards.
Hello, Crystal. You are absolutely correct when saying a HIM professional is not allowed to expose information. What is the rule we must follow and who sets that standard? Does "minimum necessary" apply to privacy or ethics or both? As HIM professionals, we must, "Act with integrity, convey a trustworthy manner, strive to promote high standards in a healthcare setting and elevate others about our own
Furthermore, the AITSL provides an online ‘teacher toolkit’ which contains a number of relevant resources related to classroom practice, collaboration, professional learning, the standards, self-assessment and reflection, performance and development, and coaching and mentoring. Within ‘The Standards’ resources, there is a section dedicated to Aboriginal Education which includes a number of reports addressing pre-service teacher education and ongoing professional learning. These reports are beneficial, however, its greatest strength comes in the links made to resources which can be used by teachers in developing their knowledge and understanding. Of these resources there are a number of “Illustrations of Practice” which provide real world examples of teachers elaborating on experiences in contexts such as Alice Springs or Arnhem Land. Monash University has also created a unit outline which guides pre-service and graduate teachers through a module based process to “develop their cultural competence and professional skills and knowledge about strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to a proficient standard” (Monash University 2013).
The code of Ethics I follow in my profession are the ones laid out by the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Commission on Private Security. In order to be able to support a code of ethics, each member of the profession or organization must be willing to observe and adopt the code as a way to conduct business and handle themselves in the profession. The professional security Officer has several moral ideals that he must exhibit. The Professional Security officer must first and foremost act with honesty and integrity at all times and must adhere to the highest moral principals in the performance of security duties (Code of Ethics, 2017). This code ties directly to the principal of truth telling or honesty. It is extremely
Codes of practice specify details in order to resist cracking in the concrete structure, for example the minimum area of reinforcement required in a section and also the limits to the maximum and minimum spacing of the bars. There are few rules that need to follow which is specified in the codes of practice is shown in Table 2.4
"Our results indicate that the informal methods ("manager sets an example" or "social norms of the organization") are likely to yield greater commitment with respect to both employee attitudes than formal methods ("training courses on the subject of ethics") (Adam, et al, 2004).
When thinking of the justice system ethical and professional practices are greatly enforced. There is a code of conduct that criminal justice practitioners are expected to adhere to.
The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, regardless of its numerous strengths, the Code of Professional Conduct has some serious weaknesses. The accounting profession is constantly changing and making improvements. The first weakness in the Code of Professional Conduct deals with conflictions within the code due to the code being constantly updated (Dienhart, 1995). Dienhart, Lunday, and Tavani have all criticized professional codes because the directives cause conflictions with one another, whether it is direct or indirect. Rule 301 and SAS No. 99 are examples when the code is having conflicting standards. Rule 301, Client Confidential Information, states that professionals shall not