First PowePoint:- Ethics is the code of moral principles and values that govern the behaviors of a person or group

with respect to what is right or wrong. - LEVEL OF CONTROL (low to high) Personal Standard (what you believe) Social Standard (what a society believes) Legal Standard (the law)

- Ethical Dilemma : you have your own right and wrong beliefs, however when another person disagrees with you, here maybe you will faces some problem. - Most ethical dilemmas involve: A conflict between needs of the part & whole. The individual versus the organization/society.

Second PwerPoint:There are three different ways to look at such a situation of (murderer face) : the morality of the action the morality of the outcome the morality of the person performing the action

- Ethics is a system of moral principles. They affect how people make decisions and lead their lives. - Ethics is a system of moral principles. They affect how people make decisions and lead their lives. - The term is derived from the Greek word ethos which can mean custom, habit, character or disposition. - Ethics covers the following dilemmas : how to live a good life our rights and responsibilities the language of right and wrong

moral decisions - what is good and bad?

Our concepts of ethics have been derived from : religions philosophies cultures.

- Ethics does provide good tools for thinking about moral issues. - (bortion and euthanasia for starters) : emotional issues that we often let our hearts do the arguing while our brains just go with the flowa - moral map : is a framework that we can use to find our way through difficult issues. - moral ambiguity is difficult because it forces them to take responsibility for their own choices and actions, rather than falling back on convenient rules and customs.

Third PowerPoint
- Ethics is not only about the morality of particular courses of action, but it's also about the goodness of individuals and what it means to live a good life. At times in the past some people thought that ethical problems could be solved in one of two ways : by discovering what God wanted people to do by thinking rigorously about moral principles and problems

- Ethical realists think that human beings discover ethical truths (that already have an independent existence). - Ethical non-realists think that human beings invent ethical truths. Kants Conception of Freedom: To act freely To act autonomously To act according to a law I give myself.

Fourth PowerPoint
- Where does ethics come from? Philosophers have several answers to this question: God and religion Human conscience and intuition a rational moral cost-benefit analysis of actions and their effects the example of good human beings a desire for the best for people in each unique situation political power

Don't get confused. For the intuitionist: moral truths are not discovered by rational argument moral truths are not discovered by having a hunch moral truths are not discovered by having a feeling It's more a sort of moral 'aha' moment - a realisation of the truth.

Two problems with consequentialism are: it can lead to the conclusion that some quite dreadful acts are good predicting and evaluating the consequences of actions is often very difficult

Fives PowerPoint ( Business2)

Duties of an Employee:1. To do what a reasonable employee would do in any situation. 2. Duty to be honest. 3. Disclose wrongdoing, including wrongdoing by other employees, even if this will incriminate them. 4. Carry out and follow orders of the employer, (as long as they are legal). 5. Not to disclose employer or work related confidential information. 6. Work with reasonable care and skill. 7. Not to compete against the employer during employment period.

8. Not to accept bribes or extort others. 9. Be prepared to change when the job changes, for example, if computers or other machinery are introduced to help the employee do their job. Ways employees do NOT support their employers, or break the law. : 1. 2. Conflict of Interest Commercial Bribes and Extortion :Bribes:when something is offered to an employee from a person outside the firm Extortion :when the employee demands something from a person outside the firm Gifts : When is it okay to accept a gift without it being considered bribery

different categories of rights: 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. Legal and Moral Rights:Legal rights (the law) Moral rights (do not depend on the law) Specific and General Rights:Specific Rights : individuals General Rights : for everyone Negative and Positive Rights:Negative Rights Positive Rights

Rights are also specific to the workplace. Both employees and employers have rights in the workplace : Right to privacy:-

a) relevance employers can only inquire about employee information that directly affects the job. b) consent employees must give consent before private information can be investigated. c) methods ways in which information is gathered must be appropriate (e.g. interview) and not inappropriate (e.g. hidden camera) Freedom of Conscience

Whistleblowing : Takes great courage and often has negative results for the whistleblower :-

Internal reporting to supervisors within the organization External reporting to people/committees outside the Participatory Management Right to Due Process

Other Ethical Factors in the Workplace : Employment Equity Health Safety Labor unions