A Reflection Paper

On
How Ethics Helps me in Attaining
TIP Graduate Attributes

by:
Mark Gil S. Alceso
October 5, 2011

Ethics is a philosophy that focuses on principles or general laws of morality. It also

acts as an individual disposition to act according to virtue, to seek the right decision in a
given situation. Ethics is so fundamental that it helps humankind to develop and correctly
organize their actions to their most important values in life.
As we outreach our professions, it is indeed needed to develop such professional
competence, which can be use as a tool for the effective professional practice in the field
of specialization. From everyday experience, Ethics are generally concerned with choosing
the right and wrong conduct where we are required to decide what we ought to do in
a particular situation. Thou Ethics is a difficult subject, it has been useful that it almost
involved in what we do in our everyday life. With Ethics, we are able to work
professionally, and give the utmost of our performance in once profession. It basically
develops our ability through analysis which constitute with making decision, thus ethics
usually involves. Professional Competence always depends upon professionals who
believe in their abilities that Ethics is necessary in performing actions to be professionally
and ethically competent in understanding and applying the relevant principles in the roles
of good citizen, good employee, good parent and good public servant.
Ethics are very essential in developing an ability to think critically and solve
problems. It controls what we sense, how we interpret the sense and guides the decision
and actions in exercising critical and creative thinking by providing solutions to discipline
related problems. Ethics develops critical thinking and problem solving of man. It also
provides strategy to resolve an issue which demands for ethical or moral principles in such
system of thinking approach. There always the time that ones thinking might be
evaluated. Thinking is characterological, meaning it focus on learning and developing the
habitual intention in making judgments as well as the character of the person whove
done the thinking. When thinking never used Ethics, such thinking might be affected, for
Ethics basically compromise good values and virtues which can help you in reasoning out
and analyzing certain things.
To be a good communicator, one must also apply the principles of Ethics. It is
always needed to practice good attitude towards communicating with others. By Ethics,
you are being aware on certain issues that provoke you to develop a proper and right way
of application of reasoning before communicating. Being a good communicator doesnt
mean it is taken orally but it is written as well. Communicating with others must be
properly equipped with principles to make better-informed and properly considered
statement or decision and provide good advice.
A central aspect of Ethics is the good life, the life worth living or simply satisfying,
given by set of values that guides one in the conduct of life. Ethics also develops lifelong
learning to all individuals. This learning might be in a form of skills and knowledge, but it
also occurs through experiences encountered in the course of lifetime. Such experience
might be a successful or a failure in ones life however this experience teaches us so many
values in life. It helps you to learn in every failure that you make and learned to stand up
even in the biggest mistakes of your life. With the help of ethics, one can actually figure
out that having the moral values itself means a lot in the continues development of your

life. These can be set as a bridge towards the goals and purpose of living. Lifelong
learning's core is values or virtues. Lifelong learning helps man to explore, served with
coupled benefits for the mind, body and spirit and makes it an incredible powerful tool for
personal transformation and enhancement. With ethics, lifelong learning can also be in
the development of skills, abilities and knowledge that it opens the mind to create such
curiosity. It increases ones wisdom and fully developed such natural abilities of a person.
It also adapts changes, and finds meaning in life in order to have self fulfillment.
Social responsibility can be an example of ethical behavior. It is a way of enhancing
society generally. It is important that as a person or a professional, wherever you will go,
you feel that youve shared values with others. Ethics is not just talking about the right
thing from wrong, what is good and what is bad. It is also doing what is right in every
decision that is made that created certain values for our development. When ethics is not
used in every decision, it is certain to found some unethical decisions which will affect the
performance of a person and become socially irresponsible. Ethics is always in the part of
analyzing decisions, beliefs and actions. It is important to hold personal values and beliefs
as a person and as a professional. To be socially responsible is needed in once life, and
with the help of Ethics, the person will be more equip, consistent and conscientious.
Encompass to the national development of once country is the productivity goal of
individuals, groups and the nation. Ethics, values and principles are to be espoused to
develop good governance, as this will drive productivity, as a measure of growth to the
fullest extent. Ethics as we know it involves moral duty and obligation. It is doing things
that are intrinsically desirable within a given set of circumstances. Ethics is bound by
certain universal principles such as truth, justice and fairness. These principles have
proved to the test of time. As what Ive said Ethics had good relation to productivity. Ethics
gives a positive role for the stimulation of productivity for the achievement of nations
goal. For individuals and organizations, ethics motivates us to look inward and to apply our
sense of right or wrong in what we do. Productivity means being able to pursue their
chosen roles to the fullest. In the society, we must always hold on to values and principles
to faithfully carry out our advocacies in life. In the latter say productivity will always be the
function of ethics.
The ability to get along or interact with others is a talent that requires
interpersonal skills. It involves skills such as listening and communicating. Interpersonal
skills are a way how man handles himself through communication with others in further
development of their carries. One way to build someones interpersonal skills is to learn
how to handle problems and conflicts. Some disagreements are bound to rise whenever
people work together. Conflict may result for someone to feel bad, but it allows people to
understand themselves and the others as well. It is generally well understood that
communicating showing respect and values to other people or professionals will enable
one to reduce conflict and increase participation or assistance in obtaining information or
completing tasks. This is how Ethics are related to interpersonal skills. By knowing the
ethical conduct of right or wrong doing, one who communicates generally controls his or
her feeling that emerges in difficult situation and responds appropriately.

As a final note, there is a sense of hope and opportunity for us and the future
generations. With Ethics, such learning can be develop; professional competence, critical
thinking and problem solving skills, communications skills, lifelong learning, social and
ethical responsibility, productivity and interpersonal skills. Ethics develop ones good
moral character and virtues to live in a proper way.
In a world of super-complexity, pluralism, and global awareness, man must be
nurture enough with good values and principles to cope up with the changing demands of
it to reach out his or her goals in life.