Articles for tag: Ethics, It Ethics

Professional Values & Ethics

The Definition of Values and Ethics Why is everyone’s job on the line? There can be so many reasons why a person can lose his or her job or advance at the career instead. In looking at the professional values and ethics it can be seen where the job or career is headed. Everyone should ...

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Forming a Personal Worldview and Code of Ethics

Religion is a very powerful motivator of human behavior, especially in the relationships that humans develop with nature. (Kaufman and Franz, 1993, 527). Religion is the foundation on which people form their worldviews. These worldviews determine how people deal with issues that they face, and how they treat and manage natural resources and life. One ...

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Duty-based Ethics and Results-oriented Ethics

While the varieties of ethical theories are many, one basic distinction between traditional ethical types is that between duty-based ethics and results-oriented or consequentialist ethics. Duty-based ethics are often called deontological and consequentialist ethics are often labeled as utilitarian. A third variety is virtue-based ethics, which concern themselves with developing character more so than with ...

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Can Ethics Be Taught in the Classroom?

The concept of ethics is extremely broad, and any discussion of the subject will include a variety of influencing factors. Individuals and groups talk conveniently of ethics when it suits their purposes, but resistance is quick to appear when there is any talk of restricting choices and personal liberties. When it comes to teaching ethics ...