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Defnition o ethicsGreek = Ethos character
Belies regarding right or wrong behaviorAll the principles that control ones behavior
and proession and sed as a standard
Depends on cltre! belie and religion
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"ode o Ethics#hings that are i$ple$ented to be sed as a
gideline in sel%discipline
"onsists o&
i' (nspiration and gidelines
ii' )revention and disciplinar*
iii' )roession integrit*
iv' +ive in har$on*
v' ,pport
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)roessional Ethicsi' E-cellence
ii' (nitiative
iii' (ntention
iv' .esponsible
v' "o$$itted
vi' Attitde
vii' /onest
viii'#hankl
i-' #i$e $anage$ent
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1nethical2isse o power
Bribe
"heatDishonest
Etc'
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Ethics are the rles we se to deter$ine
what is right and wrong' 2ost ethical beliesare learned dring childhood and are derivedro$ or a$il*! societ*! or religios tradition'Ethics di3er ro$ laws in that the* are
internali0ed principles that in4ence thedecisions we $ake! whereas a lawis ane-ternal rle that! i violated! is pnishable b*societ*'
The Role of Ethics
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The Source of EthicsEthical di3erences arise becase the origins o
ethics di3er' )ossible origins inclde what isthoght to be Gods! or a ,pre$e Beings! willand eternal laws o nknown origin that do notchange'
Both viewpoints all nder the moral realismschool o ethical thoght' 2oral realists believeethical principles have ob5ective ondations andare not based on sb5ective h$an reasoning'
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The Source of EthicsA second school o thoght! called moral
relativism! also reerred to as situational
ethics, holds that ethics var* ro$ societ* tosociet*! ro$ person to person! and ro$ sitationto sitation'
2ost ethical belie s*ste$s are based on one othese two schools o thoght! or so$eti$es the*are a $i-tre o these belies'
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Normative andApplied Ethics#wo $ain ethics categories are nor$ative ethics
and applied ethics' Normative ethics involves
deter$ining a standard or nor$ o ethical rlethat nderlies ethical behavior' Applied ethicsreers to the application o nor$ative ethicalbelies to controversial real%lie isses'
What are Computer Ethics? A branch o appliedethics! called computer ethics, deals with ethicalsitations raised b* co$pter technolog*'
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Ethics and Technology2an* di3erent t*pes o ethical isses have arisen
de to advances in co$pter technolog*' (ssesrelated to co$pters $a* be divided into three
categories&Privacy protection issues6those involving the
se and abse o personal inor$ation
Property protection issues6those involving the
se and abse o propert*Personal and social issues6those involving
isses o personal $oralit* or belies