Ethics, Professionalism and Governance
Ethics, Professionalism and Governance case Study
Read the 3 Case Studies below and select ONE as the basis of your analysis and discussion.
Please indicate clearly which Case Study you have chosen
Things to Consider in Your Assignment:
You should list at least 3 values from the ACS Code of Ethics and up to 5 clauses from the ACS Code of Professional Conduct, you think are specifically relevant in deciding how to resolve the situation. Make sure that you refer to the most up to date ACS Codes which are available on the ACS website – www.acs.org.au.
You should also list any relevant Australian legislation that you think applies to this scenario.
Your analysis, discussion and recommendations should use the framework you selected in Week 3 – Solving an Ethical Dilemma.
Your assignment should be 400 -500 words in length (excluding your code lists, legislation list and references).
You may need to undertake a small amount of research, however, most information you will need is available via the seminars and their references. Also,
use a cover page – as per the suggested template,
use in‐text referencing,
use complete Harvard Notation, submit in “Word” format or equivalent format that can be readily opened in MS Word, keep your formatting simple: Arial 11pt, 10pt after paragraph, single line spacing, headings in bold, maximum 2 indent levels/bullet levels. Do not use page borders, word art, page backgrounds or similar extraneous decoration
Your uploaded file name should identify you as part of its name – e.g. PE_Assignment1_William_Smith.
Marking Guide
Marks will be awarded using the following guidelines.
15% meeting the procedural requirements, including, spelling, grammar, number of words, document formatting,
30% how logically and thoroughly you identified and described professional ,ethical and legal issues arising in the scenario,
30% how well you developed your recommendations and supported them with relevant, correct referencing,
20% how well you convinced the reader that you understood the issues,
5% did the material generate interest in the reader?
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Hershel’s duty in the organization is to report on all the activities that employees are involved with during working hours. He has always operated according to the ethical code of conduct but at this point, he is faced with a dilemma of reporting on the employee’s action or not as he knows, it has consequences. The ethical code of conduct expects him to ensure that he has priorities of his work. He has to make sure that the main aim of the company is protected and works towards the main reason he was hired……………………….
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