TOURO UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL MICHELLE LABRIE BHS 365 MODULE 4 DR AFSHIN AFROOKTEH Ethical Dilemmas The United Network for Organ sharing is also known as UNOS. This organization everyday helps persons who are terminally ill with transplants that range from kidneys to livers and many more. UNOS was discovered by the Coalition on Donation in 1992 to educate the population about organ and tissue donations. There are currently as of 4 June 2007 there were 96,589 candidates on the waiting
Words: 1543 - Pages: 7
Code of Medical Ethics Composed of seven practicing physicians, a resident and a medical student, the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) is the steward of the American Medical Association (AMA) Code of Medical Ethics. Each year, CEJA writes opinions on a wide variety of ethical and professional issues that members of the profession confront in their practice, research and teaching. These opinions, which are based on interpretations of the “Principles of Medical Ethics,” are developed
Words: 923 - Pages: 4
PART A I am going to choose the first scenario, where I am the news director of a local TV station. The roll of news media in delivering the news to the public is giving the public accurate news quickly. I would choose to make the closing of city parks three days a week as my lead story. It is more relevant to the viewers, and it affects them directly. I know the death of a celebrity would get bigger ratings, but the city closing city parks three days a week affects my viewers more. Therefore
Words: 1073 - Pages: 5
THE PRINCIPLES OF MORALS. In his autobiography, Hume writes:— "In the same year [1752] was published at London my Inquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals; which in my own opinion (who ought not to judge on that subject) is of all my writings, historical, philosophical, and literary, incomparably the best. It came unnoticed and unobserved into the world." It may commonly be noticed that the relative value which an author ascribes to his own works rarely agrees with the estimate formed of them
Words: 3673 - Pages: 15
the doubt. I’m a strong believer in the phrase ‘innocent until proven guilty’. According to the Williams Institute Ethics Awareness Inventory self-assessment, I tend to base my ethical perspective on an individual’s duty or obligation to do what is morally right. (1) Kathy Kudler has built her Kudler Fine Foods business upon exceptional values. She has a very strong work ethic and is respectful of the local
Words: 1042 - Pages: 5
Business Code of Ethics: Walmart Nina Brown PHL/323: Ethics in Management August 8, 2011 David Rubenstein Evaluation of Business Code of Ethics: Walmart A code of ethics is a set of written guidelines issued by an organization to its employees and management regarding ones conduct and behavior (Business Dictionary, 2011). Principles and standards are important, but they are also crucial in everyday life expectancy as well as his or her work setting. The function of a code of ethics policy is
Words: 1630 - Pages: 7
Alzheimer’s Association What are the organization’s goals? How are they tied to its ethical principles? Describe the role and importance of the corporation’s ethical values. The Alzheimer’s Association’s goals are the same as any other organization to raise awareness of the disease and provide anyone interested in the disease with a large amount of valuable and reliable information. A larger goal of the association is to one day end Alzheimer’s their vision is “A world without Alzheimer’s” (alz
Words: 316 - Pages: 2
basis of gender (Ferrell, Fraedrich & Ferrell 2009, p. 70). Secondly, it highlights that abusive or intimidating behaviour is not acceptable in the workplace (Ferrell, Fraedrich & Ferrell 2009, p. 64). Thirdly, it identifies the role that an effective ethics program can play in avoiding ethical and legal problems (Ferrell, Fraedrich & Ferrell 2009, p. 212). Businesses should not discriminate against employees on the basis of gender. Discrimination refers to ‘the making of a difference in particular
Words: 4129 - Pages: 17
Explain your response. One major legal issue associated with clinical psychology is adhering to the Ethics Code irrespective of legal covets. The Ethics Code was cultivated and put into place by the American Psychological Association (APA) for the safety of both psychologist and patient. If the psychologist is a member of the APA (which is a voluntary endeavor), he or she must adhere to the Ethics Code (Plante, 2011). There are clear cases where this loyalty to the code undermines legal authority
Words: 1115 - Pages: 5
Values and Ethical Decision Making Importance of Value Alignment Between an Organization and its Employees Core values are the basic principles to govern our ideas and actions we practice in our work organization. Any successful organization has to create its own core values because those principles are going to sustain their success and determine it as a great place where employees enjoy working. It is not important if the Core Values are many or few in numbers, what really matters is their
Words: 1419 - Pages: 6
