Ethics

Importance of Ethics in the Workforce

A professional - engineer, doctor, lawyer, or teacher - should have a well-

rounded education, which teaches the technical expertise of the field, but also

instructs the whole human being about the pleasures and responsibilities of

being a contributing member of society.

The most important part of any career is training. If you want to

become anything from a cook to an astronaut, it is important that you know how

to do your job. Education is key to be able to do a job. But, for certain

professionals, such as engineers, doctors, doing the job right may include a lot

more than what they were taught, or could be taught, in any school. These

professions must also learn how to be responsible to the public. People in such

jobs must be instructed on the responsibilities of being a contributing member

of society. That is why professional ethics are important.

"A code of professional ethics is a voluntary assumption of self discipline

above and beyond the requirements of the law. The Code of Ethical Conduct serves

the highly practical purpose to notify the public that the profession will

protect the public interest" (Carey, Doherty: p 3). Ethics can be defined as a process of evaluating actions according to moral principal of values (A.Alhemoud). Throughout the centuries people were trying to choose between profit and