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What does ethics training even look like? I have a set of ethics, probably mostly derived from my upbringing and environment. Would a module and a few lecture

What does ethics training even look like? I have a set of ethics, probably mostly derived from my upbringing and environment. Would a module and a few lectures at college change my ethics? I don't see how it could...

TAForObvReasons 8y ago
An ethics program consists, at the very least, of: 1) a shared understanding of what is definitely acceptable and what is definitely unacceptable (e.g. accepting a $1000 dinner from a vendor in a location with plenty of $100 or $50 dinner arrangements is unacceptable in many industries). Courses and training will at least define the lines for the industry in question. In finance, for example, ethics training includes issues like soft-dollar arrangements. 2) a set of procedures for inquiring about and responding to ethical quandaries. Many companies in the post Sarbanes-Oxley era have a chief ethics officer and a clear reporting chain specifically to define and standardize company ethics and to ensure that lower-level employees can make informed decisions.
bigger_cheese 8y ago
I studied (non-software) engineering in Australia which had a mandatory ethics course. The lectures focused around: - Regulatory compliance (codes of practice, state laws etc) - Legal responsibilities (I.e liability, disclosure, whistleblowing etc) We were given different case studies to research each week and we spent time in class Tutorial groups discussing the case studies the next week: I.e. What ethical issues were involved and what an engineer's responsibilities could entail in each case. The Tutor mostly asked leading questions and class argued about possible responses. Some particular cases I remember we discussed were: Genetic Modification, Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion, CFC's, Asbestos and Kansas City Walkway Collapse.
ionised 8y ago
Considering ethics as a field of study has been a thing since at least Ancient Greece I would say yes, it probably would have some effect on you.

TAForObvReasons 8y ago

An ethics program consists, at the very least, of: 1) a shared understanding of what is definitely acceptable and what is definitely unacceptable (e.g. accepting a $1000 dinner from a vendor in a location with plenty of $100 or $50 dinner arrangements is unacceptable in many industries). Courses and training will at least define the lines for the industry in question. In finance, for example, ethics training includes issues like soft-dollar arrangements. 2) a set of procedures for inquiring about and responding to ethical quandaries. Many companies in the post Sarbanes-Oxley era have a chief ethics officer and a clear reporting chain specifically to define and standardize company ethics and to ensure that lower-level employees can make informed decisions.

bigger_cheese 8y ago

I studied (non-software) engineering in Australia which had a mandatory ethics course. The lectures focused around: - Regulatory compliance (codes of practice, state laws etc) - Legal responsibilities (I.e liability, disclosure, whistleblowing etc) We were given different case studies to research each week and we spent time in class Tutorial groups discussing the case studies the next week: I.e. What ethical issues were involved and what an engineer's responsibilities could entail in each case. The Tutor mostly asked leading questions and class argued about possible responses. Some particular cases I remember we discussed were: Genetic Modification, Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion, CFC's, Asbestos and Kansas City Walkway Collapse.

ionised 8y ago

Considering ethics as a field of study has been a thing since at least Ancient Greece I would say yes, it probably would have some effect on you.