Capella University Code of Ethics and Ethical Theories Discussion

Capella University Code of Ethics and Ethical Theories Discussion

PART ONE:

For this discussion, consider your profession's code of ethics and to what degree it fits with each of the three ethical theories: consequential ethics, virtue ethics, and deontological ethics.

• Utilitarianism (consequential ethics): Which item in your code comes the closest to requiring a professional to consider the consequences of possible actions and then choose to act in a way that creates the most overall good (or the least overall harm)?
• Deontology: Which item in your code requires professionals to "act on principle," or to stick to the rule regardless of the consequences?
• Virtue ethics: Do you think that possession of positive character virtues would enable a person to productively resolve ethical disagreements in the workplace? Why or why not?

**THIS IS A SHORT DISCUSSION POST, 2-3 PARAGRAPHS ONLY**

PART TWO:

1. Review the code of ethics that most closely aligns with your desired professional field.
2. Use the Workplace Ethics Assignment Template [DOCX] to complete the following:
   • In the first column of the chart, provide a description of the code of ethics.
   • In the second column, identify the advantages or strengths that you see in this code of ethics.
   • In the third column, identify the disadvantages or weaknesses that you see in this code of ethics.
   • In the fourth column, explain how the code of ethics helps professionals in your chosen field to resolve ethical disagreements productively by applying it to a particular type of ethical situation that could arise in your profession.
3. Write below the chart a short narrative (maximum of one page) in which you discuss how elements of the workplace code of ethics align with theories about which you learned in previous weeks.