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Code of Ethics: Linear Presentation Template
You can think of your Code of Ethics as two documents in one:
Firstly, the inner core of your document is: your Code of Ethics proper. This lays out
the rules and behaviours expected of employees. This element of your document
should NOT use any in-text referencing to support the statements made. You
are creating rules, and not copying these from elsewhere. To use in-text referencing
undermines the rule-like status of the statements produced.
Secondly, wrapped around the inner core: a discussion document which allows you
to evidence your research and learning on the topic of Codes of Ethics/Codes of
Conduct. Here, you should use in-text referencing to support your discussion of the
core concepts for this assignment:
Discrimination
Exploitation
Corruption
Dishonest and Fraudulent Behaviour
Whistleblower Protections
Enforcement
The document you submit should make it apparent to your reader, which sections of
the document are discussion (including citations); and which sections lay down the
rules for the company employees (free of citations).
This is one of two Template documents, offering a method to separate out the two
document functions.
Codes of Conduct
This is all you need to write by way of ‘Introduction’ to your assignment.
Write a short paragraph, no more than c. 200 -250 words, that shows you know what
a Code of Ethics (or Code of Conduct) is and what a company Code of Ethics is
supposed to do. Use in-text referencing to some academic articles, to show the
reading you have been doing on this topic.
Discrimination
Discrimination: Discussion
Brief discussion (one short paragraph, no more than 150 – 200 words) that defines
the concept of Discrimination as a moral term. Use in-text referencing to support
your definition. Provide one or two examples of workplace acts that would amount to
discrimination. (Your examples may briefly mention facts you have learned through
the Case Study.)
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Discrimination: Code of Ethics
You can lay out rules for behaviour for the employees of Flight Centre: things they
are allowed to do, and actions that are not permitted. If you like, you can use dot
points to lay out your rules:
Employees must show respect for other persons in the workplace;
During the recruitment process, employees must do ……. and not do …..
etc.
Note: the Code of Ethics section should NOT provide in-text referencing. You are
creating rules, and not copying these from elsewhere. To use in-text referencing
undermines the rule-like status of the statements produced
Exploitation
Exploitation: Discussion
Section follows the same procedure as for ‘Discrimination’: short paragraph of
definition plus examples of behaviours to be ruled out by your Code of Ethics. In-text
citations are advisable
Exploitation: Code of Ethics
Avoid in-text referencing for this section.
Corruption
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Code of Ethics: Linear Presentation Template
You can think of your Code of Ethics as two documents in one:
Firstly, the inner core of your document is: your Code of Ethics
proper. This lays out
the rules and behaviours expected of employees. This element
of your document
should NOT use any in-text referencing to support the
statements made. You
are creating rules, and not copying these from elsewhere. To use
in-text referencing
undermines the rule-like status of the statements produced.
Secondly, wrapped around the inner core: a discussion
document which allows you
to evidence your research and learning on the topic of Codes of
Ethics/Codes of
Conduct. Here, you should use in-text referencing to support
your discussion of the
core concepts for this assignment:
Discrimination
Exploitation
Corruption
2. Dishonest and Fraudulent Behaviour
Whistleblower Protections
Enforcement
The document you submit should make it apparent to your
reader, which sections of
the document are discussion (including citations); and which
sections lay down the
rules for the company employees (free of citations).
This is one of two Template documents, offering a method to
separate out the two
document functions.
Codes of Conduct
This is all you need to write by way of ‘Introduction’ to your
assignment.
Write a short paragraph, no more than c. 200 -250 words, that
shows you know what
a Code of Ethics (or Code of Conduct) is and what a company
Code of Ethics is
supposed to do. Use in-text referencing to some academic
articles, to show the
reading you have been doing on this topic.
3. Discrimination
Discrimination: Discussion
Brief discussion (one short paragraph, no more than 150 – 200
words) that defines
the concept of Discrimination as a moral term. Use in-text
referencing to support
your definition. Provide one or two examples of workplace acts
that would amount to
discrimination. (Your examples may briefly mention facts you
have learned through
the Case Study.)
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Discrimination: Code of Ethics
You can lay out rules for behaviour for the employees of Flight
Centre: things they
are allowed to do, and actions that are not permitted. If you
like, you can use dot
points to lay out your rules:
workplace;
not do …..
4. Note: the Code of Ethics section should NOT provide in-text
referencing. You are
creating rules, and not copying these from elsewhere. To use in-
text referencing
undermines the rule-like status of the statements produced
Exploitation
Exploitation: Discussion
Section follows the same procedure as for ‘Discrimination’:
short paragraph of
definition plus examples of behaviours to be ruled out by your
Code of Ethics. In-text
citations are advisable
Exploitation: Code of Ethics
Avoid in-text referencing for this section.
Corruption
Section follows the same procedure as for ‘Discrimination’:
short paragraph of
discussion (with in-text citations); and a Code of Ethics section
without in-text
citations.
Dishonest and Fraudulent Behaviour
Section follows the same procedure as for ‘Discrimination’:
5. short paragraph of
discussion (with in-text citations); and a Code of Ethics section
without in-text
citations.
Whistleblower Protections
Section follows the same procedure as for ‘Discrimination’.
You should give some
sense as to why companies might provide whistleblower
protections for employees
that are revealing unwelcome truths about their operations.
Freely employ in-text
citations for this discussion.
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Enforcement
An important final section to your assignment that offers the
overall ‘conclusion’ to
the document.
In this section, you are describing
How employees are educated around the Code of Ethics
6. The measures that will be taken against employees who fail to
uphold the Code of
Ethics. There should be a sliding scale of penalties to reflect the
levels of infraction:
fines, then for more serious offences, laying off from work; and
perhaps finally
dismissal from the job.
References
You list the sources (at least 5 of a properly ‘academic’ nature)
that you consulted
when writing your assignment.
Notes:
For the Definitions of key ethical terms: Use a range of sources
of information.
Try googling
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy discrimination
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Exploitation
to secure quality academic articles to ground your
definitions/discussions of the key
ethical terms; and that you can cite in your References list.
