Assignment

1. Assignment 1

2. Summary
Define
i. Values: Values are the rules by which we make decisions about right and wrong, should and
shouldn't, good and bad.
ii. Ethics: Ethics are self‐regulatory guidelines for making decisions and defining professions.
iii. Moral: Morals have a greater social element to values and tend to have a very broad
acceptance. Morals are far more about good and bad than other values.
iv .Principal: Fundamental norms, rules, or values that represent what is desirable and positive
for a person, group, organization, or community, and help it in determining the rightfulness or
wrongfulness of its actions.
Relationship between Values, Behavior, Ethics, Moral and Principal
Our values tell us what we want to achieve/do and our principles, ethics and morals evaluate the
right or wrongness of our options.’ Occasionally we will hear people say that there is a
difference between a person’s ethics and their morals. This attempt at a distinction can be very
confusing because what some people mean by someone’s ethics, another person calls their
morals. In reality, most people and most philosophers see no great distinction between the two
i.e. a person’s ethics or a person’s morals. Furthermore, the vast majority of people and
philosophers use the two words interchangeably; people say something is ethical or moral to
describe an action they deem to be right and immoral or unethical to describe an action they
deem to be wrong. For the purpose of this learning resource, we will apply this commonly
accepted approach to the use of the two words.
Whilst values play a role in determining what we consider ethical, not all values are measures of
ethics, for example: we may value hard work, but we would probably not classify someone as
unethical if they were lazy. Values that relate to ethics and morality are those which have a
component of rightness or wrongness to them. Therefore, if we value fairness and someone being
lazy is contributing to a greater burden being placed on someone else, we may consider this
unfair and thus unethical/immoral.
Being ethical means more than simply identifying moral issues that exist in various life
situations. We can only claim to be ethical when we follow the identification of these moral
issues with ethical actions and behaviour. These ethical actions and behaviours are those that we
think are the right/reasonable course of action in the situation and are based on a considered
framework, which is a reflection of our personal beliefs. This ‘What’s up with that’ learning tool
presents you with issues that involve ethical dilemmas and offers you an opportunity to consider
your own choices and actions should you be faced with similar situations.

3. Codes of Behaviour
The Code of Standards and Behaviour is an important element of the overall framework. It sets
out the standards required for duties. These standards of behaviour and values will support a high
quality service, based on high levels of personal performance and responsibility.
Relationships between Values and Behaviour
The value denotes the degree of importance of something or action, with the aim of determining
what actions are best to do or what way is best to live.
Values have some implications on the behaviour. Personal values are more closely resemble
ideology of philosophy than attitude. In certain aspects, an individual’s personal value at any
given time can be thought of as the integrated group of attitudes and beliefs resulting from the
interaction of his physical or biological self with his environment.
People life Style
People in the world have a variety of life styles, customs, thoughts, philosophies, cultures, and
beliefs. These are derived from the specific concepts of the individual or from group behavior or
ideology. Their concepts and ideologies make up what we call their world view.
Our values and variety of sources.
Some of these include:
Family
Peers (social influences)
The workplace (work ethics, job roles)
Educational institutions such as schools or TAFE
Significant life events (death, divorce, losing jobs, major accident and trauma, major
health issues, significant financial losses and so on)
Religion
Media
Technology
Culture
Major historical events (world wars, economic depressions, etc).
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