Ethics

Managers, Team Leaders and Young Professionals

Online Course

We have five Ethics courses available in this series that focus on introduction to ethics, employee ethical responsibilities, ethical dilemma decision-making, ethical problem-solving, leading ethical conduct. Each course averages 15 minutes to complete with a post assessment included for each course. The Application Activity forms will allow the participant to apply the learnings in their own scenario and environment.

Ethics is a vast, complex study of moral codes of conduct governing what’s right and wrong. It attempts to answer the question, how should we live our lives? both at the individual and group level. The benefits of ethical conduct are numerous. Employees want to be treated fairly. Managers are liable for subordinate criminal activity. Ethical lapses also shatter consumer confidence, can cost huge fines, increase the need for government regulation, and can cost you your job.  We will show you how to be responsible and the steps required to make ethical decisions and sole problems.

On completion of this course/article candidates will be able to:

• Explain the importance of ethics in business, define ethical values, conduct, and dilemmas, Identify the three top causes of unethical business behaviour.
• Explain three employee rights, describe your ethical “Circle of Influence”, Recognize your employee ethical responsibilities.
• Apply three philosophical approaches for resolving ethical dilemmas, Implement seven steps to ethical dilemma decision-making.
• Explain four common ethical business problems, apply four stages to ethical problem solving, Define appropriate steps for whistleblowing.
• Recognize six common excuses for unethical behaviour, Define the components of ethical conduct, Implement the Three R’s for leading ethically.

Online assessment on completion

South African Veterinary Council (SAVC)
3 CPD Points
AC/0108/20