Professional Ethics And Human Values(Unit I)

How to develop self confidence?

Learn from failures

Accept responsibility for your behavior and actions

Set goals and long term vision

Develop the power of positive thinking

Assess strength and weaknesses and take actions to maintain or overcome them

Character

What are features of good character?

Morality

Truthfulness

Self discipline

Acts for social harmony

Attitudes towards surroundings

Spirituality

It may be an expression for life perceived as higher, more complex or more integrated with one's worldview, as contrasted with the merely sensual

Active and vital connection to the deep self

an aspect of their religious experience

Secular "worldliness" than with the ritual expression of their religion

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Commitment

Strong determination to work for some thing

Ex: committed to college means work hard to bring good name for the institute

Committed to job means complete the job meeting the quality, quantity and time requirement

Empathy

Understanding the feelings and views of others from their point of view

Importance:

Learn about others

Helps others to vent their feelings

Reduces our irritation, prejudice or negative assumptions about others

Develops closer friendship with others

Self confidence

What are the characteristics of self confidence?

Strong conviction

Willingness to accept responsibility

Optimistic attitudes

Ability to cope with change and face challenges

Risk taking ability

Emotional stability

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Co-operation

What are the principles of cooperation?

Voluntary association

Democratic functioning

Common welfare

Sprit of dedication and service with absolute honesty and integrity

Unity of efforts

Professional Ethics And Human Values(Unit I)

Valuing Time

Why managing your time is important?

Every one gets the same time but limited

It is the utilization that makes the difference

Once lost time can never be got ba

How to avoid procrastination?

Don’t plan indefinitely; start action

Do it right, the first time but don’t linger on for perfection

Avoid boredom

Don’t postpone till the end; earlier the better

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Courage

Traits of courageous people:

Have strength to overcome obstacles

Optimistic in thinking

They see opportunity in calamity

They play to win and not to lose

Never compromise with integrity

Have strong will and persistence

They look to what is left than what is lost

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Caring – Definition

Knowing, feeling and acting in the interest of others so as to help them grow and actualize themselves

Caring – Elements

It is the heart of ethics

It is to help others actualize themselves

It is devotion and constancy

What we want to do and what we ought to do converge (both are same)

It involves desire, motivation and inclination

Responsive and receptive

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Respect for Others

Respect is -

Willingness to show

consideration,appreciation or worth to Some one, place, action or thing

Refraining from or interfering with some one, place, action or thing

Not acceptance or agreement

Earned, not given

Elements of Respect

Self respect

Altruism – the good you do for others, does you good, too Cool, calm and collected

Confidence,Daring,Honest,Humility,Humor,Integrity,Trust,wisdom

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Civic Virtue

Virtue (morally desirable character)

Public spirited: promote public welfare

Proficiency: mastery in one’s profession

Team work: cooperate, obey and lead

Self governance: courage, self discipline, perseverance, integrity

Virtue tow ards community

Active participation

Trust worthiness

Reciprocity

Civic Virtue - Importance:

Understand the tie with the community and responsibilities

Help the community with time, money

Play active role in democracy

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Service Learning

A teaching method

It engages young people in solving problems with their schools and communities as part of their academic studies

Master curriculum content by studying theory in school and applying it in society (community service)

Service Learning - Characteristics

Learning through variety of experiences

Listening, Reading, writing, speaking and working in groups and individually

Develops intangibles like empathy, personal values, beliefs, awareness, self esteem, self confidence, social responsibility and caring for others

Service strengthens learning and vise versa

Credit is awarded for college learning and not for service hours

Service Learning - Goals

Connect theory with practice; thought with action

To meet unmet community needs

Develop students to care others

Realize importance of academic subjects to real world

Develop relation among students, faculty and the community

Enhance civic skill of students

Expose societal problems and empower students to remedy them

Provide cross-cultural relationship

Prepare for career/continuing education

Tool for retention

Help students to know how to get things done