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  WHAT IS PROFESSIONAL ETHICS? Within the broad field of applied ethics, professional ethics assesses the moral dimension of human activity in the classic occupations of law, medicine, and ministry and by extension higher education, engineering, journalism, management, and other occupations that aspire to professional status. Professional ethics is concerned with the standards and moral conduct that govern the profession and its members. More specifically, professional ethics examines issues, problems, and the social responsibility of the profession itself and individual practitioners in the light of philosophical and, in some contexts, religious principles among which are duty and obligation. These are principles that govern the behavior of a person or group in a business environment. Like values, professional ethics provide rules on how a person should act towards other people and institutions in such an environment .

  CHARACTERISTICS OF A PROFESSION   1. Professions are occupationally related social institutions established and maintained as a means of providing essential services to the individual and society.   2. Each profession is concerned with an identified area of need or function (for example, maintenance of physical and emotional health, preservation of rights and freedom, enhancing the opportunity to learn).   3. The profession collectively, and the professional individually, possess a body of knowledge and a repertoire of behaviors and skills (professional culture) needed in the practice of the profession; such knowledge, behavior, and skills normally are not possessed by the nonprofessional.   4. Members of the profession are involved in decision-making in the service of the client. These decisions are made in accordance with the most valid knowledge available, against a background of principles and theories, and within the context of the possible impact on othe...

  What is Professional Relationship? A professional relationship is an interpersonal connection between two or more people in a place of business. Professional relationships are usually more formal than relationships that exist outside of work. These expectations help keep personal issues and situations from interfering with business operations. A professional relationship is built between two or more professionals and observes a set of established boundaries or limits. Types of Professional Relationships There are several types of professional relationships you’ll likely encounter in your career. The first are those you develop with your coworkers, who may be other individuals within your organization that you’re acquainted with. You may not work directly alongside them, but you know who they are and may chat with them occasionally. You may also have professional relationships with other stakeholders in your company (such as suppliers and customers). A vital professional relations...

  PROFESSIONAL BODIES’ CODES OF CONDUCT AND PRACTICE Professional codes of conduct draw on these professional ethical principles as the basis for prescribing required standards of behaviour for members of a profession. They also seek to set out the expectations that the profession and society have of its members. The intention of codes of conduct is to provide guidelines for the minimum standard of appropriate behaviour in a professional context. Codes of conduct sit alongside the general law of the land and the personal values of members of the profession.