1. Do Now
What are 3 moral codes that you live by? Who taught you these codes and why do you feel they are important?
Example:
One code that I live by is: My mommy always tells me that if I don’t have anything nice to say then I shouldn’t say anything at all. This is an important moral code to me because……

2. Got Ethics? The importance of ethics is explored.
What are employers expecting from you?

3. Ethical Dilemmas
Answer yes or no to the following three questions. Be honest with yourself. Maybe is not an acceptable answer. Explain why you would or wouldn’t.
1.) A friend asks you to say they were at your house Friday night. You don’t know where the friend really was- would you be that person’s alibi?
2.) A good friend of yours is accepted to the college you both want to attend. She tells you she added many school and civic activities that she did not actually participate in to beef up her application. Would you try her method?
3.) Some equipment was stolen from the school’s gym. A boy who isn’t very well liked is being blamed and expelled, but he really didn’t do it and you know who did. Would you tell a teacher or someone in administration?

4. Ethics
Guidelines for human behavior; the study of moral choice and values.
Morals: Evaluated in terms of right and wrong.
Formed from outside influences
Parents, teachers, friends, religions, culture, etc.
You must strive to recognize between right and wrong, then choose what is right.

5. Your Ethical Principles
Take a minute to list some of the ethical principles you have adopted for your life. Where did you learn them and who taught them to you.
Example
Abstinence until marriage- Parents, Religion

6. Ethical Standards
We have ethical standards to uphold in everyday life- LAWS, Federal regulations
Standards: Accepted levels of behavior to which individual behavior is compared.
Don’t act in ethical manner= suffer consequences.
Utility principle- the idea that the right action is the one that is best for everyone.
“The Golden Rule”

7. Business Ethics
Applying principles of right and wrong to the workplace situations.
Following rules and regulation
Taking pride in accomplishments on the job and for the work itself
Area of growing concern in today’s workplace
Declining work ethic

8. Code of Ethics
A systematic set of rules and procedures used to guide behavior of an individual, a business, or a culture.
Employee duties- fulfill the job responsibilities and give the employer a fair day’s work for the pay earned.
Employee rights: equal opportunity, fair pay, safe working conditions.
EEOA

9. Nike Code of Ethics
Inside the lines

10. Consequences of Unethical Behavior
Personal
You will be fired.
Jail time if illegal- Martha Stewart
Business
Poor public relations may result
Decrease profits for business
Possible lawsuits
Jail time for those involved if illegal- Enron

11. Whistle Blower
If you work for a business and do not report unethical practices you could be held accountable.
A employee who reports the activity may be identified as a whistle blower.

12. Ethics IT’S your choice..
If you practice unethical behavior then it will become habit.

13. Consequences of
Unethical Behavior
Activity