Certificate Course on
Professional ethics and code of conduct

Duration

Duration of the Course: 30 hours

Module 1

Personal beliefs, values, attitudes and behaviour, Importance of ethics, personal ethics, professional ethics, Difference between personal ethics and professional ethics, ethics toolkit, contributors to professional ethics.8L

Module 2

Ethical principles and contractual obligations: Universal ethical principles like honesty, trustworthiness, loyalty, respect for each other, adherence to law, doing good and avoiding harm to others, accountability. Professional ethics for medical practioners, hospitals, teachers, lawyers, Real estate agents.8L

Module 3

Ethical decision making and solving ethical problems, examples of Recognition of the problem, identification of points of view, acquisition of resources and assistance, proper planning, taking action based on ethical standards.5L

Module 4

Code of conduct: Definition and examples, Guidelines for the minimum standard appropriate behaviour in a professional context, values and utility of code of conduct, code of conduct toolkit. 4L

Module 5

Relation between Professional ethics and code of conduct, Beneficiaries of code of conduct, adviser tools, adviser resources, supervision toolkit, code of conduct as a checklist for disciplining non-conforming members.5L

*1L= 1hour