Phl 323 - Personal Ethics

Personal Ethics Development

By

Candy DePina

PHL 323

Dr. Dean Dowling

Ethics is defined as: "The principles, norms and standards of conduct governing and individual or organization" (Trevino & Nelson, 2007 p 13); ethics form the basis for determining the correct action, or moral behavior, in a particular situation. I work for the State of Rhode Island and since I am a state employee I must follow the Code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics is comprised of a set of statutory and regulatory provisions which regulate the ethical conduct of elected and appointed public officials as well as state and municipal employees. It is also the policy of the state of Rhode Island that public officials and employees must adhere to the highest standards of ethical conduct, respect the public trust and the rights of all persons, be open, accountable and responsive, avoid the appearance of impropriety, and not use their position for private gain or advantage. In order to define our position a little more the following applies: Employees of state and local government, of boards, commissions and agencies" means any full-time or part-time employees in the classified, non-classified and unclassified service of the state or of any city or town within the state, any individuals serving in any appointed state or municipal position, and any employees of any public or quasi-public state or municipal board, commission or corporation. The Code of ethics is held in high regard for any individuals within any agency. My position is part of the Department of Labor and training and is also under the jurisdiction of the federal government because we must also adhere to federal guidelines as well as state guidelines and policies.