Professional Ethics

By :- Deepak
Yadav
B.Tech. Final year
Professional Ethics
The modern world needs services of a
large number of distinct specialist groups.

They range from plumbers, bakers,

salespersons, clerks, managers, engineers
and university professors..
Professional Ethics
Some professional groups, like those of
lawyers, doctors, engineers, scientists
command great respect and authority in
the society..

They are better organized and are more

conscious of their professional
belongings, professional image and duties.
Professional Ethics

Francis Bacon said that knowledge is

power.

Like other forms of power it has

great potential for advancing human
well-being..
Professional Ethics
Wily lawyers, corrupt judges, greedy doctors,
irresponsible engineers and insincere teachers
are scourge to the society..

Therefore it is necessary to regulate these

professions to safeguard the interests of the
society through legislative and legal processes..
What is a profession ?
What is a profession ?
The term profession and professional are
used in many different senses.

One meaning of professional is a person

who engages in sporting, artistic or some
other leisurely activity for earning money
rather than for merely enjoying it as a
hobby

In this sense it distinguishes a professional

from an amateur..
Five distinct attributes of modern
professions
Systematic body of theory.

Professional Authority.

Sanction of community.

Regulative code of ethics.

The professional culture

Systematic body of theory

Every profession has a distinct body of

organised theoretical knowledge and
certain practical skills associated with it.

The practical skills also flow out of the

theory.

To master them one have to learn theory

through adequate academic training..
Systematic body of theory

Acquiring theoretical knowledge is

intellectually more demanding than learning
operational procedures and practical skills of
a trade..

Theoretical knowledge of professional

subjects is developed through academic
study and research..
Professional Authority
Because of specialized knowledge, skills and
experience professionals acquire a kind of
authority over the clients, patients and
others who seek their professional services..

Client has to have trust and faith in the

profession.
Professional Authority
Honouring this trust by safeguarding the
interests of the client and rendering him
the best professional service is a moral
obligation on the professional..
Sanction of community
All professions are social constructs.

Their operation, growth, and importance

depend upon community sanction.

This sanction is given because the

professions serve the society and satisfy
some indispensable social need.

They help realize certain values which are

cherished by the society.
Sanction of community
Legal profession helps establishment of
justice in the society.

Medical profession serves by relieving us

of suffering from diseases and by
promoting good health.

Engineering profession works for material

prosperity, conveniences and comforts.
Regulative code of ethics
Many a times considerations of personal
gain make individual professionals lose
sight of the professional ideas and values.

They may misutilise their professional

authority and privileges to the detriment
of their clients or of the society at large..
Regulative code of ethics
Concerned with such acts all higher
professions have evolved code of ethics to
regulate professional practice and conduct
of their members.
A code of professional ethics informs the
public of the ethical concerns of the
profession
It is a form of commitment to the public
and lets them know the level and the
quality of the service they should expect
from the professionals..
The professional culture
Every profession develops a special kind of
group culture which plays an important
role in professional life.

Professional feel that they are providing

some very valuable service to the society
without which life would be very much
poorer.
Professional Ethos
Professional Ethos
One main pillar of professional ethos is
striving for excellence.

Professional excellence requires mastery

of theoretical knowledge as well as
practical skills of the profession and their
continuous up gradation to keep abreast
of latest development in ones field..
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The second pillar of professionalism is
motivation of service.

When a person approaches a professional,

say with a medical or legal problem, the
professionals primary concern ought to be,
how can I help the person with the possible
remedy, while safeguarding the interests of
the workers, the community and the
natural environment..
Professional Ethos
The professional ethos does not impel a
person to renounce worldly comforts or to
become a monk.

It only seeks primacy of services over

personal gains..
Professional Ethos
 The spirit of professionalism is clearly bought in
the following pledge adopted by USA’s National
Security of Professional Engineers.
Professional Ethos
“As a professional Engineer, I dedicate my professional knowledge or
skill to the advancement and betterment of human welfare.
I Pledge :
To give the utmost performance;
To participate in none but honest enterprise;
To live and work according to the laws of man and the highest
standards of professional conduct;
To place service before profit ,the honour and standing of the
profession before personal advantage, and the public welfare
about all considerations.
In humility and with need of Divine Grace,
I make this Pledge”.
Professional Ethos
The third pillar of professionalism is the
abiding sense of responsibility.

The professional is morally responsible to

safeguard the interest of ordinary people..
Thank You