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PROFESSI ONALPRACTI CEFORSURVEYORS( SUV 4203) 1.0Et hics Pr ofes sion:Anoccupat ion/vocat ionr equi ringext...

PROFESSI ONALPRACTI CEFORSURVEYORS( SUV 4203) 1.0Et hics Pr ofes sion:Anoccupat ion/vocat ionr equi ringext ens iveeducat ionors peci ali zed t rai ning. Pr ofes sional :A memberofa vocat ion f ounded upon s peci ali zed educat ional t rai ning. Et hics ar ethe r ulesors tandar dsgover ning t he conductofa per son ort he member sofapr ofes sion.I tinvol vess yst emat izi ng,def endi ng,andr ecommendi ng concept sofr ightandwr ongconduct. Et hicsmaybedi videdi ntof ourmaj orar easofs tudyandt hes ear e: Met a-et hics ,aboutt het heor eti calmeani ngandr efer enceofmor alpr opos iti ons andhow t hei rtr uthval ues( ifany)maybedet ermi ned. Nor mat iveet hics ,aboutt hepr act icalmeansofdet ermi ningamor alcour seof act ion. Appl iedet hics ,abouthow mor alout comescanbeachi evedi nspeci fics ituat ions. Des cri pti veet hics ,al soknownascompar ati veet hics ,ist hes tudyofpeopl e's bel ief saboutmor ali ty. Pr ofes sionalet hicsconcer nst hemor ali ssuest hatar isebecaus eoft hes peci ali st knowl edget hatpr ofes sional sat tai n,andhow t heus eoft hisknowl edges houl dbe gover nedwhenpr ovi dingas ervi cet othepubl ic. Thepr ofes sionalcar riesaddi ti onalmor alr espons ibi li ti est othos ehel d by t he popul ati oni ngener al.Thi sisbecaus epr ofes sional sar ecapabl eofmaki ngand act ingonani nfor meddeci sioni nsi tuat ionst hatt hegener alpubl iccannot ,becaus e t hey have notr ecei ved t he r elevantt rai ning.Thi saddi ti onalknowl edge al so comeswi thaut hor ityandpower.Thecl ientpl acest rus tint hepr ofes sionalont he bas ist hatt he s ervi ce pr ovi ded wi llbe ofbenef itt othem.I twoul d be qui te pos sibl efort hepr ofes sionalt ous ehi saut hor ityt oexpl oitt hecl ient. Anobvi ousexampl eist hatoft hes urveyorwhochar gesexces sivemoneyf ora j ob.I tisl ikel ythatt hecl ientwi llnothaves uff ici entknowl edget oques tionwhati s bei ngdone,ands owi llpaymor efort hej ob. Codesofpr act ice;Ques tionsar iseast otheet hicall imi tsoft hepr ofes sional ’s r espons ibi li tyandhow powerandaut hor itys houl dbeus edi nser vicet othecl ient and s oci ety.Mos tpr ofes sionshave i nter nal ly enf orced codesofpr act ice t hat member soft hepr ofes sionmus tfol low,t opr eventexpl oit ati onoft hecl ientand pr eser vet hei ntegr ityoft hepr ofes sion. TheI nst it uteofSur veyor sofUganda( ISU)hasacons tit uti onpl usgui del inest hat wer ewr itt ent oins til lpr ofes sionalet hicsi nUganda’ spr ofes sionals urveyor s. 1.1Et hicalt heor ies : Ther ear enumer ouset hicalt heor iesandbel ow wel ookats omeoft hos ethatar e cl osel yrel atedt othes urveyi ngpr ofes sion. Nor mat iveet hics : Thi sist hes tudyofet hicalact ion.I tinves tigat est hes etofques tionst hatar ise whencons ider inghow oneoughtt oact.Itexami ness tandar dsf ort her ight nes sand wr ongnes sofact ions.Nor mat ive et hicscan be di vided i nto3s ub- dis cipl ines , namel y;Vi rtueet hics ,deont ologyandcons equent ial ism. 1.Vi rtueet hicsemphas izest her oleofone' schar act erandt hevi rtuest hatone' s char act erembodi esf ordet ermi ningoreval uat inget hicalbehavi or.I tfocus eson t hei nher entchar act erofaper sonr athert hanons peci ficact ions. 2.Deont ology i sthenor mat iveet hicalpr inci plet hatj udgest hemor ali tyofan act ionbas edont heact ion' sadher encet oar uleorr ules.Iti ssomet imesdes cri bed as" dut y"or" obl igat ion"or" rul e"- bas edet hics ,becaus erul es" bindyout oyour dut y."I tar guest hatdeci sionss houl d bemadecons ider ing t hef act orsofone' s dut iesandot her 'sr ight s. 3.Cons equent ial ism i sthecl assofnor mat iveet hicalt heor ieshol ding t hatt he cons equencesofone' sconductar etheul ti mat ebas isf oranyj udgementaboutt he r ight nes soft hatconduct. Thus ,fr om acons equent ial ists tandpoi nt,amor all yri ghtact( oromi ssi on)i sone t hatwi llpr oduceagoodout come,orcons equence. Cons equent ial istt heor iesi ncl ude: Ut ili tar iani sm:Thi shol dst hatanact ioni sri ghti fitl eadst othemos thappi nes s f ort hegr eat estnumberofpeopl e. Egoi sm:Thebel ieft hatt hemor alper soni sthes elf -int eres tedper son.I thol dst hat anact ioni sri ghti fitmaxi mizesgoodf ort hes elf. Al trui sm:Thi spr escr ibest hatan i ndi vidualt akesact ionst hathave t he bes t cons equencesf orever yoneexceptf orhi msel f. Thedi ffer encebet weent heabovet hreeappr oaches( Vir tueet hics ,deont ologyand cons equent ial ism)t omor ali tyt endst oli emor eint hewaymor aldi lemmasar e appr oached t han i n t he mor al concl usi ons r eached. For exampl e, a cons equent ial ist may ar gue t hat l ying i s wr ong becaus e of t he negat ive cons equences pr oduced by l ying— t hough a cons equent ial istmay al low t hat cer tai nfor eseeabl econs equencesmi ghtmakel ying accept abl e.A deont ologi st mi ghtar guet hatl yingi sal wayswr ong,r egar dles sofanypot ent ial" good"t hat mi ghtcomef rom l ying.Avi rtueet hici st,however ,woul dfocusl essonl yingi nany par ticul ari nst anceandi nst eadcons iderwhatadeci siont otel lal ieornott ella l ies aidaboutone' schar act erandmor albehavi or.Ass uch,l ying woul dbemade i nacas e-by- cas ebas ist hatwoul dbebas edonf act orss uchasper sonalbenef it, gr oupbenef it,andi ntent ions( ast owhet hert heyar ebenevol entormal evol ent ). 1.2Et hicaldi lemmasi nthes urveyi ngpr ofes sion A di lemma i sa s ituat ionwi thuns ati sfact ory choi ces.Iti sa s ituat ioni nwhi ch s omebodymus tchoos ebet weenoneoft woormor euns ati sfact oryal ter nat ives. AnEt hicaldi lemmai sacompl exs ituat iont hatof teni nvol vesanappar entment al conf lictbet ween mor al i mper ati ves ,in whi ch t o obey one woul dres ulti n t rans gres singanot her. Ther ear ever ymanydi lemmasf requent lyf acedbypr ofes sionall ands urveyor s ands omeoft hem,as lis tedbyFI G(I nter nat ionalFeder ati onofSur veyor s),i ncl ude; 1.Di lemma1-t hecl ientandt heenvi ronment ‘ Whi lstunder taki ngas ites urveyf orapr ivat esect orcl ient ,itbecomesappar entt o yout hatt hecl ienti ntendst oignor epot ent ial lys eri ousenvi ronment ali mpact sof t hedevel opmentoft hes ite.Your efl ectonyourobl igat ionst oyourcl ientandt o t hecommuni ty.Whatdoyoudo?’ The FI G code s tat est hat :sur veyor sshoul dtake envi ronment alconcer nsi nto accounti nthei roper ati onsandact ivi ti es;ands houl dbr inganymat terofconcer n r elat ingt othephys icalenvi ronmentands ust ainabl edevel opmentt otheat tent ion oft hei rcl ient sorempl oyer s.Whatdoest heUgandanl awss tat e? 2.Di lemma2-cr oss -cul tur ali ssues ‘ Asapar tneri naf irm ofs urveyor s,youhaves ucces sful lywonat enderf ors ome wor kinacount rywher ebr ibesar econs ider edanor malpar tofdoi ngbus ines s.I n yourowncount ry,br ibesar eil legal( or,att hever yleas t,notaccept edpr act ice). Wi llyouus ebr ibest ogett hepr ojectcompl eteds ucces sful ly?’ TheFI G codes ays :avoi danyappear anceofpr ofes sionali mpr opr iet y;mai ntai n t hehi ghes tst andar dsofhones tyandi ntegr ityt owar dst hos ewi thwhom youcome i ntocont act ,ei therdi rect lyori ndi rect ly;andavoi das soci ati ngwi thanyper sonsor ent erpr isesofdoubt fulchar act er. 3.Di lemma3-commer cialmat ter s ‘ Youhaves ucces sful lyt ender edf oras urvey.Ot herwor kmeanst hatyoucannot compl etebyt her equi reddat e,s oyous ubcont ractt hewor ktoanot hers urveyor whoonl ychar gesyouas mal lfr act ionoft hef eeyouhaveagr eedwi tht hecl ient. Whatdoyouchar get hecl ient ?’ The FI G code and t he I SU gui del ines t oscal es of pr ofes sionalchar ges f or s urveyor ssayt hatones houl dseekr emuner ati oncommens urat ewi tht het echni cal compl exi ty,l evelof res pons ibi li tyandl iabi li tyf ort hes ervi cesr ender ed. 1.3Managi nget hicsi nbus ines s Bus ines set hics( als ocor por ateet hics )isaf orm ofappl iedet hicsorpr ofes sional et hicst hatexami neset hicalpr inci plesandmor aloret hicalpr obl emst hatar isei n a bus ines senvi ronment.Itappl iest o al las pect sofbus ines sconductand i s r elevantt otheconductofi ndi vidual sandent ireor gani zat ions. Pr ofes sionalet hicsar ebecomi ngi ncr eas ingl yimpor tant.Cons ist entappl icat ionof cl earanddef ens ibl eval uesi scompat ibl ewi thbus ines ssucces sandwi llavoi d deci sionsbyi ndi vidualmember sofs taf fwhi char ecat ast rophi cfort her eput ati on ofa f irm:a r eput ati onwhi chhast akenyear stobui ld canbes hat ter ed i na moment. A codeofconducts houl dther efor ebeavi talpar tofaf irm’ s‘handbook’.Sucha code needs t o be cr eat ed wi tht he i nvol vement of s taf f and ever yone’ s under standi ngofi tneedst obecont inual lyt est ed–andnott hroughr eals ituat ions. Thecodeneedst ocovert hepr inci plest obeappl iedi nthef ullr angeofs ituat ions t hatempl oyeesoft hef irm ar eli kel ytoencount er.Ani ndi vidual ’sval ueswi ll gener all ypr edomi nat eovert hecode,hencet heval uesofani ndi vidualneedt obe t est eddur ingt her ecr uit mentanddevel opmentpr oces s. Goodmanagementofet hicsi nbus ines sinvol ves ; Cr eat ingani nit ialcodeofconductf ort hef irm ass oonasyous tar ttobui ldt he f irm.Us efr amewor ksavai labl efr om nat ionals urveyas soci ati onsandot herf irms butt ail ort hem t oyourf irm andi tsci rcums tances. Cont inual lyt estt hecodeagai nsts ituat ionst hatyouar eli kel ytoencount er,and devel opi tasneces sar y.Dot hist hor oughl yatl eas tonceayear. Aspar tofs taf fdevel opmentpr oces ses ,di scus set hicaldi lemmast oens uret he conf ormanceofi ndi vidual swi tht hecode Af irm’ set hicalcodes houl dideal lycovert hef oll owi ngt opi cs: Gi fts ,hos pit ali ty,br ibesandi nducement s; Heal thands afet y; Equaloppor tuni ty,di scr imi nat ionands exualhar ass ment ; Conf lict sofi nter est ; I nsi derdeal ing; Moneyl aunder ing; Di scl osur eofconf ident ialcompanyi nfor mat ion; Fi nanci alt rans act ions ; Fai rcompet it ion; Al coholanddr ugabus e; Whi stl ebl owi ng; Non- execut ivedi rect ors ;  Copyr ightandowner shi poff iles ; St andar dsi nadver tis ing; Pr otect ionoft heenvi ronment ; Rel ati onswi thl ocalcommuni ti es;and Pol it icalands oci albehavi our. 1.4CORRUPTI ONANDMAL- ADMI NISTRATI ON Cor rupt ioni sthedi shones texpl oit ati onofpowerf orper sonalgai n. TypesofCor rupt ion Ther ear emanyt ypesofcor rupt ion.Formos tpeopl e,br iber ypr obabl ycomesf irs t t omi ndwhent heyheart hewor dcor rupt ion,butot hercommont ypesofcor rupt ion i ncl udenepot ism,f raud,andembezzl ement. Br iber y:Anof ferofmoneyorf avor stoi nfl uenceapubl icof fici al. Nepot ism:Favor iti sms hownbypubl icof fici alst orel ati vesorcl osef riends. Fr aud:Cheat ingt hegover nmentt hroughdecei t. Embezzl ement :St eal ingmoneyorot hergover nmentpr oper ty. I ntal kingaboutdi ffer entt ypesofcor rupt ion,ani mpor tantdi sti nct ioni sbet ween admi nis trat ivecor rupt ionandpol it icalcor rupt ion. Admi nis trat iveCor rupt ion:Cor rupt iont hatal ter sthei mpl ement ati onofpol ici es, s uchasget ti ngal icens eeveni fyoudon’ tqual ifyf ori teveni fyoudon’ tqual ify f ori t. Pol iti cal Cor rupt ion: Cor rupt ion t hat i nfl uences t he f ormul ati on of l aws , r egul ati ons ,andpol ici es,s uchasr evoki ngal lli cens es,andgai ningt hes oler ight t ooper atet hebeerorgasmonopol y. Pr ivat eCor rupt ion:Thi sisbet weeni ndi vidual sint hepr ivat esect or,s uchasmaf ia ext ort ingmoneyf rom al ocalbus ines s. Publ icCor rupt ion:Themi sus eofpubl icof ficef orpr ivat egai n. Anot heri mpor tantdi sti nct ioni sbet weengr andcor rupt ionandpet tycor rupt ion. Gr andcor rupt ion:Cor rupt ioni nvol vings ubs tant ialamount sofmoneyandus ual ly hi gh- levelof fici als. Pet ty cor rupt ion:Cor rupt ioni nvol ving s mal lers umsand t ypi cal ly mor ejuni or of fici als. Di ffer entf rom cor rupt ioni smal admi nis trat ion.Mal admi nis trat ioni sa pol it ical t erm whi chdes cri best heact ionsofa gover nmentbody whi chcanbes eenas caus ingani njus tice. Thedef ini ti onofmal admi nis trat ioni swi deandcani ncl ude: Del ay,I ncor rectact ionorf ail uret otakeanyact ion,Fai lur etof oll ow pr ocedur es ort hel aw,Fai lur etopr ovi dei nfor mat ion,I nadequat erecor d-keepi ng,Fai lur eto i nves tigat e,Fai lur etor epl y,Mi sleadi ng ori naccur ates tat ement s,I nadequat e l iai son,I nadequat econs ult ati on,Br okenpr omi ses. As signment1 : a)Fi nd f ourexampl esofcor rupt ionf rom news paper sorper sonalexper ience. I dent ifyt het ypeofcor rupt ioni nvol vedi neachcas eandhow i tcoul dhavebeen avoi ded. b)Di scus ssomeoft heef fect sofcor rupt ion. c)How canLandFr audbemi ti gat ed? Deadl ine:1 0thMar ch2021