HUMAN VALUES AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

                                 HUMAN VALUES AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

     Basic human values refer to those values which are at the core of being human. The values which are considered basic inherent values in humans include truth, honesty, loyalty, love, peace, etc. because they bring out the fundamental goodness of human beings and society at large.

  Importance of Human Values 

 Provides an understanding of the attitudes, motivation and behaviours 

 Influences our perception of the world around us 

 Represents interpretation of “right and wrong” 

 Provides a way to understand humans and organisations. 

The five human values which are expected in all human beings, irrespective of whether they are employees or not in whichever profession or service, are:

  Right Conduct – Contains values like self-help skills (modesty, self-reliance, hygiene etc.), social skills (good behaviour, good manners, environment awareness etc.), ethical skills (courage, efficiency, initiative, punctuality etc.) and Ownership.  Peace – Contains values like equality, focus, humility, optimism, patience, self-confidence, self-control, self-esteem etc. 

 Truth – Contains values like accuracy, fairness, honesty, justice, quest for knowledge, determination etc.

  Peaceful co-existence – Contains values like psychological (benevolence, compassion, consideration, morality, forgiveness etc.) and social (brotherhood, equality, perseverance, respect for others, environmental awareness etc.) 

 Discipline – Contains values like regulation, direction, order etc. Human values are an integral part of one’s personality and affect employability quotient. Many employers are inclined to hire those who have better human values. Keeping up this spirit, VIT has defined the below five as core values, which have been detailed in HR Manual Part I. Core Values of VIT 

 Student Focus 

 Strong Ethics 

 Striving For Excellence 

 Social Development

  Respect For All

CODE OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS 

Professionally accepted standards of personal and business behaviour, values and guiding principles. Codes of professional ethics are often established by professional organizations to help to guide members in performing their job functions according to sound and consistent ethical principles Professional ethics may be understood as professionally acknowledged measures of individual and business conduct, values, and guiding principles. Professional ethics is nothing but a code of conduct applicable to different professions and is set up by the expert members of such professions or professional organizations. 

    The underlying philosophy of having professional ethics is to make the persons performing in such jobs follow the sound, uniform ethical conduct. The hippocratic Oath undertaken by medical students is one such example of professional ethics that is adhered to even today. Some of the important components of professional ethics that professional organizations necessarily include in their code of conduct are integrity, honesty, transparency, respectfulness towards the job, confidentiality, objectivity etc. Need for Professional Ethics Professional ethics are accepted standards of personal and business behaviour, values and guiding principles. 

    Codes of professional ethics are established by professional organizations to help to guide members in performing their job functions according to sound and consistent ethical principles. Professional ethics is set up by the expert members of such profession or professional organizations. The underlying philosophy of having professional ethics is to make the persons performing in such jobs follow the sound, uniform ethical conduct. Professional organizations necessarily include components like integrity, honesty, transparency, respectfulness towards the job, confidentiality, objectivity etc. in their code of conduct.