Developing an Ethical Code of Conduct

This assignment explores the importance of ethical codes of conduct in professional settings. It focuses on Joseph's role in creating an effective code for a company, utilizing the MacDonald Framework. The framework emphasizes tailoring the code, employee involvement, stakeholder consultation, clear scope definition, and continuous improvement. The assignment delves into each aspect of the framework, providing practical guidance for developing and implementing a robust ethical code.

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Code of Ethics:...........................................................................................................................2
MacDonald Framework:............................................................................................................2
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Code of Ethics:
An important characteristics for any profession is the need for its members to agree
with the code of ethics. The code of professional conduct can be regarded as the part of the
present case study. A huge amount of corporations and several smaller companies have code
of ethics together with the range of issues with specific ethical documents (Durkheim 2013).
These kinds of documents embody the ethical kinds of commitments of their organization.
Joseph must consider the process of issuing ethical dilemma for issuing the ethical
considerations.
MacDonald Framework:
To resolve the ethical dilemma Joseph must consider issuing standard considerations
in compliance with the MacDonald framework, which include the following;
Tailor made code: In an ideal world, the code of ethics should be custom made to suit the
organization. Joseph must differentiate it from the identical documents devised from the other
firms.
Getting the employees involved: Joseph being the person that is involved in providing
guidance to the code of ethics (Brinkman and Carter 2017). Assuming that the organization is
too large everyone that is involved must consider selecting representatives from various
departments or various business units. The document is bound to be more meaningful as this
will help Joseph in discovering higher level of acceptance given that the employees are the
part of the process.
Consulting the key stakeholders: For Joseph it is recommended to consult the key
stakeholders such as local community groups as to what Joseph should include in the code of

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ethics. This will help in revealing the important external constituencies as the company’s vital
obligations and this will enable Josehp in making sure that the code issued deals with full
range of issues that is intended to be confronted in the organizations.
Be clear about scope: Joseph code must make it clear the person regulating the code of
ethics. The code of ethics must make it evidently clear that it takes into the considerations
from the mailroom through the meeting room (Leicester 2016). The code of ethics might be
accepted by the lower level of employees and might not take it very seriously therefore senior
managers might either bound by it or take it lightly.
Joseph must introduce the implementation of code of ethics as the part of ACS
framework. It is the responsibility of Joseph in maintaining and progressing the admiration
and competence of being professional. The code of ethics should to strive to promote
superiority for those that are impacted by the work. (Yeaman 2015). The code of ethics
should look to enhance the professional development in order to increase the competency in
the organization with the ability to competently and diligently enhance the competence of the
employees. Implementing the ACS code of ethics will help Joseph in enhancing the integrity
of the society along with the respective members. This code of ethics is relevant for all the
ACS members notwithstanding the role or appropriate area of the proficiency in the ICT
industry. It is worth mentioning that the code of professional ethics emphasises on individual
consultant and it proposes to make accessible guidelines available for the suitable code of
professional conduct.

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Reference List:
Durkheim, E., 2013. Professional ethics and civic morals. Routledge.
Yeaman, A.R., 2015. Professional ethics. TechTrends, 59(4), pp.10-11.
Leicester, N., 2016. Ethics in the IT Profession: Does a Code of Ethics have an Effect on
Professional Behaviour?.
Brinkman, B. and Carter, K., 2017, March. The ACM Code of Ethics and Professional
Conduct: Teaching Strategies and the Coming Update. In Proceedings of the 2017 ACM
SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 721-721). ACM.