Project Management and Professional Ethics
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Running Head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICSProject Management and Professional EthicsName of the StudentName of the University
1PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICSTable of Contents1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................22.0 Stakeholder Ethics.....................................................................................................................22.1 Ethical Issues Associated with the Chosen Situations...............................................................22.2 Identification of the Stakeholders in the Chosen Ethical Issues................................................42.3 Ethical Stances of the Stakeholder Groups................................................................................62.4 Personal Values and Own Stance on List of 7 Ethical Principles.............................................83.0 International Codes of Conduct / Codes of Conduct...............................................................103.1 Industry Code Evaluation Regarding Use of Automated Vehicles.........................................103.2 Comparison of Codes of Conduct / Ethics for the Three Industry Bodies..............................114.0 Conclusion...............................................................................................................................12References......................................................................................................................................13
2PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS1.0 IntroductionEthics is defined as a set of moral principles that are generally applied in any type ofbehavior or application. Initially, ethics was only considered in terms of human behavior at acertain situation or environment but since then, it has been applied in almost every field,including application of technology, workplace operations, commercial sector and others(Luppicini and So 2016). Various institutes and organizations have also developed certain ethicalcodes of conduct that are to be followed by the employees and other stakeholders. Following thecodes of ethics closely is considered as proper professional behavior that one stakeholder oremployee must exhibit at the workplace. In addition, the concept has also applied in theapplication of new technology as their ethical concerns and implications are first addressedbefore releasing it in public.In this report, the ethical concerns related to the application of drone technology havebeen analyzed personal stances and standpoints regarding the same have also been provided.2.0 Stakeholder Ethics2.1 Ethical Issues Associated with the Chosen SituationsAnalyzing the chosen situations regarding the use of drones in various fields like military,parcel and medicine delivery and others, there are a number of ethical issues associated. Ofthese, the three main ethical issues associated with these cases are as follows.Ethics Regarding Military Use – The first main ethical issue that is identified from thechosen cases is the use of drones for military purposes. It has been seen that in many military
3PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICSactivities and warfare in the Middle Eastern countries, countries like USA are utilizing drones tokill terrorists in remote locations while they are being controlled by military personnel locatedfar away from the action point (Walsh and Schulzke 2015). However, most of the times, thesoldiers are told that they are playing games with drones for entertainment purposes, which is notthe actual reality. This is ethically wrong in various levels. First, lies are built around the soldiersand people are getting killed while the soldiers are playing so-called “games”. Second, whilethese drone operations are going on, thousands of innocent people die. This is because the droneshave no intelligence to judge innocent people or terrorists (Custers 2016). They are simplyprogrammed to fire whenever they capture heat signature of any human being. Third, it is alsounethical to fight people without even participating in the battlefield even if they are terrorists asthe most acceptable ethical rule of battle is to fight face to face to the same field.Ethics of Delivery Using Drones – While the delivery process using drones have beentested in many countries, many people have raised ethical questions regarding the delivery usingdrones. The main point of concern is regarding the intelligence of drones and the mostcommonly asked question is who will take responsibility if the drone delivers a package to aneighbor instead of the directed user due to some programming errors or faults (Finn and Wright2016). Another major concern is that since the drone is unmanned and unsurveilled, someoneelse may steal the contents of the drone without anyone’s notice. Hence, extensive use of dronesfor delivery of packages is still far away unless these particular ethical concerns are addressed.Privacy Issues Related to the Use of Drones – Another major ethical concern regardingthe use of drones is the privacy issue. Many citizens have raised concern that the drones arebeing used by the government as well as other organizations for spying on them i.e. drones arejust spying tools used by various entities. Even in the delivery drones, people fear they have
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