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Professional Ethics Question Paper

Professional Ethics

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Philosophy

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ARTS
APH 411: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

DATE: Tuesday 22nd December, 2009

TIME: 4.30 p.m ? 6.30p.m

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer THREE questions including Question ONE.

1.
You have been asked to carry out an ethics audit in Huduma Bora College and provide a report containing your findings and recommendations.
a)
List the areas or materials that you would be interested to examine. [5 marks]
b)
Suggest and justify five indicators that you would use as criteria for evaluating ethical conformity in the audit? [15 marks]
c)
What are the advantages of ethics auditing in work organizations? [10 marks]
2.
Professionalism is an effective remedy for alienation in the work place?. Discuss. [20 marks]
3
a) Define impunity
b)
What constitutes impunity in professional contexts?
c)
What can be done to discourage impunity in professional practices?
[20 marks]
4
a)
Describe a moral dilemma using a specific professional context.
b)
What ethical approaches would one use to resolve the moral dilemma in (a) above? Justify your answer. [20 marks]
5
a)
Why are consent and confidentiality essential in social research?
b)
In what ways can professionals demonstrate social responsibility? [20 marks]