Lesson 1: Introduction to Ethics

Lesson Outcomes:
At the end of this lesson, you should have:
 constructed own understanding of ethical principles;
 practiced moral standards on the regulations; and
 identified personal values.

Introduction:

This section provides the concepts of integrity and ethics. It intended to give the students
with conceptual clearness and display the ethical dilemmas and ethical decision making.

Learning Content:

Ethics is one of the branches of philosophy that deals with a system of moral principles.
It affects how people decide and control their lives. It is concerned with what is right for
individuals and society and also described as moral philosophy. The term "ethos" derives from
the Greek word, which means custom, habit, character, and disposition.

Ethics covers the following dilemmas:

 To live a good life
 Rights and responsibilities
 The language of right and wrong
 Moral decisions on what is right and bad
 The ethics concept was basically from philosophies, culture, and religions. They infuse
debates on topics like abortion, human rights, and professional conduct.

Ethics Approaches
Philosophers nowadays tend to divide ethical theories into three areas:
 Meta-ethics- it deals with the nature of moral judgment. It looks at the origins and
meaning of ethical principles.
 Normative ethics is concerned with the content of moral judgments and the criteria for
what is right or wrong.
 Applied ethics- it looks at controversial topics like war, animal rights, and capital
punishment.

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Exercise 1: Personal values

View the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr7U49RPpTs; after watching the

video clip, list down personal values (positive and negative): List your top ten personal ethical
values.

Your answer:

Positive Values Negative Values

1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
6. 6.
7. 7.

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8. 8.
9. 9.
10. 10.

Reflection: Essay Writing on Personal Values

References:
Ethics: A General Introduction. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/introduction/intro_1.shtml

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr7U49RPpTs

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