Reference no: EM132391574

Program: Professional Year Program

Course: Professional Environments

Assignment Topic: Ethics, Professionalism and Governance

Read the 3 Case Studies (attached) and select ONE as the basis of your analysis and discussion. Please indicate clearly which Case Study you have chosen.

Include in your answer those clauses from the ACS code of Ethics and ACS code of Professional Conduct that are relevant and briefly explain why. Refer also to any relevant legislation with an explanation of how it relates.

Case Study 1 -

Briefly discuss the dilemma for John. Show your utilisation of either Thomas White or Chris MacDonald's methodology to demonstrate how John might analyse and resolve the dilemma. Provide a recommendation of what actions John should have taken.

Case Study 2 -

Briefly discuss the dilemma for Brenda. Show your utilisation of either Thomas White or Chris MacDonald's methodology to demonstrate how Brenda might analyse and resolve the dilemma. Provide a recommendation of what actions Brenda should initiate and to whom she needs to communicate throughout the process.

Case Study 3 -

Briefly discuss the dilemma for Jaspreet. Show your utilisation of either Thomas White or Chris MacDonald's methodology to demonstrate how Jaspreet might analyse and resolve the dilemma. Provide a recommendation of what actions Jaspreet should initiate and to whom he needs to communicate throughout the process.

Assignment Task - Discuss ethical, professional and legal issues which you consider arise from this scenario. Make some recommendations of actions which could be taken to resolve the situation and/or to minimise the chance the scenario may recur. Support your answers with relevant references (as well as the Codes and Laws).

Things to Consider in Your Assignment:

• You should list at least 3 values from the ACS Code of Ethics and up to 5 clauses from the ACS Code of Professional Conduct, you think are specifically relevant in deciding how to resolve the situation. Make sure that you refer to the most up to date ACS Codes.
• You should also list any relevant Australian legislation that you think applies to this scenario.
• Your analysis, discussion and recommendations should use the framework you selected in Solving an Ethical Dilemma.

Your assignment should be 500 - 800 words in length (excluding your code lists, legislation list and references).

Attachment:- Assignment File - Case Studies.rar