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Profession

Any occupation, job or career Professional vs Amateur

The new sense certain attributes


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The Attributes of a Profession

A systematic body of theory

Professional Authority Sanction of the Community

Professional Culture

Regulative Code of Ethics


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Systematic body of theory

Body of theoretical knowledge and practical skillsassociated with it

Practical skills flow out of theory

Academic trainingmore rigorous than mere practical

understanding Advancement through research

Theoretical and practical developments reinforce eachother

Advancement creates new areas of specialisation Professionals have to keep learning to maintain

competence and effectiveness


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Professional Authority

Due to specialised knowledge and experience,professionals have authority over clients/ patients

Laymen dont understand the particular field, and their

decisions are based on professionals advice Thus the client has to have faith in the professional

Moral obligation of the professional to honour this trustand render best professional service to the client

Using professional authority and trust to exploit the clientfor personal gains is the worst kind of professionalimmorality


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Regulative code of ethics

Code of ethics to regulate professional

practice and conduct of members

Indicate/ remind to the members their

professional duties and obligations

Helps in resolution of moral conflicts


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Profession

A calling in which the special knowledge

and skills are used on distinctly intellectual

plane in the service of mankind.

The pursuit of a learned art in the spiritof public service.


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Professional Ethos

The spirit of doing professional work.

Constituents:

> Striving for excellence> Motivation of service

(Primacy of client-orientation over personal gains)

> Sense of responsibility(Towards clients, profession itself, society)


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Corporate Social Responsibility

Not just an economic entity, the corporation is

also a social entity

Transition from Economic Model to Socio-

economic Model Shift from Ethics costs to Ethics pays

Rationale for the shift

> improves public image and reputation> improves organisational culture and trust


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Corporate Social Responsibility

Employee Welfare Programs>> housing, healthcare, schools, creche, flexi-timing, Counseling

Community Development Programs>> for communities around: adult literacy, primary education

>> Cause-related Marketing percentage of profits will go to xyz

Corporate Philanthropy(charity)>> Strategic Philanthropyfuture benefits anticipated!!

Corporate Citizenship

>> Pay taxes, obey laws, preserve environment, heritage>> Promote economic growth of the country

Trusteeship Concept


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Societal values enshrined in the

Preamble of our Constitution

SOVEREIGNTY

SOCIALISM

SECULARISM

DEMOCRACY REPUBLIC

JUSTICE

LIBERTY EQUALITY

FRATERNITY


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Sovereignty

Self-rule

Absolute and supreme power; not subjectto any external control or authority

e.g. India, under British rule, was notsovereign


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Socialism

Means of production and distribution are in

public hands

Broader meaning: Social equality, freedom

from all sorts of exploitation social,

economic and political

Elimination of inequality in income, status

and standard of living


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Secularism

Freedom of religion

State does not promote or interfere withany religion.

There is no state religion

The vision: to have a nation transcendingall diversities of religion, caste and creed


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Democracy

Demos + Kratos

Rule of the people


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Republic

Head of state is an elected representative

of people and not a hereditary ruler

All public offices are open to all without

any discrimination and there is noprivileged class


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Justice

Legal (Enforced in courts)

Social (All citizens are treated equally)

Economic(Rich and poor are treated alike)(Efforts are made to bridge the gap between them)

(See that all secure livelihood)

(There is no concentration of wealth)

(Equal pay for equal work)

PoliticalEqual share to all citizens in the political process without any distinction


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Liberty

Basically means freedom

thought, expression, belief, faith, worship


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Equality

Of status and of opportunity


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Fraternity

Brotherhood

(Cordial relations with each other)

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