Part I: Diary Entries
Date: March 3, 2017.
Today, something happened that placed me in a moral dilemma. I was so much confused on what to do. My friend Tod had some money problems. I received a text message from him asking if I could lend him a short loan of $500. I was not sure to say yes or no to this request. The issue is that I have been lending Tod loans that he has not yet paid back. $500 is the largest amount of money he has asked requested me to lend him from me so far. I was torn between helping a friend and not helping him because he is notorious for not paying back his debts. I chose not to help him. Being honest with him and myself, I told him first to pay up the money he owes me before I could consider lending him more.
Date: March 6, 2017.
Why do Mondays have to be so hectic? I always feel like the day is longer than usual. Something unusual and disturbing happened right in front of me. Sheila, my friend, actually my best friend, happened to be around when I was talking to another girl on campus. The girl’s name is Aubrey, a freshman. We were about to hug with Aubrey when Sheila came out of nowhere and shoved and slapped Aubrey on the face. I was completely shocked and surprised by the turn of events. The two ladies were about to enter into a fight, but I stopped them. Instead, what I got was a slap on my face, from Aubrey. The girls went their way, and I was left with a hurting cheek just because I tried to be responsible.
Date: March 10, 2017.
What a wonderful day it was! I met James, one of my classmates, as I was running errands across town and noticed him was selling second-hand items. I approached him, we conversed, and he told me that he was trying to raise money for tuition fee. They were having a difficult time at home, and he had not been able to clear the tuition fees for this semester. I introduced him to an organization that sponsors bright and talented students. He was given the necessary details to contact them later. I felt happy because I helped someone from a difficult situation so that he can fully focus on studying, getting good grades, and bettering his life. I hope he gets assistance.
Date: March 14, 2017.
I was in the park today relaxing when I noticed that someone had forgotten his wallet on a bench. I looked for the guy, but he was long gone. I picked the wallet and looked for any contact information when I noticed almost a dozen $100 notes and a campus student ID card. I was tempted to take the cash and throw the wallet in the bin, but I could not bring myself to do such a thing. I found a business card that had his contact information. I called him, we met, and I gave him his wallet. I have never seen someone that happy.
Date: March 20, 2017.
Today, I went to the library to find information that would help me complete an assignment, but what I found was not relevant. I used the library computers to find resourceful information from the net. Luckily, I got some relevant results for the search queries I requested. However, one of the results was a paper similar to the assignment I was trying to complete. I was tempted to submit the paper as my own and forego doing the assignment. I was torn between going the hard or easy way. Lucky for me, I do believe in hard work. I did the assignment on my own, and I am going to submit it in the coming week. I hope I get good points for my hard work.
Part II: Code of Ethics
Social Responsibility
- Social responsibility is acting in ways that benefit other people in the society.
- Helping an individual in need if you have the resources to do so.
- Developing positive relationships with people when interacting with them on a daily basis.
- Fostering positive attitudes when dealing with individuals from all walks of life in a given society.
Honesty
- Being true to oneself and others.
- Not supporting dishonest actions done by other individuals.
- Upholding oneself to a moral code that is far and widely accepted. Ensuring that one is not an accomplice of dishonest acts that are committed by other individuals.
- Providing honest information in a straightforward manner that depicts truthfulness in one’s actions and words (Watson 162).
Integrity
- Being is consistent in your actions.
- Treating other the way you would like to be treated.
- Not committing actions that would affect others negatively but benefit you (Clegg, Kornberger, and Pitsis 227).
- Not holding intentions to deceive other or committing actions that are deceitful to one’s character.
Personal Responsibility
- Performing one’s duties and responsibilities to oneself, others, and the society.
- Not letting things go wrong when you are in a position to alter the course of events for better results.
- Being able to stop the occurrence of negative events in the willingly
Competence
- Performing actions in a way that depicts the ability to do so.
- Being efficient in running one’s life.
- Committing actions that display skill and measure of success due to commitment and time took to focus on the task (Watson 162).
- Performing tasks in an expected manner to ensure the result match the objectives of performing the specific task.
Works Cited
Clegg, Stewart R., Martin Kornberger, and Tyrone Pitsis. Managing and Organizations: An Introduction to Theory and Practice. Sage, 2015.
Watson, Tony. Management, Organization and Employment Strategy: New Directions in Theory and Practice. Routledge, 2013.
