MMC-PPT-001-C
Module 1: Course Introduction and
Orientation
Name of Instructor: Prof. Alejandro Jade L. Evardone III
Name of Course: Ethics
Presentation Date: February 6, 2025
PCC Prayer
God of Light and Wisdom, thank you for giving us the minds to comprehend everything
that we know and hearts that can love. May all the knowledge lead to Your greatness. Let
us know how to find You and love You in all the things that You have made.
Enlighten us when our minds are slow and let us grasp the truth held out to us. Let us put
this knowledge to good use in building Your kingdom here on earth so that we may enter
the kingdom of heaven.
Amen.
COURSE DESCRIPTION OF ETHICS
Ethics deals with principles of ethical behavior in modern society at the level of the person, society and in
interaction with the environment and other shared resources (CMO 20s 2013)
Morality pertains to the standards of right and wrong that an individual originally picks up from the
community. The course discusses the context and principles of ethical behavior in modern society at the
level of individual, society and in interaction with the environment and other shared resources. The
course also teaches students to make moral decisions by using dominant moral frameworks and by
applying a seven (7) -step moral reasoning model to analyze and solve moral dilemmas.
The course is organized according to the three (3) main elements of the moral experience: (a) agent,
including context – cultural, communal, and environmental ; (b) the act; and (c) reason or framework (for
the act).
Expectation sharing class and inputs from
Instructor
Content- ETHICS
Delivery of instruction- A variety of instructional methods may be used
depending on content area. These include but are not limited to: lecture,
multimedia, cooperative/collaborative learning, demonstrations, projects and
presentations, speeches, debates, and panels, conferencing, performances
and learning experiences outside the classroom. Methodology will be selected
to best meet the students’ needs.
Requirements- Attendance, art output, recitations, quiz, exams
OBJECTIVES
ETHICS
1. To understand the meaning and importance of Philosophy
2. To define the relationship between ethics and belief
3. To distinguish Ethical Beliefs and Moral Beliefs
4. To identify who can be a moral agent
5. To define what a moral act is
6. To identify minimum requirement for morality i.e. reason
and impartiality
7. To identify the kinds of rights i.e. Legal and Moral
Recall concepts in Philosophy
Provide a working definition of Ethics
Explain the relationship of Philosophy and Ethics
Differentiate between moral and non-moral standards
Recognize and recall a moral experience
Identify the 3 levels of moral dilemmas
Zeroing in expectations
Students will be working with a
range of materials and projects that The emphasis in this class is on:
will include lecture, multimedia, effort, attitude, respect and
cooperative/collaborative learning, participation. The classroom will
demonstrations, projects and be an open place where students
presentations, speeches, debates, are free to express themselves
and panels, conferencing, through creative thinking and value
performances and learning positive attitudes to ensure positive
experiences outside the classroom. learning.
MOTIVATION
1.Recall and share with a classmate a rule
that you have to follow at school and the
reason behind such rule.
MOTIVATION
1.What are rules? What if there are no rules? What
are the possible consequences?
2.Are rules important? Why or why not?
3.Do you find rules limiting or restricting human
actions? Prove your answer.
MOTIVATION
1.Rules- are accepted principles or instructions that state the
way things are or should be done and tells you what you are
allowed or are not allowed to do (Cambridge Dictionary).
2.Normative rules- state what things are required or permitted
or good or bad.
3.Moral rules- indicate what agents morally ought to do or are
morally allowed to do, or what deserves moral praise and
admiration.
MOTIVATION
1. Rules are meant to set order and everyone is subject to rules.
2. Rules are not meant to restrict your freedom but help you grow in freedom, to grow
in your ability to choose and do what is good for you and for others.
3. If there are rules that restrict your ability to do good, these rules should be
abolished.
4. If you are a law-abiding citizen, you will not feel the limiting presence of any rule
because you do what the rules want you to do. You don’t need the presence of a rule
because you are mature and wise enough to discern what you ought to do.
5. When society is ideal, i.e. when all persons are good and do only what is ideal,
then there will be no need for rules and laws according to Lao Tzu.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
ETHICS AND PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy is the study of knowledge, truth, and
meaning.
Ethics is a body of study that focuses on the moral
principles of human behavior.
The two disciplines are intertwined, as philosophy often
considers ethical questions, and ethics often use
philosophical ideas to better explain phenomena.
Etymology and Meaning of
Philosophy
Philosophy- comes from the Greek philos (loving) and sophos (wise) meaning
literally love of wisdom. The rational abstract, and methodical consideration of
reality as a whole or of fundamental dimensions of human existence and
experience.
Branches of Philosophy:
Metaphysics-study of reality, existence, and being.
Epistemology (knowledge, truth, & belief.)
Ethics (morality, values, & principles )
Logic ( reasoning, argumentation, & inference )
Aesthetics ( beauty, art, & taste )
Etymology and Meaning of Ethics
Ethics- comes from the Greek word “ethos” meaning
custom, while the term “moral” is the Latin equivalent.
Ethics deals with morality.
Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy
which deals with moral standards, inquires about the
rightness or wrongness of human behavior or the
goodness and badness of personality, trait or character.
Working Definition of Ethics
Working Definition of Ethics- the belief that work is
valuable as an activity and is morally good. It suggests
that the person places a high value on doing a good job,
as well as respecting others and functioning with
integrity. Professionalism is a component of the concept
of work ethic, which describe how a person comes to
work and conducts himself on the job.
Etymology and Meaning of Ethics
Ethics- is a study of morality of human acts and moral
agents, what makes an act obligatory and what makes a
person accountable.
Moral- is the adjective describing a human act as neither
ethically right or wrong, or qualifying a person,
personality, character, as either ethically good or bad.
THE MEANING AND IMPORTANCE
OF PHILOSOPHY
1. Enhances a person’s problem-solving skills- helps him to analyze concepts, definitions, arguments, problems.
Contributes to a person to organize ideas and issues, deals with questions of value and extract what is
essential from large quantities of information, to discover common ground between opposing positions.
2. Communication skills- provides some of the basic tools of self- expression like skills in presenting ideas
through well-constructed, systematic arguments and enhances the ability to explain difficult materials.
3. Persuasive powers- provides training in the construction of clear formulations, good arguments, and
appropriate examples, builds and defends one’s own views, to appreciate competing positions.
4. Writing skills- teaches interpretive writing through its examination of challenging text, comparative writing
through emphasis on fairness to alternative positions, argumentative writing through developing ability to
establish one’s own views, and descriptive writing through detailed portrayal of concrete examples.
5. Understanding other philosophies- it contributes to assess various standards of evidence used by other
disciplines.
6. Development of methods of research and analysis- emphasizes clear formulation of ideas and problems,
selection of relevant data, and objective methods for assessing ideas and proposals.
Workplace Ethics
Workplace Ethics- are the set of values, moral principles,
and standards that need to be followed by both
employers and employees in the workplace. They are
the set of rules and regulations that need to be followed
by all staff of the workplace.
What are the examples of ethical behaviors
in the workplace?
Workplace Ethics
Make a partner and share with a
classmate ethical behaviors that you
need to follow at a workplace and the
reason behind why you need to do
them.
Workplace Ethics
1.Obey The Company’s Rules & Regulation
2.Communicate Effectively
3.Develop Professional Relationships
4.Take Responsibility
5.Professionalism/Standards
6.Be Accountable
7.Uphold Trust
8.Show Initiative without being told
9.Respect Your Colleagues
10.Work Smarter
ASSIGNMENT:
1. Distinguish Ethical Beliefs and Moral Beliefs
2. What is the difference between moral and non-moral standards?
3. Who can be a moral agent?
4. What is a moral act?
5. What is the minimum requirement for morality i.e. reason and
impartiality
6. Enumerate the kinds of rights i.e. Legal and Moral
