Any examples of professional integrity?

Question

Tell me a work situation where professional integrity ?(e.g. doctors) was required, what did you do? what happened?

Answer 1

One of the things most lacking regarding professional integrity goes to credit for accomplishments, and blame.

I had a boss once, who upon my completing a project and doing great work, would make his boss aware of what had been completed. He would credit me for the work, and modestly refuse any credit. He would do that for me, and all his employees.

When he got promoted, a new boss ran my department. This individual solely took credit for everything done well. He also would show his superiors what had been done, but never name names or credit those under his control for its completion. Sometimes he would outright lie and say he did the work, often those projects were started and completed without his knowledge or involvement, and he truly played no role whatsoever in its completion.

The first boss when projects didn't get completed, would tell his boss he must have miscommunicated to his staff about the details of the project, and promise to get more involved to get the work done right.

His replacement would say "I told them to do that, I don't know why they can't get anything right." Often with him, the details of the assignment were very unclear, and if we had further questions we were told to sort it out, as he was afraid of asking his boss for clarification, lest he look less than brilliant.

What happened in all of this was this. The good boss, continued to get promoted, very rapidly. He ended up leaving our office to work for the corporate V.P.'s staff eventually. That was the last I heard, I left the company several years ago.

The bad boss, continued to get in trouble. His department began to show serious turnover. I wanted promotion, so I began to make his boss aware of the situation, and began circumventing my boss on project, questions, issues, and other concerns. I never "ratted" him out or badmouthed him, simply stated facts.

I eventually became that bosses boss. While I harbored animosity towards him, and was tempted to often say bad things about him, I found that his long time peers were much more generous with their criticism, and echoing their disdain would have been unprofessional.

I did eventually fire the individual, as I could see the toll he was continuing to take on his employees, but not without twice the amount of probation and written warnings required by company policy. I knew that I did harbor a grudge against him, and wanted to give him every opportunity and more so that I could sleep at night being fair.

I left the corporation for greener pastures, but the lessons that both of my bosses taught me both by good example, and bad, have stayed with me.

Answer 2

I'm a fitness instructress and a nutritionist and I'm very often asked by customers about what works and what doesn't.For example about certain supplements or dietary products.I will certainly get commision just by saying that they are effective,etc.But I never did,I would always tell them the truth.
Also when I'm doing classes, I'm not after having many guests inside,I would even inform them if the other instructors' classes are more suitable to them.
I also avoid accepting gifts from the guests,bec
I want to keep myself focus on what's fair for everybody not just for the generous customer.You know sometimes gift can hide as a form of bribe that can lead to unfair or improper judgement.
I have had many experiences but so far as I depend on GOD,HE keep my integrity intact!
You can keep your ways pure by keeping GOD's law in your heart!

Answer 3

Doctors~ a patient comes end to recieve their HIV positive results. You later see this patient out on a date with your friend. maintaining the patient's privacy by not tell your friend about their sickness is an example of professional integrity. it's a messed up scenerio, but there you have it.

Answer 4

This is from a customer or client perspective.

I was with my OBGYN, and I asked him a question that he felt was unrelated to the topic at hand. He answered with a condescending tone with "You don't need to know that."

I marched right out of there and got another OBGYN.

Your doctor works for you, not the d@mned insurance agency which can drop them if they spend more than 10 minutes at a time with a patient.

Answer 5

The Code of Professional Conduct of the Usability Professionals' Association expresses the our recognition of responsibilities to the public, clients, employers, and colleagues.

The Code will guide members in the performance of their professional responsibilities and express the basic tenets of ethical and professional conduct.

The Code of Conduct calls for UPA members to evaluate the risks and benefits of their actions on all stakeholders and ensure these actions meet highest ethical standards.

The Code of Professional Conduct was approved by the UPA Board of Directors in September 2005.

An Ethics Advisory Committee oversees the Code of Professional Conduct, advises UPA members on questions relating to the Code, and reviews any charges of violations of the code. Visit the Code of Conduct and Ethics Advisory Committee


Part One: Ethical Principles

* Act in the best interest of everyone
* Be honest with everyone
* Do no harm and if possible provide benefits
* Act with integrity
* Avoid conflicts of interest
* Respect privacy, confidentiality, and anonymity
* Provide all resultant data

Part Two: Examples of the Practice of the Principles

1 Act in the Best Interest of Everyone


1.1. Usability practitioners shall be aware of relevant standards, principles, and generally accepted usability methods

1.2. Usability practitioners shall undertake professional assignments only when qualified by education or experience.

1.3. Usability practitioners shall provide products and services that match the operational and financial needs of clients and employers.

1.4. Usability practitioners shall undertake ongoing efforts to develop and maintain their competence.

1.5. Usability practitioners shall seek and use peer review as well as provide critical review of the work of others whenever appropriate. Usability practitioners shall make reasonable efforts to avoid offering excessive or inappropriate financial or other inducements for participation in usability activities when such inducements are likely to coerce participation.


2. Be Honest with Everyone


2.1. Usability practitioners shall not knowingly mislead a client or potential client about the suitability of a product or service.

2.2. Usability practitioners shall give recommendations that are objective, consistent with accepted principles, and/or based on the judgment of qualified professionals.

2.3. Usability practitioners shall never deliberately misinform or mislead individuals for whom they are providing services.

2.4. Usability practitioners shall credit the intellectual property right of work, methods, and tools done or created by others in such a way that all parties involved are always clear as to the origin of such and the rights of the usability practitioner to use or cite such work, methods or tools.



3. Do No Harm and If Possible Provide Benefits


3.1. Usability practitioners shall not expose participants to any unreasonable physical, mental or emotional stress.

3.2. Usability practitioners shall take reasonable steps to avoid harming their clients or employers, study participants, and others with whom they work, and to minimize harm where it is foreseeable and avoidable.

3.3. Usability practitioners shall review for special needs when working with the elderly, the disabled, and children. Precautions taken to avoid risks associated with such groups shall be clearly identified and reviewed by the client or employer.

4. Act with Integrity

4.1. Usability practitioners shall work in a spirit of respectful collaboration and cooperation with those with whom they interact without compromising their personal or professional integrity.

4.2. Usability practitioners shall not discriminate against their clients, colleagues, or participants on the basis of age, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic status, or any basis proscribed by law.

4.3. Usability practitioners shall not make public derogatory comments about their clients, colleagues, or participants.

4.4. Usability practitioners shall never knowingly use material that is illegal, immoral, or which may hurt or damage a person or group of people. If exposed to illegal material, the usability practitioner shall advise their client or employer of the illegal nature of the material and take reasonable steps to inform the relevant authorities of the existence of the material.

5. Avoid Conflicts of Interest

5.1. Usability practitioners shall avoid all known conflicts of interest with their employers or clients and shall promptly inform their employers or clients of any business association, interests, or circumstances that could influence their judgments or the quality of their services.

5.2. Usability practitioners shall not accept any assignments that would knowingly create a possible conflict of interest between themselves and their clients, employers, or participants.

5.3. Usability practitioners shall advise clients and employers when a proposed project is not in the client’s best interest and provide a rationale for this advice.

6. Respect Privacy, Confidentiality, and Anonymity


6.1. Usability practitioners shall not reveal information that identifies colleagues or participants without their permission and shall take reasonable precautions to avoid such information from being disclosed unintentionally.

6.2. Usability practitioners shall ensure that participants in any study provide informed consent for use of all data collected.

6.3. Usability practitioners shall never disclose in their writings, reports, teaching materials or other public media or otherwise make public any information they have acquired about persons, employers or clients in the course of their professional work unless disclosure is both legal and that they have either taken reasonable steps to disguise the identity of the person, employer or client, or they have the express permission to disclose.

7. Provide All Resultant Data

7.1. Usability practitioners shall choose participants and tasks so as to ensure the validity of the results.

7.2. Usability practitioners shall consider the limitations of every usability project they plan or carry out and if requested or if in their view the limitations render the results questionable, shall communicate the results of this analysis to their client or employer.

7.3 Usability practitioners shall accurately report both the positive and negative feedback from usability activities.