Discuss about the Business Ethics for Theory and Practice.
The issue of ethics is a wide phenomenon that is ingrained in various spheres of life. Basically, it is the driving force that governs good behavior in institutions, markets, hospitals and even in the sporting perspective. The presence or lack of ethics should not only be a subject in one dimension of life, rather, it should be perceived wholesomely (Pence, 2015). Apparently, this discussion will be based on the educational dimension and more specifically in the science discipline. This does not imply that ethical standards should only be applied in that field. Generally, most students are introduced to this important issue of ethics when they join university (Miller, 2013). This is the stage where they are confronted with tests and assignments which require very high levels of discipline. Nonetheless, many of them have been caught breaking the ethical codes which should govern their educational lifestyles.
As an undergraduate, one is seen as the future and hope for the society. If they indulge in shameful behavior, then they shall have failed not them alone but the whole society (Pence, 2015). In the science discipline, it is always advisable for the students to be exposed to earlier standards of ethics so that they catch up with them fast when they get to university.
In one of the cases, I am presented as the mentor of a science student who is pursuing a course. This student seems to have copied information from the internet directly hence plagiarizing his paper. More so, the student is taking another course.
The duty of a mentor is to make sure that the student does the right thing so that he or she spends a better and productive life in future. Therefore, the most prudent thing is to identify the mistake and put out a plan that will be beneficial to the student (Miller, 2013). This plan should be executed diligently so that the student is not affected in regard to the quest for a better life. Therefore, the first thing to do is to summon the student and analyze the mistake together. Sometimes, the student may not have done the mistake deliberately, meaning that may be he or she just forgot to put the quotation marks. As a mentor I would be able to ascertain whether the mistake was deliberate or not. In the event that I realize the mistake was done knowingly, I would ask the student to redo that paper with strict instructions that he or she does not copy (Pence, 2015). Given that the mistake was done for the first time, I would not reprimand the student or treat them badly. This would serve as a warning.
The student has a career to nurture. The way to monitor the behavior in future should not be so infringing (Miller, 2013). The most ideal manner in which this can be done is to communicate with the student and take note of the progress on the job. If the student performs well and gets promotions, then as a mentor I would be certain that he or she is behaving ethically. If the student is demoted, I would also tell that the behavior could have deteriorated.
References
Miller, F. G. (2013). The ethics of consent: Theory and practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Pence, G. E. (2015). The ethics of food: A reader for the 21st century. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
