Write a reflection paper that demonstrates that you thought through the strengths, challenges, and opportunities of your primary ethical lens.

Week 6 Writing Assignment: Developing Your Personal Code of Ethics
A personal code of ethics puts into writing those ideas, values, and philosophies that are the essence of your life. This exercise allows you to reflect on your own core values and commitments—to create a snapshot in time of your personal value system.

ASSIGNMENT: Write a reflection paper that demonstrates that you thought through the strengths, challenges, and opportunities of your primary ethical lens.

Paragraph 1: Introduction
Consider the following topics in your introductory paragraph
Do you interact with people differently in your various personal and professional roles?
Reflecting on the information about your core ethical lens, what resonated with you and where did you find differences?
Which people and organizations have been the most important in shaping your ethical values? What specifically about them and their values did you respect?

Paragraph 2:
Consider:
What does the phrase “personal ethics” mean to you?
What values take priority when you have to choose and your values are in conflict?
What commitments serve as the basis for shaping your value priorities?
What principles are important for you to follow?
What ideal goals are important for you to use in your life?
How do your actions, habits, behavior, and character traits affect the relationships in your life?
What virtues are important for you to develop as you build your character?

Paragraph 3:
Consider :
How would you manage a situation where you believed that something was not aligned with your personal ethics?
What commitments serve as the basis for shaping your relationships?
What personal approach do you take to help you answer and deal with ethical questions?
What would you do if you saw a friend behaving in what you thought was an unethical manner?
How do you avoid your ethical blind spots?
How do you assure that you build ethical awareness?
How do you work to assure consistency in your ethical values?
If you asked a friend to describe you, what would they say?

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