Learning Outcomes Portfolio

GU299 General Education Capstone

Week 2 Reflection Journal

Nicole Jensen

Grantham University

Professional, Ethical, and Social Responsibility

1) How does Professional, Ethical, and Social Responsibility connect with the course material this week?  How did Professional, Ethical, and Social Responsibility help you with your research this week?

Social responsibility is ethical. Simply put, it’s an organization or individual, acting in ways which benefit society at large. This week’s course material relates to social responsibility in ways of introducing both direct and project-based service. Project based service for example, refers to group efforts in reaching a common goal while developing the required process in order to achieve it. Ethical responsibility means to be able to identify, understand and act upon principles and values as they relate to the standards within a context. While studying this week’s course material, I’ve discovered that as a student it is my ethical responsibility to identify and clearly understand the skills needed to carry out a given project and that I should be aware of the consequences if acting beyond responsibilities as they have been agreed to. Professional responsibility essentially means to act in a professional manner, avoid conflicts of interest, and put the interests of clients first. The course material addresses, negligence, intentional or criminal misconduct and invasion of privacy. This, I believe, ties into professional responsibility. In short, the meaning of the three responsibilities are all very similar in context. They address legal and moral responsibilities. It provided the basic standards an organization should follow which helped me with my assignment research.

2) Write down at least one specific aspect regarding Professional, Ethical, and Social Responsibility that you need to still develop and describe how you could work on developing that aspect.

Personally, I feel I should work on bettering my social responsibility. Volunteering has not been my focal point until just recently. As my son now attends a local charter school, parents are required to volunteer at least 24 hours of service hours. This has introduced me to many new things I actually enjoy which makes it much easier for me to take that step.

3) How does Professional, Ethical, and Social Responsibility connect to achieving your career goals?

Keeping these three responsibilities in the foreground, I am able to reach my professional goal of maintaining the integrity of all aspects within business management. To successfully manage any business, one should always understand the most beneficial outcome while maintaining the legal and ethical standards.

4) Based on your work in the course as well as general education courses at Grantham University, explain what Professional, Ethical, and Social Responsibility means to you.

I personally relate these responsibilities to mean acting in ways which reflect in a positive manner, both moral and professional while accomplishing a goal.

5) Describe a specific assignment, presentation, or project you worked on in one of your past courses at Grantham University that allowed you to develop your Professional, Ethical, and Social Responsibility?

Grantham Universities Business Law course challenged me in ways which directly reflect these three responsibilities as it provided scenarios which were all mostly social, ethical and professional in context.

6) Write down at least one question you have about your organization, your research project, or this course in general?

I am having difficulties in understanding the difference in civic engagement and volunteering. Isn’t volunteering to be a scout or den leader within the boy scouts a civic engagement?