Description An interactive, case-study based workshop about professional ethics Participants are exposed to a blend of traditional foundational ethics and modern tools One of the goals of the workshop is to raise the attendant's awareness of ethical issues We expect the professionals in the workshop to actively participate in discussions and case studies The case studies include historical and hypothetical scenarios that nicely complement the concepts developed at the workshop. Attendants are asked to use the concepts and techniques developed in the workshop to construct, evaluate or modify the mission of their organization from an ethical perspective  proposed an improvement to one of the processes in their organization that would result in improvements of the ethical environment Workshop duration Eight hours  Topics Traditional principles of ethics Virtue theory Kantian principles The Golden Rule Utilitarianism The method of drawing ethical lines Professional codes of ethics Conflicts within the code Difficulties in their interpretation Process improvement from an ethical perspective Restructuring the mission of an organization from an ethical perspective Deliverables Upon completion of this workshop, participants will  Be able to articulate classical principles of ethics  Understand the relationship between classical principles and professional codes of ethics Develop an awareness of professional ethics Apply the concepts and techniques developed in the workshop to solve case studies Construct, evaluate or modify the mission of their organization from an ethical perspective Propose an improvement to a given process or method from an ethical perspective