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This module uses the Pirate Creed of Ethics (http://www.jollyrogercayman.com/web%20pages/pirates_creed.htm) to introduce students to engineering and professional codes of ethics. Analyzing the Pirate Creed helps students to see that credos and codes serve different functions, embody values, and send different messages to internal and external communities. After studying and discussing the Pirate Creed, students write and defend their own codes in small groups using a seven step method. With their own codes in place as a critical and interpretive framework, they conclude this module by critically assessing different professional codes of ethics, for example, the Puerto Rico State Society of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. This module is being developed as a part of an NSF-funded project, "Collaborative Development of Ethics Across the Curriculum Resources and Sharing of Best Practices," NSF SES 0551779.

Statements of value/codes of ethics

  • William J. Frey
  • Center for Ethics in the Professions
  • University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

Module introduction

In this module, you will learn about professional and occupational codes of ethics by looking at a bad code, writing yourown code, and then critically examine a professional code of ethics, the engineering code for the Colegio de Ingenieros yAgrimensores de Puerto Rico. Three exercises will take you through the process of examining the Pirate Creed, writing your own code,and examining the Colegio’s code. Text boxes will provide helpful background information on purposes served by professional codes,philosophical objections, and a framework for working your way through a stakeholder-based code like that of the CIAPR or theNational Society of Professional Engineers. This module provides a Spanish translation of the Pirate Creed prepared by Dr. DanaLivingston Collins of the Department of Humanities in the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.

Concluding this module are two word documents uploaded as media files. One provides the exercises that are presented in this module in XML format. The other provides the background information that has been presented in this module as Textboxes.

Module activities

  • You will analyze the Pirate Creed in terms of (a) its different functions, (b) the community values it embodies, and (c) how it stands toward nonmembers of the pirate community as well as members.
  • You will write a code of ethics for an occupational or professional area such as business or engineering.
  • You will debrief the rest of the class on your group's code, clarify its functions and values, and defend it if necessary.
  • This module will conclude with a look at the code of ethics of the Puerto Rico State Society of Professional Engineers and Land surveyors or Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico .

Pirates creed of ethics (translated into spanish by dana collins)

  • El capitán tendrá comando total durante una batalla y tendrá la autoridad para dirigir el barco. El que nosigua al capitán podrá ser castigado se la tripulación no vota en contra del castigo.
  • Si el barco naufraga, la tripulación permanecerá unidos hasta el capitán consigue otra nave. Si la navees propiedad común de la tripulación, la primera nave capturada pertenecerá al capitán con una (1) parte de botín.
  • El cirujano del barco recibirá doscientas (200) coronas para el mantenimiento de su equipo médico y recibiráuna (1) parte del botín.
  • Los otros oficiales recibirán una (1) parte cada uno, y si se distinguen, la tripulación determinará cuantorecibirán como recompensa.
  • El botín de una nave capturada será distribuido en partes iguales.
  • El primero que señale la aparición de un barco que sea capturado recibirá cien (100) coronas.
  • El que pierda un ojo, una mano, o una pierna mientras está en servicio, recibirá hasta seis esclavos oseiscientas (600) coronas.
  • Los suministros y raciones serán compartidos por igual.
  • La penalidad por traer una mujer disfrazada a bordo es la muerte.
  • Si un hermano roba de otro, perderá su nariz u orejas. Se peca de nuevo, se le darán un mosquete,municiones, plomo y una botella de agua y será abandonado en una isla.
  • Si hay duda en una disputa entre hermanos, una corte de honor determinará el veredicto. Si unhermano es encontrado culpable, la primera vez será perdonado, pero al ofender de nuevo, será atado a un cañón y recibirá un latigazode cada miembro de la tripulación. El mismo castigo será dado a todos, incluyendo oficiales, quienes se emborrachen al punto deperder sus sentidos mientras estén en el barco.
  • El que se duerma mientras está trabajando como centinela, recibirán latigazos por todos los miembros de latripulación. Se repite el crimen, su cabeza será rajada.
  • A todos quienes conspiren para desertar, o lo que hayan desertado y sean capturados, sus cabezas seránrajadas.
  • Pelas entre varios hermanos mientras estén a bordo será resueltos en tierra con pistolas y espadas. Elque saque primera sangre será el vencedor. No pueden golpear a otro mientras estén a bordo de la nave.

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Source:  OpenStax, Business ethics. OpenStax CNX. Sep 04, 2013 Download for free at http://legacy.cnx.org/content/col10491/1.11
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