Ethical Issues and Transparency
Week 1 Individual Assignment
Everest University
Applied Business Law
Instructor: Mark Davis
October 19, 2013
Ethical Issues and Transparency
Ethical Issues and Transparency One of the things I read that I found interesting is corruption in schools. Corruption in schools is one of the transparencies that are the most unethical in my opinion, because it effects the most innocent people in the worst ways, it deprives innocent children from the opportunity to receive a fair and honest education. Corruption in schools takes place in a variety of ways. It can begin with the very building blocks of school, where local officials provide contracts for school construction to friends, usually with inflated cost. Corrupt school officials tasks with buying goods and services for the school may give the order to the company with the lowest quality, but the highest bribe. Sometime the services that are meant to be provided never appear at all often unknown to the student. On a larger scale corrupt public and school officials may direct huge sums of money meant to go to schools provide children with free education into their own pockets. Every child has a right to access free primary education. The practice of school employees illegally demanding registration fees takes this away, making it especially hard for the poor and less fortunate. When students do enter the classroom, they are often taught by unqualified teachers, who purchase fake diplomas, undermining students’ right to a quality education. Without proper supervision school personnel and teachers may also engage in corrupt acts. Teachers are tasked with a hugely important responsibility of transmitting knowledge to children and helping shape their consciousness. Corruption occurs where this responsibility is abused for private gain. This can happen when teachers offer private, fee-charging tuition to their students which negatively affect those unable to pay for those extra lessons. This abuse of
Everest University
Applied Business Law
Instructor: Mark Davis
October 19, 2013
Ethical Issues and Transparency
Ethical Issues and Transparency One of the things I read that I found interesting is corruption in schools. Corruption in schools is one of the transparencies that are the most unethical in my opinion, because it effects the most innocent people in the worst ways, it deprives innocent children from the opportunity to receive a fair and honest education. Corruption in schools takes place in a variety of ways. It can begin with the very building blocks of school, where local officials provide contracts for school construction to friends, usually with inflated cost. Corrupt school officials tasks with buying goods and services for the school may give the order to the company with the lowest quality, but the highest bribe. Sometime the services that are meant to be provided never appear at all often unknown to the student. On a larger scale corrupt public and school officials may direct huge sums of money meant to go to schools provide children with free education into their own pockets. Every child has a right to access free primary education. The practice of school employees illegally demanding registration fees takes this away, making it especially hard for the poor and less fortunate. When students do enter the classroom, they are often taught by unqualified teachers, who purchase fake diplomas, undermining students’ right to a quality education. Without proper supervision school personnel and teachers may also engage in corrupt acts. Teachers are tasked with a hugely important responsibility of transmitting knowledge to children and helping shape their consciousness. Corruption occurs where this responsibility is abused for private gain. This can happen when teachers offer private, fee-charging tuition to their students which negatively affect those unable to pay for those extra lessons. This abuse of
References: Works Cited (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.transparency.org/news/feature/turning_a_blind_eye_to_bribing_foreign_officials Miller, R. L., & Hollowell, W. E. (2014, 2011). Business Law: Text and Exercises, 7th Edition. Mason, OH: South Western-Cengage Learning.