Many of today’s professions and communities adopt ethical codes that guide their members’ actions and behaviors.  These ethical codes tell people how they ought to act and make value judgments of right and wrong conduct.  Many of the organizations below generally have similar expectations of the people comprising their community.

COMP/CCPM Code of Ethics  (http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/ccpm/ethics.html)
This web page contains the code of conduct for the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicist (COMP) and the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (CCPM).  There is a list of thirteen guidelines.

THE CODE OF THE SCIENTOLOGIST  (http://wpxx02.toxi.uni-wuerzburg.de/~krasel/CoS/creed.html)
Twenty statements in the code of ethics for Scientology are listed at this address.

Code Of Environmental Ethics & Conduct   (http://www.nceet.snre.umich.edu/~greenlif/canamsn.html)
A vision statement and preamble are written for the code of environmental ethics and conduct.  In addition, the basic premises governing the natural environment are described.

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE ETHICAL PRACTICE OF RESEARCH   (http://gecko.cc.uq.edu.au/Admin/HAI/00414.html)
The following web page sets out twelve principles for a code of conduct for the ethical practice of research at the University of Queensland.  Integrity, the right to knowledge, and definitions of improper conduct are a few of these principles.

Code of Ethics:  USA Track & Field Officials   (http://www.usatf.org/officials/code.htm)
At this address nine principles are espoused for the code of ethics for USA track and field officials.

COACHING CODE OF ETHICS   (http://www.coach.ca/member/ethics.html)
Here you will find the coaching code of ethics which includes four ethical principles: a) respect for participants b) responsible coaching
c) integrity in relationships d) honouring sport.  Each of these principles has a sublist of ethical standards.

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf: Code of Ethics   (http://www.rid.org/code.html)
Eight principles in the code of ethics for the registry of interpreters for the deaf are listed.  “Underlying these principles is the desire to insure for all the right to communicate.”

Evangelism Code of Ethics  (http://www.gospelcom.net/iv/resource/library/ethics.html)
This web site, developed by the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship of the USA, is composed of the Evangelism code of ethics.  It explains the guidelines for a Christian Witness.

CS 055 Code of Ethics   (http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/cals/course/cs055/ethics2.html)
This web page has a combination of both the Student code of ethics and Environmental code of ethics.  Each of these topics is divided into two groups which have subprinciples within them.

ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct   (http://www.eff.org/pub/CAF/statements/ethics.acm)
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has its code of ethics and professional conduct described at this site.  Twenty-four imperatives are contained within four sections, which identify the responsibilities and issues involved in the profession.

GUIDELINES FOR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT:  American Physical Therapy Association   (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/aptaofmass/guide1.htm)
The site for the guidelines for the Professional Conduct of the American Physical Therapy Association.  Eight principles are listed with sub-principles below each one.

HUMBOLDT / DEL NORTE LEAGUE CODE OF ETHICS   (http://www.humboldt.k12.ca.us/cuddeback_sd/hdnleagu/admin/lethics.htm)
The Humboldt Del Norte League, a board created to regulate sportsmanship and violence in sports, espouse principles in the code of ethics for student athletes.

The Ethics of Our Philosophy   (http://www.national.chiropractic.edu/lrc/papers/davenport.html)
This web site houses the code of ethics of the National College of Chiropractic Philosophy.
 

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