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DPM 103 Ethical Exams

The document outlines the examination instructions and questions for a course on Ethics and Professionalism in Project Management at South Eastern Kenya University. It presents a case study involving an employee, Matilda, who faces bullying and harassment from a colleague, Sheila, and the inadequate response from management. The exam questions require candidates to discuss ethical issues, measures to enhance professional ethics, objectives of professional ethics, and challenges related to ethical practices in project management.

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DPM 103 Ethical Exams

The document outlines the examination instructions and questions for a course on Ethics and Professionalism in Project Management at South Eastern Kenya University. It presents a case study involving an employee, Matilda, who faces bullying and harassment from a colleague, Sheila, and the inadequate response from management. The exam questions require candidates to discuss ethical issues, measures to enhance professional ethics, objectives of professional ethics, and challenges related to ethical practices in project management.

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SOUTH EASTERN KENYA UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2022/2023


FOURTH YEAR SEPTEMBER DECEMBER 2024 SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS FOR
THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
DPM 103: ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE

 Answer question ONE and any TWO other questions


 Do not write on the question paper

SECTION A

QUESTION ONE

The company is a major construction organization Relevant Policies and procedures are in place
but not effectively being utilized. The Allegation Matilda (the employee) complains that the
Sheila (a colleague) is trying to get her to leave the organization so that Sheila’s friend can be
employed in Matilda’s job. Matilda alleged that Sheila has been making her life difficult at work
and she has experienced bullying and harassment. Matilda says that Sheila complains about
anything that Matilda does and constantly tells her to leave the organization because no one
wants her there. Matilda alleges that Sheila deliberately does not pass on crucial information
about day-to-day work, which then creates the impression that Matilda is under performing in
her role. Matilda also alleges that Sheila is very friendly with their manager, Gertrude. She
alleges that they often socialize outside of work. Matilda has raised concerns about her treatment
from Sheila on many occasions with Gertrude, who had simply told her to deal with the matter
herself. Matilda says she is stressed out and alleges that things cam Matilda cannot afford to be
without a job and does not see why she should be forced out of her job. Matilda goes home and
decides that she is too upset to go to work the following day. She rings another manager, John, to
say that she is frightened to go to work because she would be picked on. John says he is aware of
what has been alleged and thought it had been dealt with by Gertrude months ago. He advises her
that she should not go to work and the he would speak to Gertrude. Matilda does as she has been
instructed, but returns to work after a few days, as instructed. Gertrude calls her

Into the office to ask why she was not at work and why she had not rung into the office to speak
to her and tell her that she would not be in. Matilda is told that because she has not complied
with the sickness reporting requirements, she will not be paid for her time off. Matilda explained
that she rang John, who was aware of what had happened and had advised her not to go into
work. Gertrude laughs and tells Matilda and that the office had bets on whether she would be in
work the day after she had been crying and that because of her failure to attend, Gertrude had
won £50. Matilda tells Gertrude that she is going to raise a grievance because she does not think
the way she has been treated is right. She says she will write to senior management about the
way she has been treated. Gertrude tells Matilda that she cannot register a grievance and that she
should just knuckle down and get on with things for the sake of the team. Gertrude says that
Matilda is the problem, not anyone else. John was not going to do anything to help either,
because they had discussed it and senior management wouldn’t want to deal with someone at her
low level in the organization. Matilda is very upset and decides that enough is enough. She
writes to the CEO to ask for help and formally registers a grievance against Sheila and Gertrude.

As a CEO answer the following :

a) What are the professorial ethical issues you would point out to employees to consider in-
the above issues in the company. (5 Marks)
b) Discuss FIVE measures to increase professional ethics in your company (5 Marks)
c) Explain FIVE objectives of professional ethics in your organization (5 marks)
d) Explain the Importance of Ethical Compensation Practices in your company(5 marks)
e) Discuss Five challenges of implementing an ethical code of conduct (5 marks)
f) Explain FIVE areas we can find conflict of interest in your company(5 marks)
SECTION B
QUESTION TWO

As a projects Manager you know that in an organizations are people, and people are engaged in
the processes to get results. If the people do not function well, neither will the processes; and if
the processes don’t work, task outcomes will suffer an employees are primary focus of many
organisation that want to implement to implement project management.:

a) Discuss FOUR ethical consideration during project execution in project management.


(8 Marks)
b) Explain FOUR core values that project managers must demonstrate in project
management across the globe: (8 Marks)
c) Highlight FOUR professional challenges that are faced by a project manager when
controlling a project (4 marks)

QUESTION THREE

3. The project manager is in charge a project team in a community based organization. The
project manager has been working on the CBO image.
a) Discuss with examples how the project manager can eliminate conflict of interest in the
organization. (10marks)
b) Explain the Challenges Facing Investigation and Prosecution of Whistle-blown Cases
(10 marks)

QUESTION FOUR
You are a project manager and in charge of managing a health project of a new cancer screening
test. As a project manager

a) Discuss the political and social ethical issues inside in project management systems in
an organisation (10 marks)
b) Discuss FIVE ways in which you can improve your professional ethics (10 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE

5. You have been appointed as a project monitoring officer in programme. As a project monitoring
officer. Discuss the following :

a) Discuss FIVE ways in integrating ethics in projects the project management (5 Marks)
b) Discuss FIVE roles of ethics in project monitoring (5 Marks)
c) Discuss FIVE code of ethics in project management (10 marks)

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