This brings us to the end of the first section of Working Ethically. By this point you should:
- be familiar with the Code of Ethics for Museums
- understand your responsibility as a museum worker in relation to the Code and the principles the most align to your work
- appreciate the difference between morals and ethics within a professional setting; and the role other codes may play within the sector and how ethics relates to the law.
To test your understanding you should complete the quiz. Downloadable quiz responses are available below.
If you need more information or insights as they relate to the quiz or the learning objectives then re-read the content in this section.
We now continue to look at each of the principles in the Code of Ethics for Museums in more detail challenging your thinking and exploring them in more depth.
The first principle is Public engagement and public benefit.