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QUESTION 1(b)
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10 marks

Differentiate between:(a) Law and Ethics;(b) Ethical management and Management of ethics;(c) Discrimination and Preferential treatment;(d) Personal ethics and Professional ethics.

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What the examiner wants

Discuss/Analyse the exact proposition in the PYQ — “Differentiate between: (a) Law and Ethics; (b) Ethical management and Management of ethics; (c) Discrimination and Preferential treatment; (d) Personal ethics and Professional ethics.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Ethics Theory.

Discuss/AnalyseAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘Differentiate between: (a) Law and Ethics; (b) Ethical management and Management of ethics; (c) Discrimination and Preferential tr’, directly answer: Differentiate between: (a) Law and Ethics≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘Differentiate between: (a) Law and Ethics; (b) Ethical management and Management of ethics; (c) Discrimination and Preferential tr’, directly answer: (b) Ethical management and Management of ethics≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘Differentiate between: (a) Law and Ethics; (b) Ethical management and Management of ethics; (c) Discrimination and Preferential tr’, directly answer: (c) Discrimination and Preferential treatment≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define both sidesComparison matrix on Ethics TheoryExamples/evidenceSignificance/judgement

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘Differentiate between: (a) Law and Ethics; (b) Ethical management and Management of ethics; (c) Discrimination and Prefe’, avoid a generic note on Ethics Theory; answer the actual wording/directive and the Ethics Theory proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘Differentiate between: (a) Law and Ethics; (b) Ethical management and Management of ethics; (c) Discrimination and Prefe’, do not add examples around Ethics Theory unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • 3-box flow: concept/context → core argument/evidence → implication/way forward
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

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