Collaboration in a professional ethics program between a professional association and a university: an experience in Mexico

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to show an experience of collaboration between a bar association of law professionals in Mexico and academics from a higher education institution in the design and implementation of a program for teaching professional ethics to undergraduate students at a university in western Mexico. This activity was carried out in the framework of the dissemination of the Development Goals (SDG) 4, 5, 16 and 17. The methodology used was the approach and solution of ethical dilemmas developed from the experiences of the professionals of the school. The article is divided into three sections: the first explains the importance of teaching professional ethics based on the fourth SDG and the need for its incorporation into law degree curricula that contribute to achieving SDG 16; the second deals with the experience of developing practical ethics cases carried out in a professional college; finally, the experience of implementing such a program in a university in western Mexico is analyzed. The experience shows the results of using situations presented by professionals to train members of the college and undergraduate students in professional ethics.