Ethical Decision-Making Framework

When I entered this class I did not know anything about ethics or what it meant. I learned so many thing that it would take to long to list them all. I do understand the Ethics Code and the Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals. That is one think I will have to always have with me and if I need to have a cheat sheet to look back on as I move forward. My biggest challenge was my grammar as I need to continue to work on this through out my life. I learned this was a problem for me through my assignments but am working on it. I hope some day it will come natural for me. This class was my biggest challenge as in terms of a grade. Because of this I learned that I have things to work on to improve myself moving forward.

3. Organizational Ethics – Students will be able to identify ethical issues underlying a given situation.

The one thing I hope I will not forget from this class are the ethical theories of universalism and utilitarianism. The survey of ethical theoretic aptitude stated that I had a +5 score which follows under the “flaming utilitarianism” category. The survey reveals that I tend to lean towards looking at ethical decisions in a costs and benefits analysis way. It also revealed, I tend to place a great value on how others are affected my action. I think for me to get a full understand if the business decision I am weighing is ethical or not, I need to also look at the issue from a universalism point of view in addition to the customary utilitarianism way I approach the situation. Before this class, I was unaware how often I look at ethical decisions

The course helped me to analyze different perspectives of a variety of situations. Situations all have pros and cons that everyone must consider prior to making an ethical decision. It also helped me to identify the theories effecting my life.

Through this ethics course I can honestly say that I still have the same view point of the ethical

Many face ethical dilemmas daily through their different professions and usually this is when issues arise, some dilemmas are simple tasks others may be very complex and some have grey areas.  Organizational culture, codes of conduct, rules and regulations and equal opportunity for example, play a role in a profession’s ethical standards.  When looking at society today with regard to crime.  Ethical standards in our justice system are extremely useful because our beliefs and values regarding right and wrong, are structured by reasonable ethical standards and have helped establish our criminal justice system.  According to (Pollock, 2010), “ as Law becomes society value so does ethical standard because every person is a value to society, and society has a right to protect this value, and even against his or her will”

This is to bring to your kind notice that recently we have received a report from the quality assurance department regarding the toy collection which has been recently been made for elementary schools for our South American client. The toys made did not pass the quality check as it includes a metal whistle, which contains high percentage of led which is highly harmful for the children. The shipment needs to be left by the end of the week.

The doing ethics technique The technique of analysis depends upon asking questions. It has been found that the order in which the questions are asked is also important. The following questions, in this order, have been found to work best (through trial and error over many semesters). Q1 What is going on? – What are the facts? Q2 What are the issues? Q3 Who is affected? Q4 hence, What are the ethical issues and implications? Q5 What can be done about it? - What options are there? and Q6 Which option is best? – and Why? Benefits An injunction to 'think ethically' about a situation is not helpful. Perhaps if one has a background in moral philosophy this would work, but usually both students and IT professionals require some form of guidance as to how to achieve an appropriate outcome. The technique has proven itself as a means to achieving this, at least for PIIT students. This approach is not dependent on a particular standard, such as the code of ethics of a particular professional society. It is a technique that can be applied in a variety of circumstances, not limited by technological, cultural or religious background. The approach is not limited by one's moral philosophy. One can use this technique effectively and be an objectivist, holding that certain moral truths remain good independently of personal likes and dislikes, or a relativist, holding that truths are relative to the individual

As part of my Leadership Philosophy it is important for me that I treat others how I would like to be treated, also known as the Golden Rule (Ghillyer, 2014). In order for leaders to model the way, integrity, personal values and the organizational values must be shared. During this course, it was valuable to assess our decision making process and how those applied to our own personal

Business Ethics has been difficult for me. I have not had any background in business and so learning the vocabulary was definitely a challenge. The course as a whole has many different parts. The lecture and notes as well as the case readings. The case readings tied all of the vocabulary together and helped me to put the information we have learned into a real life scenario. Overall, Business Ethics has been a great way for me to learn about different companies. I also believe this course helped me to look behind the scenes at the layers of business, and overall the course gave me a better knowledge and understanding of business as a whole.

When reviewing the course abstract initially, I thought to myself, how will I possibly be able to write something about my ethical self that needed changing. I already thought myself to be an ethically sound being. After much self-growth and reflection, I realized that this was not the case. For my project, I wanted to evaluate how and why I receive constructive criticism poorly. My response to criticism lead me to feel anxious and fearful of all types of feedback. I was very aware that I was straining professional and personal relationships as a direct result from my responses. I hoped that this course, along with self-reflection, would challenge my perspective on what it means to be ethical and provide me with tools to pursue an ethical and moral lifestyle.

Taking this ethics class has taught me so much that I never thought I would learn about. Some of the topics that we learned about I thought that I already had a strong opinion and what I thought was ethically and morally right or wrong. On some of the topics we dove into such as abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide, and the impaired infants unit, this class has clarified my views on what I thought was ethically wrong. By getting to read other classmates responses as well as responding to those classmate’s posts, you get a feel for what other people believe in, and their opinions on the matter at hand. Some people would have the same reasoning as you when it came to what was considered ethically wrong and others would have to agree to disagree and give you another outlook on the topic that you may not have thought about. We tend to only believe and defend what we know so sometimes getting to see another person’s perspective really gives you an idea of how the world views controversial topics. Having the journal assignments and being able to do those every week made the class more interesting because there were always articles at the end that had to do with the topic but were a bit different so I got to learn even more about the subject.

In the class Business Environments we learned about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); the different theories of ethics; privacy policies at home, at work and involving children; who is liable when a product malfunctions or causes bodily harm to people and the damages that can be awarded to the injured parties; the differences in product/ property ownership and how to go about protecting said product/property. The general lessons for managers to take away from this class is that there are few times that the answers to question are cut and dry black and white. If you know how to work within the lines of the law, you can get away with doing things that are morally and ethically questionable.

This course encouraged us to explored and developed a higher thinking and reasoning behind business morals and

A major takeaway I gained from taking this course is the idea of being an adaptive leader. I am on the NC State Dance Team and as an upperclassman, I am seen as a leader in the group. The lecture on adaptive leadership was extremely applicable and the key concepts from the lecture will be important to know in future circumstances. I personally thought that the concept of “getting on the balcony” can be applied to a variety of situations, in and out of the workplace. Another major takeaway that I acquired from PS203 was linking social capital, social justice, and social change. I found the example of the DC Central Kitchen to be motivating and inspiring to someone who had never heard of the organization before. The bringing of fresh fruits and vegetables to the convenience markets was exciting to see and made me feel that DC Central Kitchen was effectively addressing social capital and social change to the best of their ability. From this example, I saw the many different types of nonprofits and how focusing on the underlying issues rather than the immediate issues can change the community for the good. The final thought I took away from the class was the final lecture. It was refreshing to see the abundant amount of directions and opportunities that are available in the nonprofit sector. After completing this course, I can see myself in a career pertaining to a nonprofit and will take the advice from Jessica Haynie to help me prepare for my future.