10 Jan Some aspects of this

Forum 5

DQ1

Week 5: Shaping Ethical Contexts – Part I ( 57 messages – 19 unread )

Question to Respond to:(see attachment)

Identify forms of faulty evidence and reasoning (as well as dismissive communication) in a public argument about an ethical issue. Draw from talk shows, newspaper editorials, speeches, interviews, debates, congressional hearings, and other sources. Possible topics might include national healthcare, Bin Laden’s death, stem cell research, illegal immigration, and reducing the national debt. Respond to at least 2 of your peer’s responses.

Readings for the Week:

Carter, S. M., Rychetnik, L., Dietetics, P., Lloyd, B., Kerridge, I. H., Baur, L., & … Zask, A. (2011). Evidence, Ethics, and Values: A Framework for Health Promotion. American Journal Of Public Health, 101(3), 465-472

Frank, G., Ofobike, E., &Gradisher, S. (2010). Teaching business ethics: A quandary for accounting educators. Journal of Education for Business, 85(3), 132-138. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/745602486?accountid=8289

Green, S., & Weber, J. (1997). Influencing Ethical Development: Exposing Students to the AICPA Code of Conduct. Journal OfBusiness Ethics, 16(8), 777-790

Tsuen-Chiuan, T., Harasym, P. H., Coderre, S., McLaughlin, K., &Donnon, T. (2009). Assessing ethical problem solving by reasoning rather than decision making. Medical Education, 43(12), 1188-1197. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03516.x

http://home.comcast.net/~lukeythetruck/djole/SchoolPage/SPSCC/English%20102/EverythingArg4.htm

http://www.compliancecertification.org/Portals/1/PDF/Resources/Compliance_Ethics_Professional/0912/CEP_0912_Martens.pdf

If you are unfamiliar with using a libary database, the readings can be found here after searching by course number.

Instructions:

What is the purpose of a forum?

Think of the forum as a classroom experience where you “meet” with your instructor and peers to discuss the weekly topic in terms of the readings, assignments and resources that have been assigned. The desired outcome is that you are able to (1) collaborate with peers and the instructor, (2) demonstrate your understanding of the material, and (3) participate as a member of an online community.

What are the responsibilities of the instructor?

The instructor’s goal is to create an engaging and safe environment for students to learn. In addition, instructors should pose questions promoting deeper thought as well as encourage students to interact with their peers in the classroom. There should be an active instructor presence throughout the week.

What are the responsibilities of the student?

Each week, you are required to make a 250 word initial posting and respond to a minimum of 2 students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions. Please review the forum grading rubrics in order to understand how your responses in the forum will be graded.

If you met the above-mentioned requirements, you will be graded at the proficient level. However, if your desire is to be graded at the exemplary level, please provide more than what is required. To receive 100% as a grade (the exemplary level) for the weekly forums, you should ensure that your responses meet the following criterion:

DQ2

some ethics fun (if you can imagine such a thing) …. A conference call in real life ( 9 messages – 9 unread )

(Note – this is NOT your week 3 graded discussion – this is strictly voluntary)

A brief respite…

Some aspects of this course come more naturally – what we thought about ethics a few short weeks ago may not have changed – hopefully our understanding has grown and become a bit more refined but before we began this class, how many people thought about the ethical implications of taking a sick day when we weren’t sick or playing a game of solitaire on our computer while at work? How many of us who work remotely have taken advantage of the fact that our supervisors may not be able to easily see and track our comings and goings? I would suggest that these types of transgressions occur every day – multiple times a day and I for one can admit that I am not infallible – I’ve probably done some version of each of these at one time or another. As we hope to manage others, we need to look within and make sure we have a fair and level understanding of what is reasonable to expect, remembering that we are all human and when given the chance, we will all stray. The hope is that the majority of the time, we commit to fulfilling our responsibilities. Take a few minutes to watch this video (I promise, it’s entertaining and I apologize that YouTube makes you watch a few seconds of an advertisement first…) and post your thoughts about the ethical behavior of these participants. Have you ever participated in a conference call – or 1000 of them? Where was your attention? Also, look at communication and some of the challenges we face – especially in light of technology and the overwhelming trend to think about only what’s “trending” (see what I did there? J) Back to the video, I realize that this is a bit abstract but the video serves an important function (aside from making us laugh – and who can’t use a little levity) in that we see all kinds of opportunities for small ethical transgressions and communication breakdowns that come from inattention and distraction.

Hopefully this 5 minute break from your day results in a little introspective thought – please post those thoughts for the group!!