Megan Kau's Ethical Decision-Making Model
Ethical Decision Making Model analysis
What is the ethical decision making model? What is critical thinking? In this paper I will discuss the ethical decision making model and how critical thinking impacts ethical decisions. Personal experiences will be used as examples.
When we are faced with making an ethical decision we are usually faced with an ethical dilemma. To make a good decision we need to use "Logical thinking that draws conclusions from facts and evidence" which according to www.ncrel.com is the definition of critical thinking. Recently I was personally faced with an ethical dilemma that has to do with work and school. I 'm currently on a tuition reimbursement program though my company and there are certain criteria that will …show more content…
To find out the facts about my tax evasion I ask my friend Megan Kau who 's a tax attorney what she thought I should do. Let 's just say that the punishment is worse than the crime and that 's all the facts that I needed.
4. DEVELOP OPTIONS "Now that you know what you want to achieve and have made your best judgment as to the relevant facts, make a list of options, a set of actions you can take to accomplish your goals" (2). If it 's an especially important decision, talk to someone you trust so you can broaden your perspective and think of new choices. If you can think of only one or two choices, you 're probably not thinking hard enough but, in my case I would be breaking the law so actually there were no other choices. I was either breaking the law or not breaking the law.
5. CONSIDER CONSEQUENCES Two techniques help reveal the potential consequences also provided by Josephson …show more content…
In prior readings I remember a quote that said "to make a ethical decision ask yourself, would you be ok with it if it was posted on the front page of your local news paper", If the answer is no, then don 't do it. 6. CHOOSE It 's time to make a decision. If the choice is not immediately clear, use on of the following strategies to make the decision: Talk to people whose judgment you respect. Seek out friends and mentors, but, once you 've gathered opinions and advice, the ultimate responsibility is still yours. What would the most ethical person you know do? Think of the person you know or know of who has the strongest character and best ethical judgment. Then ask yourself: what would that person do in your situation? Think of that person as your decision-making role model and try to behave the way he or she would. I choose to do the right thing which is to pay
What is the ethical decision making model? What is critical thinking? In this paper I will discuss the ethical decision making model and how critical thinking impacts ethical decisions. Personal experiences will be used as examples.
When we are faced with making an ethical decision we are usually faced with an ethical dilemma. To make a good decision we need to use "Logical thinking that draws conclusions from facts and evidence" which according to www.ncrel.com is the definition of critical thinking. Recently I was personally faced with an ethical dilemma that has to do with work and school. I 'm currently on a tuition reimbursement program though my company and there are certain criteria that will …show more content…
To find out the facts about my tax evasion I ask my friend Megan Kau who 's a tax attorney what she thought I should do. Let 's just say that the punishment is worse than the crime and that 's all the facts that I needed.
4. DEVELOP OPTIONS "Now that you know what you want to achieve and have made your best judgment as to the relevant facts, make a list of options, a set of actions you can take to accomplish your goals" (2). If it 's an especially important decision, talk to someone you trust so you can broaden your perspective and think of new choices. If you can think of only one or two choices, you 're probably not thinking hard enough but, in my case I would be breaking the law so actually there were no other choices. I was either breaking the law or not breaking the law.
5. CONSIDER CONSEQUENCES Two techniques help reveal the potential consequences also provided by Josephson …show more content…
In prior readings I remember a quote that said "to make a ethical decision ask yourself, would you be ok with it if it was posted on the front page of your local news paper", If the answer is no, then don 't do it. 6. CHOOSE It 's time to make a decision. If the choice is not immediately clear, use on of the following strategies to make the decision: Talk to people whose judgment you respect. Seek out friends and mentors, but, once you 've gathered opinions and advice, the ultimate responsibility is still yours. What would the most ethical person you know do? Think of the person you know or know of who has the strongest character and best ethical judgment. Then ask yourself: what would that person do in your situation? Think of that person as your decision-making role model and try to behave the way he or she would. I choose to do the right thing which is to pay