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ETHICSMia MacMeekin
“How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of good will.” Albert Einstein
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Ethics 2012:Create Your Island
Ultimate Goal:
Be The most Ethical Island
How:
Earn points individually and as an island in group challenges
Benefits:
The most ethical island may forgo the final, and proceed to the Most Ethical Island Party.
There are a group of islands in the ocean
that have been abandoned. Each of
you will inhabit the islands, with your
classmates, for the next 10 weeks.
Once you have chosen which island to inhabit, you will create a code of conduct (AKA Ethics Code) for your island.
This will describe proper behavior for anyone
who lives on or comes to your island.
Additionally, your island is a part of a group of
islands that have decided to unify. You
will also need to create a charter for these islands (later in the
course).Throughout the course, your island must work
as a group to accomplish all tasks
within the course and ultimately be The Most
Ethical Island…
Outline
Most Ethical Island of the
Day
Life Application
(8)
Ethics Points
(8)
Discussion
(8)
Final Project
(8X)
1. Good and Evil
2. Utilitarian
3. Rights and Justice
4. Duty
5. Virtue
6. Egoism
7. Religion
8. Gender
Term Grade3200
Journal
(100)
Ethics Points
(100)
Life Application
(100)
Challenge:
(100)
How are the Points calculated?
1. Journal (individual):1. Submitted on time-
25pts each
2. Life Application (individual):
1. Homework Completed on time earns- 25 pts. each
3. Challenges (group):1. First- 100 pts.
2. Second- 75 pts.
3. Third- 50pts.
4. Fourth- 25 pts.
4. Ethics Points: You deal with your own violators (group)
1. If at least one person in your group is present, the group will earn 100 points.
2. The ethic’s officer will award individual points
400 Most Ethical Island of the Day
Most Ethical Island
Of The Day
Most Ethical Island of the
Day
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The Challenges• Form:
• Task, Quiz, games, puzzles…
• Things to know• Come to class to optimize points• Come to class prepared to optimize points• Encourage ethical behavior• Unethical behavior Allowed, but not recommended
• There will be opportunities to be unethical (lie, cheat, steal, etc.)• It is up to the islanders whether you take the shortcut and be unethical or
not• An islander may choose not to participate- they should be treated as
acting unethical• You may win the “Challenge” by being unethical • The Ethics Officer must deduct “Ethics Points” from the unethical
person(s) and given to others in the group who acted ethically.
Ethics Pointsand the
Ethics Officer
• Keep in mind when your group wants to give ethics points. Write these out in your Code of conduct
• The ethic’s officer will award the points each week.
• If you are not present in class you cannot earn these points
• 100 points for whole group• How will you divide these up each week?
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THE NEED FOR ACODE OF ETHICS/ CONDUCTIs there a need?
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Do you Believe we need a Code of Conduct or Rules to Conduct Ourselves? You my change your mind throughout the course… simply move your sticky note.
Yes No
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Scrabble
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Syphilis Experiment
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Syphilis Experiments
What is the unacceptable
behavior?
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How do we prevent or curb certain behavior?
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Do you Believe we need a Code of Conduct or Rules to Conduct oneself? You my change your mind throughout the course… simply move your sticky note.
Yes No
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WHO DECIDES WHAT THE CODE LOOKS LIKE?
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Activity- Monopoly by MY rules
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YOUR CODE OF ETHICS/ CONDUCT SO FARLooking Backward
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Good behavior: Encourage this…
• • • • • • • •
Bad behavior: Discourage this….
• • • • • • • •
The Rules You live by
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We need a starting point- look into your past. Ask yourself these questions:
1. Where do I come from
geographically?
2. What is my upbringing that may have shaped my beliefs?
3. Do I follow a religion?
4. Have I seen injustice?
5. Do I care about life or others?
6. What does family mean to me?
7. What political party do I most identify with?
8. Are there rules I live by?
9. How do I make decisions?
What has prevented or curbed your behavior?
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YOUR ISLAND’S CODE OF ETHICSYou write the code
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What to include when writing the Code?
Code of Ethics
Name
Leadership Letter
Table of Contents
Introduction
Core Values
Reporting Guidelines
Encouraging Ethical Behavior
Discipline
Educations
Resources
1. Name
2. Leadership Letter
3. Table of Contents
4. Introduction
5. Core Values
6. Reporting Guidelines
7. Encouraging Ethical Behavior
8. Discipline
9. Educations
10. Resources
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Name It!
Group Name and Members
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Code of Ethics Name
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Leadership Letter1. Why does your island need a code?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the ethical/legal context in which your organization operates?
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3. What are some of the challenges that your fellow students/ group face, and how can this code of ethics be a helpful document for everyone at all levels?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What are the major trends facing your organization that will impact and affect the code and
its implementation?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What kind of example might this code set for others?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dear members,Our group needs a code of conduct because…
Truly Yours,Leadership team
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Core Values
3. Reporting Guidelines
4. Encouraging Ethical Behavior
5. Discipline
6. Education
7. Room for Change
8. Resources
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1. Introduction
Why is the Code
Important?
What is the Purpose?
What is the
Scope?
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2. Core Values- ID and Define
Integrity
Add a Value
Add a Definition-
what does it mean to your group
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Who can report a violation?
Who do they report to? Who is the Ethics officer?
What do you want the ethics officer to do?
What is the alternative if this doesn’t work?
How long does the ethics officer have to respond?
3. Reporting Guidelines
If someone within or outside of the group does not
comply with the Code of Ethics when interacting with
the group what will the group or offended person
do? Who will it be reported to?
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4. Encouraging Ethical Behavior• The Plan:• We will encourage ethical behavior
by:__________________________1. Nominating an Ethic’s Officer ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How will your group encourage ethical behavior? How will you
get co-members to come to class, do their homework,
participate in the group… Your grade depends on everyone’s
ethical behavior.
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5. DisciplineHow will discipline be
administered? Will you simply deduct points?
Any other possibilities? Define.
• If a student misses 3 classes, they will be removed from the island
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Removal from Island
• If the student does not come to class, their ethics points for the day will be deducted
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Deduct points
• If the ethic’s officer does not address unethical behavior, s/he shall be removed for the role for 1 class
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Remove Ethic’s Officer
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Your group will be given 100
points for each class. The
points can be divided evenly
or more given to one person. This will be
added into your own final grade.
This grade is based on
following the group’s Code of
Ethics.
Type of Discipline Define When Discipline
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6. EducationHow will you educate new members to the
group? Make a sample education to present to the class.
Each new member will receive this
packet
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7. Room For Change• What if your team transforms or changes?• What if your team learns new techniques?• How will your group change and improve?
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8. Resources
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Think First- Brainstorm• 1. Tailor-make your code.
• What makes your Code specific to your group?
• 2. Get everyone involved.• The people who will be guided by the code
should be actively involved in writing it
• 3. Consult key stakeholders. • For example, other students in the class,
professors/ dean, and other students at school, librarian, family
• 4. Outsource the job only carefully. • Hiring a consultant to help write your code can
be useful – but don’t let them take over
• 5. Seek out good examples. • Look for relevant examples
• 6. Be clear about Scope.• Make it clear who within your organization will
be governed by it. Does it cover everyone? Only senior managers? Keep in mind that lower-level employees may not take very seriously a document that senior managers either aren’t bound by, or take lightly
• 7. Be specific about implementation. • explain to all concerned how the
values embodied in your Code will be put into practice.
• 8. Plan for education. • How will group members be educated about the
Code? A Code can only be effective if your group members know about it. Will new members receive training regarding the Code’s requirements? Will current group members receive refresher courses?
• 9. Be clear about enforcement. • How, if at all, will the Code be enforced? Are
there specific penalties for violating the Code, or is the Code merely there to provide guidance? Who will decide when a group member has violated the Code – will that be left up to the professor or will that be the exclusive domain of group managers, or group members?
• 10. Specify a sunset date. • When will the code be reviewed and updated
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Put It all Together• Compile all this information into one concise document.• Submit the completed document in Moodle under each
members name.