What do you think is the issue in this situation? What would your response be to this issue? Why would you respond in this way? What laws, ethical codes, or personal ethical stances apply to the situation? Why would you choo

Assignment Task

Ethics Project Report for an ethical dilemma scenario provided and make a professional decision by analysing it from a range of ethical perspectives with the aim of understanding:

1. a) how ethics is part of your day-to-day professional practice, and
2. b) how your current thinking about ethical issues influences your professional practice.

Please refer to the Instructions for details on how to complete this task. Context This assessment provides an opportunity for you to begin to explore how ethics relates to your professional life. Through reflecting on your own practice, you will develop the skill to identify and describe an ethical issue, articulate the various choices available to you and discuss how you determined what actions you should take. You will also develop your written skills by presenting a coherent description of an event, demonstrating the capacity to reflect on your behaviour. The assignment will help you to develop an ‘ethical mindset’ when making workplace decisions and learn to identify the ethical frameworks that inform those decisions.

Questions

1. What do you think is the issue in this situation?
2. What would your response be to this issue?
3. Why would you respond in this way?
4. What laws, ethical codes, or personal ethical stances apply to the situation?
5. Why would you choose one action rather than another?
6. In what ways do you think your own cultural background influenced the way you would answer this situation?
7. Identify two ethical frameworks or approaches (chosen from the frameworks and approaches discussed in class which are Utilitarianism, Moral Rights,Virtue Ethics,Egoism And Contractualism, Justice Approach, and Common Good Approach) that could have helped you with your ethical decision.
8. Discuss how the frameworks might have helped you reach the same decision or a different decision as you identified above. This should include reference to two relevant reliable sources that are not part of the subject resources .
9. What ethical framework did you use in reaching your original decision?
10. How do the ethical frameworks you have chosen apply to the situation?
11. How does a line of ethical reasoning arrive at your original decision?
12. How does a line of ethical reasoning arrive at a different decision?
13. You are strongly advised to read the rubric which is an evaluation guide with criteria for grading your assignment. This will give you a clear picture of what a successful report looks like.