- Business Ethics
What would you think about as you sat there trying to decide what to do?
I would think about the owner of the iPod, ad what would happen if I took the iPod and went away with it. I would think about if I lost my iPod then how, could I have felt if it was to be taken away (Hartman & DesJardins, 2013).
What would you do?
I would pick up the iPod try to locate the owner without making anyone to know I have it. I would therefore ask the appropriate person about an iPod and if no one has not raised an issue about the disappearance of his or her iPod, then I would keep it. Through doing this, I will be very fair since I will have asked for the owner (Hartman & DesJardins, 2013).
What are the key facts that you should consider before making a decision, as either the person who discovered the iPod, or the judicial board member?
The first fact to consider before making a decision as the person who discovered the iPod is to determine the facts of the situation. When it comes to the judicial board member, I would first consider the reasons as to why the person on question had to consider keeping the iPod (Hartman & DesJardins, 2013). This could have really helped in making sure that the right decision is made by both the judicial board member and the person who discovered the iPod.
Is this an ethical issue? What exactly are the ethical aspects involved in your decision?
Yes it is an ethical issue. The ethical aspects involved in this issue are critical thinking, and the approaches to decision making.
Who else is involved, or should be involved, in this decision? Who has a stake in the outcome?
The owner of the iPod should be involved in the decision. This is so because, one needs to think about what the owner of the iPod felt when his or her iPod was taken and kept by another person before making a judgement (Hartman & DesJardins, 2013). The owner of the iPod has a stake in the outcome, since if the judgement passed is bias it is likely to affect him since he or she will either incur a loss or get his or her iPod back.
What alternatives are available to you? What are the consequences of each alternative?
Keeping the iPod and telling nobody about it. Returning to the class the next day very early and finding the first person sitting on that chair. Asking for the owner of the iPod the next day.
How would each of your alternatives affect the other people you have identified as having a stake in the outcome?
Keeping the iPod and telling no one about it could have made the owner of the iPod to experience a great loss simply because he or she would have lost it. Returning early for the class to find the first person sitting on that chair, would have impacted the owner positively, since the chances of the owner to sit on that chair the next day were very high. Asking for the owner of the iPod could have helped in easily discovering the owner of the iPod and thus allowing the owner to receive it (Hartman & DesJardins, 2013).
Where might you look for additional guidance to assist you in resolving this particular dilemma?
I might consider involving a person who might not have known the issue at hand. This should be a neutral person in order to give his or her own ideas on the issues at hand. This would really help in making sure that the judgement provided is not bias.
Would you accept this explanation and be content with your failing grade? If not, how would you defend your own, opposing view?
I would not accept the explanation provided, simply because it is bias and thus depends on one side. I will therefore have to show the teacher my rights as a student, and argue using ethical reasoning (Hartman & DesJardins, 2013).
Are there any relevant facts on which you would rely to support your claim?
Yes there are, and this includes ethical reasoning, where both parties are allowed to provide reasons for making a certain decision.
What values are involved in this dispute? There are many values involved and this includes social injustice, racism and gender inequality.
What alternatives are available to you?
Providing the reasons as to why I am supposed to be considered to undertake that course and, being given a chance to study regardless of my religion or otherwise colour.
Besides you and your teacher, are there any stakeholders-people who are or should be involved in this situation?
Yes there are many shareholders involved, and this includes the people who have the same problems that I am currently facing. They are involved simply because, the decision made affects them too.
What reasons should you offer to the dean in an appeal to have grade changed?
I would explain to him that I was given an F on the basis of my religion and race. This could help in making the dean to understand why my paper was not looked at, and thus changing my grades (Hartman & DesJardins, 2013).
What consequences would this professor’s practice have on education?
This actions could lead to racial and religious discrimination of a certain peoples in the system of education. This could therefore lead to major problems in education, simply because only certain people could be able to undertake certain courses.
If reasoning and logical persuasion do not work, how else could this dispute be resolved?
This matter should them be forwarded to a court of law, whereby it will be agreed upon according to the law if I qualify to undertake the course or not (Hartman & DesJardins, 2013).
Reference
Hartman, L., DesJardins, J. (2013). Business Ethics: Decision-Making for Personal Integrity & Social Responsibility: McGraw-Hill Higher Education. ISBN: 978-0-07-802945-5
