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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 Evil2. Utilitarian3. Rights and Justice4. Duty5. Virtue6. Egoism7. Religion8. 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 each2. 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. Name2. Leadership Letter3. Table of Contents4. Introduction5. Core Values6. Reporting

Guidelines7. Encouraging Ethical

Behavior8. Discipline9. Educations10. 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?Higher Ed- Hum110

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 andits 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 Contents1. Introduction2. Core Values3. Reporting Guidelines4. Encouraging Ethical Behavior5. Discipline6. Education7. Room for Change8. 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.