To begin, I believe an ethical decision is made in good conscious and does not negatively affect yourself and those around you. However, sometimes deciding at the moment what makes a decision un-ethical can be difficult. Therefore, when evaluating a decision, I like to think through several implications to ensure I am making the proper ethical decisions.
For example, if a classmate asked me for the answers on our online exam I would ask myself two questions. First, I would consider how my actions are going to affect others. In this situation, it is clear if I gave my friend the answers, it would negatively affect my other classmates by skewing the curve. Second, I would look at how these actions will affect myself in the long term. By giving
For example, if a classmate asked me for the answers on our online exam I would ask myself two questions. First, I would consider how my actions are going to affect others. In this situation, it is clear if I gave my friend the answers, it would negatively affect my other classmates by skewing the curve. Second, I would look at how these actions will affect myself in the long term. By giving