Making an Ethical Decision
Difficulty Level:
Method Overview
The Ethical Decision Making software application helps designers and technology practitioners to think through challenging ethical scenarios when developing products.
Framework of ethics used:
deontological
pragmatist
Method Intentions:
Getting Started
You will need
Materials: Website and knowledge of the goals and players that you want to achieve
Participants: one participant
Steps:
- Determine individuals and groups of stakeholders that will be impact by the outcome of your decision
- Determine if the action does more good or harm to those involved
- Determine if the action respects the dignity of the parties involved
- Determine if the action treats all the users equally
- Determine if the action gives everyone the opportunity to thrive
- Determine if others would approve of the action
- Enter a score that shows how much importance you place on the different ethical perspectives.
Further Reading
Citation
Making an Ethical Decision. (n.d.). Retrieved March 25, 2022, from https://www.scu.edu/ethics-app/
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