Ethical Awareness

Ethical Awareness

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Ethics could be defined as the moral philosophy , which tackles the concepts of right and wrong . In the field of philosophy , ethics is concerned in the defending and recommending of one 's behavior ( Ethics 2006 . Meanwhile , in the case of organizations , ethics enables an organization member to come up with sound and mature decisions

Ethical awareness , meanwhile , is a vital factor in the success and the relation of members within the organization - or the organization as a whole

Some organizations even resort to conducting

formal workshop for their members to understand the importance of ethical awareness and for it to identify what has been going wrong in the ethical considerations of its members

Active Learning

The utilization of alternative learning strategies for ethical awareness would make the organization members to develop or think of plans that would incorporate ethics into other aspects of the organization Emphasis could be given to active-learning ' approaches . The challenge in using active-learning ' for the facilitator is to cope with the susceptibility of each organization member to ignore the importance of doing such . The active kind of learning is mainly comprised of five steps

Discovery of the predicament or problem within the organization

Identification of the possible tools and resources that would help in finding solutions for the problems

Examination or scrutiny of the alternative strategies that could be helpful in solving the problems

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Implementation of the specific solution that was chosen

Reflection on the solution that was implemented , assessment of the consequences of the solution or the outcome

Regular meetings shall be conducted while observing participatory discussion , planning and action plan . Participatory brand of conduct of the workshop or training would ensure that there would be full participation within the group there will be no single member that would be left out

Also , one of the strategies that could be effective in promoting ethical awareness in an organization is the Ethics Mosaic

Ethics Mosaic

The Ethics Mosaic demonstrates how an organization could help and contribute on making mature and moral decisions that would be helpful in the society . The Ethics Mosaic emphasizes that the collective impact of the organizations ' decisions or solutions is definitely greater than the sum of each parts ' The mosaic is meant to connect , create synergies find and fill the gaps , and identify the emerging trends and patterns in an organization (Ethics of Social Work Principles and Standards 1994

The Ethics Mosaic could contain the name of the dominant individuals or leaders in an organization like those who have showed and displayed exemplary ideas the contributed to the growth of the organization . The Ethics Mosaic is basically composed of four fundamental principles that are organized in columns that have emerged in the work of the organization ( The Ethics Mosaic ' 2007

The four principles include

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Development of awareness or identification of oneself that would later provide a connection ' with the other members of the group

Manifestation that people more...