Ethics Presentation

Ethics Presentation • Lyle • Lisa • Heather • Scott • Mike

Our Guiding Principle If you focus on doing the right thing, you will gravitate towards people and organizations who share your same sense of ethics and values. You will end up working for an ethical company, have ethical friends and will be at peace with yourself.

Presentation Layout • Module 1 – What are Ethics? • Module 2 – Ethical Behavior in Challenging Situations • Show and discuss “Ouch That Stereotype Hurts” Video • Module 3 – Ethics in School and Business • Show “What Would You Do” video • Breakout or Group Discussion • Module 4 – Case Study – Space Shuttle Columbia • Breakout or Group Discussion • Module 5 – Case Study – Lance Armstrong • Show Lance Armstrong videos with Group Discussion • Module 6 – Conclusions

Module 1 What are Ethics? • What Does Ethics mean to you? • Provide a few examples and ask for group feedback/participation • Are Ethics tied to feelings or driven by faith? • Are Ethics and law abiding the same? • Apartheid and Performance Enhancing Drugs were legal at one time but were they Ethical? • Is what society accepts Ethical? • Lance Armstrong, Barry Bonds, lying to your parents, cheating on a test, remaining silent on bullying, etc.,

Module 2Ethical Behavior in a Challenging Situation • What do you do if you or someone you know is being bullied or is the target of bias or a demeaning stereotype? • Do you defend your friend? • Do you speak up for yourself? • Do you remain silent? • Show and discuss “Ouch That Stereotype Hurts” video

Module 3Ethics in School & in Business • Ethics occur in all types of situations in business and in school • Breakout in small group discussion • Each group reviews case and answers “what would you do” • Cases are similar in theme, but differ in setting • Examples • Addressing bias: Selections for a project/ scholarship/ promotion • Falsifying information: Class lab results/ financial reports

Module 4Case Study – Shuttle Columbia • Mission Manager believed her career depended on “successful” mission • Did this drive for a “successful” mission compromise her Ethics? • Engineers and management knew of damage and potential for disintegration upon re-entry • Should engineers have taken a harder stance with management? • This module could be substituted with a more relevant subject depending on the target audience

Module 5Case Study – Lance Armstrong • Show video of multiple denials • Show video of confession • Did he start to believe the lies? • Impacts of his behavior; • Live Strong Charity • divorce • loss of all credibility • lawsuits • jail time? • This module could be substituted with a more relevant subject depending on the target audience

Conclusion - Our Guiding Principle If you focus on doing the right thing, you will gravitate towards people and organizations who share your same sense of ethics and values. You will end up working for an ethical company, have ethical friends and will be at peace with yourself.

Video Links • Ouch That Stereotype Hurts • Lance Armstrong Denials • Armstrong & Oprah • Armstrong Confession

ETHICS

What does ethics mean to you? Some common responses are: "Ethics has to do with what my feelings tell me is right or wrong.“ "Ethics has to do with my religious beliefs.“ "Being ethical is doing what the law requires.“ "Ethics consists of the standards of behavior our society accepts.“ "I don't know what the word means." Santa Clara University - Developed by Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J., and Michel J. Meyer http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/whatisethics.html Module 1

Are “Ethics” tied to feelings? • The meaning is hard to pin down and people’s views are often shaky • Many equate ethics to feelings • Ethical behavior is not a matter of following one’s feelings • Following one’s feelings may keep someone from doing what is right • Feeling often deviate from what is ethical Santa Clara University - Developed by Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J., and Michel J. Meyer http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/whatisethics.html Module 1

Are “Ethics” driven by faith? • Most religions advocate high ethical standards • If confined to religion only religious people would be ethical • Religion can set high ethical standards and provide motivations for ethical behavior • Ethics cannot be confined to religion Santa Clara University - Developed by Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J., and Michel J. Meyer http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/whatisethics.html Module 1

Are Ethics and law abiding the same? • Laws often incorporate ethical standards to which citizens subscribe • Like feelings laws can deviate from what is ethical • Slavery, apartheid and other amended laws often deviate from what is morale ethical Santa Clara University - Developed by Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J., and Michel J. Meyer http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/whatisethics.html Module 1

“What society accepts” is that Ethical? • Most people accept standards that are ethical • Standards of behavior in society can deviate from what is ethical • That deviation can corrupt a whole society (i.e. – Nazi Germany) • The lack of social consensus makes it impossible to equate ethics with what society accepts Santa Clara University - Developed by Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J., and Michel J. Meyer http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/whatisethics.html Module 1

So what is Ethics? • Ethics refers to well-founded standards of right and wrong • It prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness, or specific virtues • Ethics refers to those standards that impose the reasonable obligations to refrain from criminal activity, slander, and fraud • Ethical standards also include those that enjoin virtues of honesty, compassion, and loyalty • Ethical standards include standards relating to rights, such as the right to life, the right to freedom from injury, and the right to privacy Santa Clara University - Developed by Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J., and Michel J. Meyer http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/whatisethics.html Module 1

Ethical Standards • Feelings, laws, and social norms can deviate from what is ethical • It is necessary to constantly examine one's standards to ensure that they are reasonable and well-founded • It is important to continuously study our own moral beliefs and our moral conduct, and striving to ensure that we, and the institutions we help to shape, live up to standards that are reasonable and solidly-based Santa Clara University - Developed by Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J., and Michel J. Meyer http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/whatisethics.html Module 1

Why is ethical behavior important? Ethics give us a baseline for understanding the concepts of right and wrong, and help understand how to react to a certain situation long before that situation happens Module 1

Ethical Behavior in Challenging Situations • What do you do when a friend, family member, fellow student is the target of bias or demeaning stereotyping (bullying)? • Is being silent ethical? • What do you do when you are the target of bias or demeaning stereotyping? • Do you defend? Correct? Speak up for yourself? (Ouch! Video here) Module 2

Ethics in School & in Business • Ethics occur in all types of situations in business and in school • Breakout in small group discussion • Each group reviews case and answers “what would you do” • Cases are similar in theme, but differ in setting • Examples • Addressing bias: Selections for a project/ scholarship/ promotion • Falsifying information: Class lab results/ financial reports Module 3

Ethics Case Study: Shuttle Columbia Situation: • At 10:39 am on 16 Jan 2003 space shuttle Columbia lifted off from Kennedy Space Center • 82 seconds into the flight a piece of foam insulation (24” x 12”) broke off the shuttle’s external tank and struck the left wing of the shuttle at 1,650 mph damaging the thermal protection system (TPS) Reaction: • Damage assessment based on photos /video of the launch was inconclusive • This foam strike could potentially cause catastrophic damage to the TPS causing the shuttle to disintegrate upon re-entry Additional Information: • Foam strikes were a recurring problem on many shuttle launches but since they had not caused major damage, in time, NASA became less concerned (lucky vs. solving the problem) • Shuttle Commander was never informed of the situation Module 4

Ethics Case Study: Shuttle Columbia Ethical Dilemma: Conclusion: Just before 9 am on 1 Feb 2003, Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry into the atmosphere • Engineers requested additional satellite photographic analysis • Management believed damage minimal and denied the request • Wanted to gather additional data • Escalated concerns to senior management • Considered going public with their concerns but did not • Eventually engineers acquiesced to management - Under pressure to maintain mission timeline - Mission manager believed her career depended on successful mission - Costs / delays and belief that nothing could be done anyway Module 4

Ethics Case Study: Shuttle Columbia • What would you do…. • If you were the engineer, convinced that the foam strike was catastrophic? • If you were the mission manager and under pressure to deliver a successful mission? • Would you be willing to stand your ground even if it jeopardized your job? • How do you balance the expertise of the engineers with the broad organizational responsibilities of management? Module 4

Case Study – Lance Armstrong • Show video of multiple denials • Show video of confession • Did he start to believe the lies? • Impacts of his behavior; • Live Strong Charity • divorce • loss of all credibility • lawsuits • jail time? • This module could be substituted with a more relevant subject depending on the target audience Module 5

Module 6 Conclusions • Ethics are essential to who you are and who you’ll become Module 6

Ethics Presentation