Ethical Principles
This principle means telling the truth and doing what is right, even when nobody is watching
What is integrity?
Doing what is right and making good choices when faced with a difficult situation is called this.
What is ethics?
You find a wallet in the hallway and give it to the front office
Ethical
Your boss asks you to lie to a customer about when their order will arrive. What should you do?
Tell the truth / communicate honestly.
Name three ethical principles we studied.
Integrity, trustworthiness, accountability, transparency, fairness, respect
A business owner admits that an employee made a mistake instead of blaming someone else. What principle is demonstrated?
What is accountability?
A situation where you must choose between two or more difficult options is called a ________.
What is a dilemma?
You tell your friend you'll help with their project, but then secretly take credit for their work.
Unethical
Your friend wants you to give them the answers to a test. What ethical principle should guide your decision?
Integrity
What is the difference between legal and ethical?
Legal means allowed by law; ethical means morally right/fair.
A company clearly tells customers about an extra fee before they make a purchase.
What is transparency?
A situation where you must decide what is morally right or wrong is called an ________.
What is an ethical dilemma?
A clothing company discovers a small mistake in an advertisement and fixes it before customers are misled.
Ethical
You accidentally receive too much change from a cashier. What is the ethical choice?
Return the extra money.
Name two things that can cause someone to make an unethical decision.
Pressure, greed, conflicting values, proving yourself, bad role models, lack of consequences.
A manager treats employees fairly regardless of their position or popularity.
What is fairness?
True or False: Something can be legal but still be unethical.
True
A student uses AI to complete an assignment when the teacher specifically said the assignment must be their own work.
Unethical
Your manager asks you to hide a mistake from the customer. What should you consider before deciding what to do?
Who is affected, the facts, possible consequences, and what is right/ethical.
You are unsure whether a decision is ethical. What should you check first: your gut, the facts, or neither?
Both your gut and the facts
A student finds $20 in the classroom and turns it in instead of keeping it. Name two ethical principles demonstrated.
Integrity, trustworthiness, accountability or respect.
Your instincts tell you that something isn't right, even though you cannot immediately explain why. What term describes this feeling?
What is intuition or gut feeling?
A store knows a product has a problem but chooses not to tell customers because sales might decrease.
Unethical — lack of transparency/integrity
You are under pressure to make a sale, but the product isn't actually a good fit for the customer. What should an ethical salesperson do?
Be honest and recommend what is best for the customer.
You discover that your coworker is taking credit for another employee's work. Identify the ethical problem, one possible consequence, and one ethical response.