Terminology
Normative Theories
The Navigation Wheel
Ethics Today
Learning Activities
100

The conduct by which companies and their agents abide by the law, and respect the rights of stakeholders

What is business ethics?

100

This model is used to simplify ethical dilemmas down to two opposing choices for the purposes of discussion

What is the Trolley Problem?

100

In this part of the wheel we ask "Is it legal?"

What is Law?

100

This term is related to a pitfall of the entrepreneurial spirit and startup culture.

What is hubris?

or 

excessive pride?

100

This final presentation involved a group exploring a topic in depth while their peers observed from all sides. 

What is a fishbowl?

200

the extent to which a company conducts its business operations in accordance with applicable regulation  and statutes

What is compliance?

200

This ethical theory seeks the greatest possible good for the greatest number of people

What is consequentialism or utilitarianism?

200

Described as a choice between "wrong and wrong"

what is a moral or ethical dilemma?

200

Canadian health care is plagued with issues related to this challenge. 

What is waiting lists?

200

In this activity you reflected on your personal values and crafted a cohesive statement to live your life by. 

What is the "personal mission statements"

300

we must “act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law"

What is the Categorical Imperative or Kant's Categorical Imperative
300

This normative ethical theory is often simplified in the statement "The means is more important than the ends" 

What is deontology?

300

In this wedge of the wheel we examine our organizational and personal values

What is identity?

300

This healthcare concern poses a significant ethical dilemma to health practitioners. 

What is the "disagreement between patients and health care professionals about treatment decisions"

or
What is treatment agency? 

300

This tool was used throughout the semester to guide your peer evaluations. 

What is a rubric?

400

The natural process a person goes through to become part of their society's culture

What is enculturation?

400

This theory states that the natural state of humans is freedom, but we exchange this freedom for justice, security, and safety. 

What is Social Contract Theory

400

This wedge is concerned with the concept of goodwill among stakeholders. 

What is reputation?

400

Such dilemmas occur when it is unclear whether a person is professionally active on a social media platform, or as a friend, client, or competitor.

What is the dilemma of Role

400

In this learning activity, we looked at individual differences in handling conflict.

What is the Conflict Styles Inventory 

or

What is the Kraybill Conflict Style Inventory

500

the financial benefit of improved performance resulting from a diverse workforce

The Diversity Dividend

500

In this theory, Rawl stated that an original position and a veil of ignorance should be used to ensure that the social contract is arrived at without prejudice

What is the Theory of Justice

500

The overall process of using the wheel requires this first step. 

What is identifying all the relevant options? 

500

A meaningful action that leads to reconciliation

What is reconciliaction?

500

In this case study we explored a sustainable engagement model that worked for several indigenous communities in Saskatchewan. 

What is the Meadow Lake Case Study