I agree that it is necessary to provide students with a protocol and a framework for thinking through an ethical dilemma. My problem is not algorithmic thinking, but just emotional reactions. Students will just state their opinion, and then say everyone's opinion counts. I'm not confident they are learning anything in the class. I was asking them to use a specification model I found in Beauchamp and Childress, in which they have to state the principle they are invoking, like autonomy or beneficence, and then specifying this principle into first rules and then judgments.
Daniel you make a good point. My next post will be about B&Cs mid-level principles. As part of the Dilemma and Discern stage. I understand the worry if the are learning at all and will say more after I've thought a bit about it. 😀
I agree that it is necessary to provide students with a protocol and a framework for thinking through an ethical dilemma. My problem is not algorithmic thinking, but just emotional reactions. Students will just state their opinion, and then say everyone's opinion counts. I'm not confident they are learning anything in the class. I was asking them to use a specification model I found in Beauchamp and Childress, in which they have to state the principle they are invoking, like autonomy or beneficence, and then specifying this principle into first rules and then judgments.
Daniel you make a good point. My next post will be about B&Cs mid-level principles. As part of the Dilemma and Discern stage. I understand the worry if the are learning at all and will say more after I've thought a bit about it. 😀
Update I decided to do a different post for this thursday 7/13 but will get to mid-level principles and I'm still thinking about your comment. :-)