...Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection Andrew P. Fields US/101 April 16, 2013 Nakia Samuel Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection In this paper I will be discussing key concepts based on my ethical lens inventory. I will be explaining my ethical lens and academic behavior, along with; how my ethical lens influences these things. I will also be discussing the results of my reasoning aptitude, and how my ethical lens and reasoning aptitude will help me in the classroom and workplace. I feel the results of my ethical lens inventory are very valuable in determining who I am as a person. This is very interesting to me to know that my ethical lens reflects me perfectly as a person. For my core values, I value sensibility and follow my heart to make prudent choices, and I use rationality before anger. I agree with my key phrase results about making choices good for everyone. I feel that I am compassionate and free willed. My blind spot; WOW! This is very interesting. Yes I do sometimes set goals that are optimistic. As my wife says; “I am optimistic, and she is a realist.” This is very true for me. For my vise I feel everyone has a little greed in their life. Thankfully my compassion rules over my greed for the most part. My crisis is very deep and spot on. I don’t have very many friends, and I feel it is for the reasons that my ethical lens says. I do feel...
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...Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection Colleen VanWagner US/101 6/15/2013 Sheila K. Smith The Ethical Lens Inventory results were very clear and right to the point. It showed my core and classical values. My personal key phrase. Along with what my blind spot, the risk, the temptation, my vice, crisis and the need to see clearly. It showed me the results on what my definition of ethical behavior is, tools for analyzing problems, and the gift of self-knowledge and free will. The core and classical values showed me that I try to treat everyone fairly, although every situation is unique, the solution is being consistent and flexible. As I try to be consistent and flexible, I value individual balance, restraint for the pleasures when I seek to satisfy my duties. While my key phrase is,” I make responsible choices that are good for everyone,” I see that I do tend to make choices in my personal life, where it would benefit everyone and not just myself. Although I try to do the right thing for everyone, which is my ethical behavior, I choose to make responsible choices that benefit many individuals, along with myself, at the same time. Making responsible choices allows me to think through a problem, and to research options. To find one that will allow me to fulfill my duties...
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...Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection Regina Howard US/101 May 26, 2013 Ruthann Vaughan Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection The results of my Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection said that I can see the values and weaknesses of each lens. I am able to move through each lens fluidly and adapt the right tools to each situation to get the best outcome. According to my Core Values of Autonomy and Equality, I understand the value of protecting individual rights. I also understand the well-being of a community working together. I know how to combine the two in order to get the best outcome. The Core Values of Rationality and Sensibility allows me to see the uniqueness of each situation. I know that sometimes there are exceptions to the rules or guidelines. I use my reasoning and sensibility skills to determine the greatest good for everyone. The Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection went on to describe that I do not make assumptions on how or why a person may act the way they do or how things need to be done. It stated that I define an ethical person as one who does the right thing. I hold a high standard for myself, but do not judge others who fall short as long as their intentions were honorable. I am comfortable using my critical thinking skills to come up with a solution. In knowing the results of my Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection, I can draw from my strengths academically and professionally. Academically, it shows what type of learning is best suited for me. Professionally...
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...Reflection of Group Assignments with Utilization of Professional Ethical Lens Inventory INTRODUCTION “Knowing’ ethical theories, principles, values, and morals, and ‘understanding’ how to apply them must go hand in hand” (Pozgar, 2013, p. 173). We have been asked to view many different ethical dilemmas and decide which course of action would best fit the given situation. There is no right or wrong choice. Each ethical decision is based upon the make up of one’s morality. “It is a guide to behavior that all rational persons would put forward for governing the behavior of all moral agents” (Pozgar, 2013, p. 57). To better understand our individual morality, we were asked to complete a series of 36 questions that would determine our own ethical viewpoint and how we utilize it to come to a conclusion. According to Baird, there are four ethical frameworks that are utilized upon attempting to solve an ethical dilemma. These frameworks are based upon four core values: rationality, sensibility, autonomy, and equality. Each framework is compromised of two of these four values. (Baird, 2005) There were two different scenarios that were completed individually in which we had to make an ethical decision based upon our own ethical lens. We then came together as a group to make the same decision again, but this time the decision needed to be made unanimously. Many frameworks were represented as we worked through each scenario and choice to come to a clear consensus. These frameworks...
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...to handle cases on my own and hopefully get promoted to a higher position. The opportunities that I would make for myself improvement to allow me to be more valuable in the workplace would be to sometimes think outside the box and understand my clients with a better and clearer understanding. The opportunities that I look forward to is getting to help kids and hopefully landing a supervisor position with New York City ACS Agency. The result of my Ethical Lens Inventory was that my personal preferred Lens was None – periscope and Paralysis. This means that I see the gifts and weaknesses of each lens and I am able to move smoothly among them to adopt the right tools to each situation to get the best outcome. It also says that I listen to my intuition to decide what best for individuals as well as the virtues that will best serve the community. One way that my personal Ethical Lens will direct my academic behavior is by helping me to see the things in others prospective and also adjust to different situations quickly. My Ethical Lens influence critical thinking by letting me help others...
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...Communities all over the world believe that every individual has virtues that should be cultivated. The Reputation lens explores virtue ethics and the world of character. It emphasizes that people should have a role of ensuring they are of a good character in the community. This lens invites us to reflect on what qualities are essential to be a good citizen and how to be viewed by others in the community. According to the author, the use of Reputation Lens enables one to consider how he is viewed by others and his own sense of who he is. This is in relation with how he defines himself in light of the expectations that the communities have. Moreover, personal responsibility should be taken for every action an individual takes. In addition,...
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...Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection Introduction to University Studies/101 September 08, 2013 Angie Dorrell Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection The results in the Ethical Lens Inventory and Career Plan Building Activity: Reasoning Aptitude both worked in concert to give me an overall view of my moral and ethical outlook in an academic and professional capacity. I utilized these two test to aid in fortifying my strengths and recognizing and building on my weakness. The Ethical Lens Inventory (ELI) determined my preferred lens as Rights and Responsibilities and my Core Values as Autonomy and Rationality/Sensibility. Combined these results state the truth of the range of my moral capacity. ELI summarizes my definition of ethical behavior as one who fulfills their duties as an individual and responsible adult who makes responsible choices that benefit the community. I am an individual first and part of the community second, but in all things I seek truth, justice, fairness, and equality. The Your Gift section of the Inventory best describes my view of what everybody should bring to any situation, Self-Knowledge and Free Will. I use my resources and skills to gather and verify information and truth for myself and use it in accordance with what is right and true. Every coin has two sides. The Inventory’s negative traits state I’m can become greedy or judgmental and in my quest to my “Responsible Self” I could face failure, exhaustion, and a lack of satisfaction in the goals...
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...Personal Ethical Statement The Ethical Lens Inventory was interesting and challenging. I read each section thoroughly and I over analyzed each Lens but I learned a great deal from it and the results were fascinating because it summed up my Ethical Lens in various categories. According to the Ethical Lens Inventory, my personal preferred lens is the Results and Reputation Lens; it states, “I listen to my intuition to determine the greatest good for each individual and the character traits and virtues that will best serve the community.” (Ethics Game, 2012). This makes sense since my Culture is community driven and everything is based on the good of each other. My Blind spot is not being accountable to those who need me most and impossible role expectation, which can be true, as I fear failure most. It states my complacency leaves issues unresolved long-term and therefore leave others to fend for themselves, which I do not agree with because I always need to make sure that I help others through their issues and often leave my issues unresolved for the sake of pleasing others. My strengths are demonstrating wisdom and fore-sight in each circumstance. I manage to avoid rash actions; I am optimistic and courageous while facing difficulties. However, on the other hand my weaknesses are that I am self-righteous or base decisions from a financial point of view. I can be tempted to take advantage of the situation instead of doing the right thing. I can cut corners and be convinced...
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...Ethical Decision Making Throughout the course of this term, I was introduced to a plethora of new Information. Initially, we were taught that there are a series of different ethical lenses that can be used in decision making. There are four different Lenses, they are: 1. Rights Lens. In this Lens, the core point for decision making is “An action is ethical if I fulfill my duties and do the right thing as I claim my individual rights.” – (Ethical Lens Inventory.) 2. Relationship Lens. In this Lens, the core point for decision making is “An action is ethical if it supports a framework for continuous systemic ethical improvement for both the organization and the institutions supporting it.”- (Ethical Lens Inventory.) 3. Results Lens. In this Lens, the core decision making point is “An action is ethical if good ends – good results – come from the action.” – (Ethical Lens Inventory.) 4. Reputation Lens. In this Lens, the core decision making point is “An action is ethical if it is consistent with the habitual development of sound character traits including habits of thoughtful reflection, good intentions and noble human virtues.” – (Ethical Lens Inventory.) After completing different ethical scenarios using the different lenses, my preferred lens is the right and responsibility lens. What is interesting about this is the fact that it was predicted that this was indeed my preferred lens after completing the Ethical Lens Inventory. Throughout my working career, I’ve found that...
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...Write a 350 to 700 word reflective statement that defines your personal ethical viewpoint. Include what you leaned through the ethical lens inventory: * Your preferred ethical lens * Your blind spot * Your strengths and weaknesses * Your values and the resultant behaviors Ethics by definition means “a set of moral principles of one’s relating to or affirming a specified group, field or form of conduct”. The way I view ethics seems to differ from time to time nowadays because after taking all the ethical exercises and ethics simulation, I believe it can changes with one’s certain circumstances or on how one thinks what is right or wrong. My preferred lens on the lens inventory exercise is the Reputation lens, where I listen to my intuition (sensibility) to determine what character traits and virtues will best serve the community (equality). I somewhat agree with this result because if you live in community that is very well connected and relies on your ethical behavior one tends to accept the necessary ethical standards; but this does not necessary mean you do anything that the community says rather than goes by the community’s ethical standard. My blind spot is that I rely on unrealistic role expectation, where I tend to rely on other people more than they can handle. I do tend to have somewhat expectations on few people in my life, but they seem to disappoint me , therefore I have adjusted on what I can get, and I don’t think that I am relying on them because...
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...Allison Vergonia January 30, 2012 Gen 200 Ethical Lens Inventory I enjoyed taking the Ethical Lens Inventory test. The results gave me a better understanding on how my moral and personal ethics coincide. My results indicate that my preferred ethical lens is the Reputation Lens. Some of the values that take priority are, Integrity, Justice, Courage, and civility. The Reputation Lens defines an action ethical if, “it is consistent with the habitual development of sound character traits including habits of thoughtful reflection, good intentions and noble human virtues.” I believe in fairness and honesty. I’m not so quick to make decisions and judgments. I think that this is a great quality, but it can be frustrating sometimes. I find that weighing out the pros and cons when having to make a judgment call is fair but can also are tedious. My blind spot is “Unrealistic Role Expectations”. I found this to be very interesting. When I am given a job I accomplish it with the best of my ability. This includes being honest, fair and loyal, I also expect these virtues to be important to my co-workers as well. I will take my blind spot in consideration when I’m working in a group and individually. My strengths are that I’m compassionate and I look for solutions that focus on virtues that are valued by the community. The vantage point it retains is an icon of opera glasses as well as a camera. The opera glasses “help us to see the stage on which we are all playing”. The...
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...Reflective Journal on Ethics Game Simulation Maria R. Brook HCS/478 Health Law and Ethics January 23rd, 2012 Caroline Etland, PhD, RN Reflective Journal on Ethics Game Simulation In this journal I will write my reflections on two ethical dilemmas presented in Ethics Game's online simulation, which has been designed to teach students how to make ethical decisions through a practical and repeatable decision model. Ethical Issue #1 Presented During my Shift Near the beginning of my shift last night, we admitted a 16-year-old mother, RB. She's in her tenth hour of labor now. Her parents have been with her, and they have chosen to limit the amount of medication and other medical assistance we've administered for personal reasons. Given the length of her labor, however, her situation could worsen. Fetal distress is not currently critical, but it has been increasing gradually, as has RB’s own distress and fear. We have been keeping a close eye on her. I'm not sure her parents understand how dangerous her situation could get because RB and the baby may be moving toward irreversible medical danger if some intervention is not made. Ethical Issue #2 Presented During my Shift One of our ICU's patients, AT, has been unconscious for nearly a day and as yet no definitive diagnosis has been reached by doctors. AT was brought to the hospital by his domestic partner, YM, who was with him while he was in the ER, but was prevented from visiting him in the ICU by CB, the shift supervisor...
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...Ethical Lens Inventory As a surprise to me, my ethical viewpoint falls largely in the reputation lens category. The more I read on the characteristics of the reputation lens the more it was clear to me that this lens inventory was right on. It helped define my thought process and the reasons I choose to do the things I do. It allowed me to reflect on my ability of listening to my intuition. It explains why I am so torn at times about what the right thing to do is vice what feels right at that moment. I have a very communal view. I side with the character trait and virtues of what is better for the community. I have always been like that and when I was younger I remember thinking that communism couldn’t possibly be that bad. I’ve learned through this exercise that my preferred ethical lens not only has many weaknesses but also leads to much confusion. I have always held appointed officials at higher standards only to be disappointed by their more than humanly mistakes. Instead of identifying with people as individuals I associate them by their roles. I develop unrealistic virtues for people with various roles (Catholic diocese). My gift and what I ultimately consider strength, is my compassion for others. I value equality and “care about the community as a whole and about its individual members”. I am able to relate to people and their situations. Sometimes feeling compassion for people causes conflict in my personal and professional life, as I am torn and find it difficult...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |College of Humanities | | |US/101 Version 7 | | |Introduction to University Studies | Copyright © 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description The essential information, skills, tools, and techniques necessary for academic success and personal effectiveness at University of Phoenix are introduced in this course. The course develops and applies practical knowledge and skills immediately relevant to first-year university students. Course topics include goal setting and working with personal motivation, understanding and using university resources, developing efficient study habits, making the most of personal learning styles, and how best to manage time and reduce personal stress levels. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view...
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...Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection In life, individuals use their reasoning skills, which are based on values and perspectives, in determining their choices, their ethical decisions. The Ethical Lens Inventory is an excellent personal evaluation tool designed to help us understand and teach us to be aware of how we prioritize our ethical values, as well as to decrease the likelihood of unnecessary conflict, and to encourage wise ethical decisions. Personally, I identified specific characteristics I need to employ and others that require improvement. My preferred lens is Rights, Responsibility, and Relationship. This means I utilize my reasoning abilities to establish universal rules each person should follow. I believe in processes that ensure impartiality and justness for everyone. My core values revolve around autonomy, equality, and rationality. Interdependence is the goal, and we should harmonize the rights of individuals for the good of the community. In this type of core value, a person prioritizes the value of rationality over sensibility. My classic values are temperance and justice. I commend personal restraint in the desires for pleasure, when there are duties to be addressed. “I am fair and responsible,” is my motto. I believe that humans should value the fair system that all men are created equal in order to maintain an ethical result. Ethical behavior is satisfying your duties and doing the right thing, as a fully responsible adult. I use reason and...
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