A Reflection
Three new facts that I learned
throughout this course!
1. Affirmative Action
1. Affirmative Action
“Affirmative
Action is the practice of giving special consideration to minorities and women in
hiring and school placement” (LaFollette, 2010, Pg. 87). Before taking this class,
I was not fully aware of this concept; I only had a very vague view of what affirmative
action was. It wasn’t until after
learning the concept and witnessing a case in which someone was a victim of discrimination,
that I fully understood the realities of affirmative action. By learning and understand
concepts such as this, I can gain a better understanding of ethics and the many
ethical dilemmas that take place in the world around me.
2.
Consequentialism
& Deontology
I found both the theory of consequentialism
and deontology to be very interesting. Before taking this class, I never really
rationalize the theory behind why we do the things we do. The theory of consequentialism
claims that we are morally obligated to act in ways the produce the best consequence”
(LaFollette, 2010, Pg. 23). And, the theory of Deontology claims that one must
act in ways that circumscribe to moral rules and rights. Meaning that we should
not base our decisions on what consequence is best; we should base our
decisions on what is morally right. Of the two theories, the theory of consequentialism
is more relative to how I analyze my thoughts; however, the theory of
deontology provides a different view of how I can frame my actions in the future.
3.
Slippery
Slope Arguments
Of all the different concepts I learned
throughout this course, I really liked learning about slippery slope arguments.
Why, because it was interesting to learn how we frame our arguments; and, how
plausible and implausible they might be. Slippery Slope Arguments claim that, if A then B, if B then C, if C then D, not-D; therefore,
not-A. For example, my plausible slippery slope argument that I used in
discussion 5.2 stated that “I am an enabler because I
constantly give my sister money, even when she neglects her responsibilities. For
example, my sister will ask me if she can mow the lawn for $20. And, because I
am a nice person, I say yes, but when it actually comes time to mow the lawn,
she is nowhere to be found. As a result of my sister’s actions, I have been
diligently trying to refrain from giving her money. Therefore, it can be
concluded that if I continue to give her money, she will continue to abuse me
and think that she does not have to get a real job”.
Personal Perspective and Ways to
Improve
One way in
which I can improve my learning experience is to fully commit to the course. I often
find myself distracted, like I would rather be doing anything else in the
world, which is not helping me what so ever. I guess my distraction is in part
due to my struggle with online classes. I find it really hard to discipline myself
and my time. In addition, I also find it is hard to collect my thoughts; and,
having multiple writing assignments about the same thing each week is also a deterrent.
Thus, I end up turning some if not all of my assignments in late.
That being
said, my goals are:
·
To better
manage my time
·
Participate
fully
·
Do the
research and gather my thoughts
·
Stop procrastinating
Additional Support
One way in
which an online instructor could provide additional support would be through
the use video. For example, if everyone in the class is having trouble with an
assignment, the instructor could make a short video explaining how the assignment
is to be conducted and post it to announcements. Some people including myself
are visual learners; thus, it can be difficult for us to grasp an idea fully
without first visualizing it.
Relevant and Irrelevant Topics
I felt
that all of the topics discussed within the class were relevant; however, I felt
that some of them were repetitive. It is very difficult to write about ethics
in society, in organizations and in law when they are all relatively similar
topics.
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