Castañeda, Benedick M.

GED107 – A7
CEM – 1 OLSW #3. September 25, 2019

ONLINE SEATWORK 3: ETHICAL DILEMMA

1. This will serve as the activity for the face-to-face discussion.
2. No face-to-face meeting because of personal emergency.
3. This should be done in the classroom or in school because the inclusive time will be 7:00 AM -9:00AM. It is just like a seatwork that
you do inside the classroom.
4. NO COURSE MESSAGE SUBMISSION

ASSESS THE FOLLOWING DILEMMAS.

Directions:

1. Do not copy the dilemma anymore. Just indicate the title of the dilemmas
2. Understand the case. Do not go beyond what is stated.
3. What type of dilemma is it? What is the BEST ethical theory you want to use in assessing the dilemma.
4. Be specific with your discussion.
5. Filename- moraldilemma.surname.date

CASES

A. Michael’s Dilemma

Michael had several friends including Roger and Daniel. Roger has recently met and started dating a wonderful lady
named Phyllis. He is convinced this is a long term relationship. Unknown to Roger, Michael observed them at a restaurant
 several days ago and realized Phyllis is the wife of his other friend Daniel. Michael is deciding whether to tell Roger that
Phyllis is married when he receives a call from Daniel. Daniel suspects his wife is having an affair and since they and
Michael share many friends and contacts, he asks if Michael has heard anything regarding an affair. To whom does
Michael owe greater friendship to in this situation? Does he remain silent and hope his knowledge is never
discovered?

The dilemma of Michael is choosing between his friend Daniel and his currently dating which is Daniel’s wife. The
moral dilemma of this situation is choosing between the two choices. And each of the action has its certain result. For me
this can be Michael condemn with failure because choosing between the two choices, he will have already bad relationship
with the other. Like when he chooses Daniel, he will eventually break up with Daniel’s wife. On the other hand, choosing
the wife means that ending the friendship with Daniel because time will come that Daniel will discover the affair. I think
the ethical theory of this moral dilemma is based on the action of Michel, under the deontological ethics. If he is obligatory
act to tell do Daniel about the affair between them. Or if it just optional act that Michael can choose between the two
choices regardless of its morally right or wrong. But I think that the action of Michael to ought to do or obligatory act on
choosing Daniel over the wife because having affair will always be morally wrong. And remaining silent on their affair will
never be easy with your conscience. That’s why it obligatory act that Michael will tell it to his friend Daniel.

B. SUPERSTAR’S EGO

6. The mood at Baileyville High School is tense with anticipation. For the first time in many, many years, the varsity basketball
team has made it to the state semifinals. The community is excited too, and everyone is making plans to attend the big
event next Saturday night. Jeff, the varsity coach, has been waiting for years to field such a team. Speed, teamwork,
balance: they've got it all. Only one more week to practice, he tells his team, and not a rule can be broken. Everyone must
be at practice each night at the regularly scheduled time: No Exceptions. Brad and Mike are two of the team's starters.
From their perspective, they're indispensable to the team, the guys who will bring victory to Baileyville. They decide-why,
 no one will ever know-to show up an hour late to the next day's practice. Jeff is furious. They have deliberately disobeyed
his orders. The rule says they should be suspended for one full week. If he follows the rule, Brad and Mike will not play in
the semifinals. But the whole team is depending on them. What should he do?

The varsity coach Jeff has a moral dilemma on choosing if he follows the rules, Brad and Mike will not play the semifinals which the team
depend on them or overriding the rules and let them play regardless of the rules. The ethical theory in this situation is teleological or
consequentialist ethics. Both two decision of Jeff has its consequence. For example, choosing to follow rules means that the team will play without
their two superstar which means that they have a low chance of winning but still has chance to win. On the other hand, overriding the rules will
make play in the semifinals and they had a high chance of winning the game. But another result of it is showing the team that it is okay to violates
a rule because you are good or superstar of the team. For me, I will choose to follow the rules and they will not play in semifinals. The team has
always a chance to win even without their superstar. And being superstar is not enough to be exemption with rules. Having discipline still a criterion
to a superstar or role a model to a team. I think this decision will be good for the team and with the image of the varsity coach.