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ETHICS Post-Module Output #6: Moral Deliberation

Full Name SANAANI, NUR-FATIMA, M ETHICS Section 2H

Course and Year BSN-2-H Date 2/7/2021

Instructions: Unless instructed otherwise, answer the following in the form of a single paragraph from Use the designate font on this
template (Century gothic 10) you are not allowed to alter the font style or size of your answers. Doing so will invalidate your answer.
It goes without saying that NO COPY PASTING ALLOWED – all answers, even if you look them up online, must be written in your
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Read through the Cases presented below, and fill out the details asked in the Moral deliberation framework (next page) – the case
requires you to analyze the moral dilemma in the various steps on moral reasoning:
Step 1. Identifying and setting up the Ethical Problem
Step 2. What are the relevant facts?
Step3. Who are the stakeholders?
Step 4. What are the available options?
Step 4.5 – Evaluating options
Step 5 Double-checking the Decision

You are tasked with conceptualizing the moral cased based on each step provided – guide questions for each step are found on the
handout provided titled “Worksheet for Moral Deliberation.pdf)
Your answers should come in the form of 1 – 2 paragraphs elaborating on each stage of the case.
Note that each case will be graded Separately - make sure your answers fit the designated boxes. Only one page is allowed per case.

CASE #1:
You have just been hired by a consulting firm. It is a good position that will give financial security to your family. Your first
assignment is to assess bids for a study that your client needs done. The bids were all due by 3:00 P.M. At 3:30 your boss calls you
into office. He slips one of the submitted bids into an envelope and asks you to run it over to one of the firms that you thought was
going to bid on the project but had not yet done so. You are told to wait while the agent at this firm looks at the bid in the envelope
and formulates his own bid to return to you. You suspect that you are being asked to cooperate in a scheme that is showing favor to
your
boss’s friend. But as a new employee, you want to be seen as a team player. You don’t want to jeopardize
your job or the financial security of your family, yet it seems wrong to let a competing firm look at someone
else’s bid. What ought you to do? (Richard M. Gula, SS, Moral Discernment (Paulist Press, 1997), 41.)

CASE #2:
Lynlyn and Joel are in their teens, 18 and 19 years old respectively, and have been going steady for more than two years. Recently
Lynlyn found out that she is three months on the family way (Pregnant). Lynlyn and Joel would like to get married but there are
problems. For one, the parents of the man object to a marriage. They reason that Joel is still studying, still dependent financially on
them and therefore not ready to start a family. Besides, he is still very young and it is not sure that Lynlyn is really the girl for him.
Who knows, in a year’s time he may not feel the same way for her as he does now. The parents of the girl, on the other hand, think
that the two should get married. Lynlyn is pregnant. Her honor and reputation are at stake. They think that it is the man’s obligation to
do the honorable thing and save rose from the embarrassment and scandal. As for financial obligations, the parents of the man should
shoulder those. They threaten that if the Joel will not marry Rose, they will go to court. What should be morally right decision?
 CASE #1: The Consulting Firm

Step 1. Identifying the Step 2. What are the relevant Step3. Who are the Step 4. What are the Step 5 Double-checking the
Ethical Problem facts? stakeholders? available options? Decision
What is the ethical problem? – conceptualize the What immediate facts have the most bearing on Who are involved in the moral decision? – who list down at least three and Evaluate them in step Identify what we “ought” to do What are the
problem (Similar to the timeline; i.e., an issue of life the ethical decision that must be made in has the moral obligation and who will be affected 4.5 best and worse-case scenarios? – How do we
or death, or a conflict of interest) – elaborate on this this case? justify the choice?
THE CONSULTAN BEGUN TO WHO ARE STAKEHOLDERS AVAILABLE OPTION: BY THE CONSULTANTS FIRMS
THE CONSULTANT OF FIRMS IS REALIZED THAT DOING THIS FAVOR WHO HAS MORAL OBLIGATION: 1.) FOLLOWING THE BOSS, PRESENCE FINANCIAL STATUS IT
STUCK ON THE TWO DIFFERENT FROM HIS BOSS, WOULD VIOLET CONSULTANT FIRM INSTRUCTION TO BUILD WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR HIM TO
PROBLEMS, WHICH IS THE CLIENT THE PRINCIPLE OF CLIENTS RIGHT TRUST AND LOYALTY FOLLOW THIS BOSS, INSTRUCTION
OF HIS ASSESSMENT OF FILE, AND TO PRIVACY, AND WHO ARE AFFCETED BY MORAL 2.) FOLLOW THAT’S ETHICAL TO BUILD, TRUST, AND TO HAVE
HIS BOSS AND THE BOSS FRINEDS. CONFIDENTIALITY, FROM THIS DECISION MAKING: BOSS, BOSS PRINCIPLE WOULD BE CONTINUATION FINANCIAL, AND
CHAOTIC SCENARIO, THE FRINED, AND CLIENT. DIGNIFIED TO ONE RIGHT OF BY THIS FEDILITY TOWARDS THE
CONSULTAN FIRM WILL, BE PERSONS(DO NOT FOLLOW BOSS, INSTRUCTION HE MIGHT ALSO
VIOLATING THE CLIENTS TRUST THE BOSS, INSTRUCTION TO BE PROMOTED BY HIS TRUSTS AND
AND PRIVACY. BUT THE INSTITUTE THE RIGHT OF FEDILITY TOWARD HIS
CONSULTAN STILL BELIEVES THAT PRIVACY, AND SUBORDINANT.
BY FOLLOWING THE BOSS CONFIDENTIALITY OF
INSTRUCTION WOULD, BE GAIN CLEINTS )
INITIAL STRUST, AND 3.) BY FOLLOWING THIS CAN
CORRELATIONAL RELATIONSHIP OF HAVE ANOTHER BUILD OF
HIS BOSS. TRUST TO BOSS FRINED, IT
CAN MAKE THE
CONSULTANT PROMOTE HIS
POSITION BY FOLLOWING,
AND NEGLECTING CLIETS
RIGHT.

Step 4.5 – Evaluating options

What benefits and what harms will each option What moral rights do the affected parties have, Which course of action advances the common Which decision enables me to be and act in Which option treats everyone the same, except
produce and which option best respects those rights? good? ways that develop my highest potential as a where there is a morally justifiable reason not
person To?
BENEFITS: IT WOULD BE THE MORAL RIGHT THAT ARE BEING
BENEFICIAL FOR HIM TO GAIN THE VIOLATED WOULD BE THE CLIENTS
BOSS TRUST, AND FEDILITY, AND RIGHT TO PRIVACY, AND
BY THAT IT CAN GIVE BENEFICIAL CONFIDENTIALITY. WHICH CAN
FOR HIMSELF, AND THE BOSS LEAD TO BREACH OF TRUST TO THE
PARTNERSHIP OF HIS FRIENDS INSTITUTION.
HARM: IT CAN VIOLATE THE
CLIENTS RIGHT TO PRIVACY, AND THE POSSIBLE OPTION TO NOT
CONFIDETIALITY VIOLATE THIS ORAL RIGHT WOULD
BE PREVENTING THE BOSS, TO GIVE
THE CLIENTS INFORMATION FROM
HIS FRINEDS, TO BY LEADING HIS TO
UNTRUSTFUL FEDILITY TOWARD
THE BOSS.
Step 1. Identifying the Step 2. What are the relevant
Ethical Problem facts?
What is the ethical problem? – conceptualize the What immediate facts have the most bearing on
problem (Similar to the timeline; i.e., an issue of life the ethical decision that must be made in
or death, or a conflict of interest) – elaborate on this this case?
BY INITIATING THE UNETHICAL IT IS UNETHICAL TO HAVE
ACTION BY HAVING PREMARITAL PREMARITAL SEX BEFORE, GETTING
SEX BEFORE BEING MARRIAGE, IT MARRIED. IT VIOLATE THE
IS UNETHICAL, PLUS THE MALES RELIGIOUS ASPECT OF BEING
FAMILY HAS A DISAGREEMENT UNCLEANS TO THE EYES OF THE
THAT THE MALE HAS NO GOD, AND BY NEGLECTING THE
OBLIGATION TO BE NARRIEGD TO LAW THAT WAS GIVEN THE LAW OF
THE WOMEN WHO IS CURRENTLY “THOU SHALL NOT COMMITTEE
PREGNANT, AND THE WOMENS SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITHOUT
FAMILY HAS ARGUED THAT THEY GETTING MARRIAGE ”
MUST PLANNED AND THE MAL HAS
BY FOLLOWING THE BOSS
INSTRUCTION, THIS CAN LEAD TO
GAINING HIS TRUST, AND FEDILITY,
BY THAT HE CAN BE PROMOTED,
AND GIVE POSSIBLE PROJECT FOR
HIS FEDILITY,
CASE #2: Lynlyn and Joel
Step3. Who are the
stakeholders?
Who are involved in the moral decision? – who
has the moral obligation and who will be affected
WHO ARE THE STAKEHOLDER:
WHO HAS THE MORAL OBLIGATION:
JOEL
WHOO WILL BE AFFECTED: FAMILY
OF LYNLYN AND FAMILY OF JOEL.
BY MANIFESTING THE RIGHT OF
PRIVACY, AND CONFIDENTIAITY OF
THE CLIENTS. BY NOT VIOLATING,
AND GIVING THE RIGHT PROCESS OF
BEING EMPLOYED, DONOT NEGLECT
THE CLIENTS OR ANYPERSONS
RIGHTS. BY THAT OUR CONSCIENCE
WOULD LEAD US TO FULFILLMENT
OF GOLS, BUT IF WE FOLLOW THE
BAD MORAL CUES THIS CAN LEAD
TO GUILTY CONSCIENCES.
Step 4. What are the
available options?
list down at least three and Evaluate them in step
4.5
AVAILABLE OPTION:
-THE MALE HAS THE OBLIGATION
TO GET MARRY TO SEAL THE
UNETHICAL ACTION OF BOTH OF
THEM
-THE MALE WILL NOT LOCK
HIMSELF IN THE MARRIEGE JUST
BECAUSE OF THE ACTION THAT
OCCURRED HE IS ONLY OBLIGATED
TO GIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
- THE MALE WOULD PLAN TO HAVE
BY PROVIDING THE CLEINST RIGHT
TO CONFIDENTIALITY AND
LETTINGTHE BOSS INITIATE HIS
OWN INSTRUCTION, BY THAT I AM
NOT OBLIGATED TO FELT ANY
GUILTY PLEASURE THAT WAS
GIVEN TO THE INSTRUCTION.
Step 5 Double-checking the
Decision
Identify what we “ought” to do What are the
best and worse-case scenarios? – How do we
justify the choice?
IN THE LAW THE MALE HAS THE
OBLIGATION TO GET MARRIED TO
HIS PARNTER, BECAUSE IT WAS
GIVEN BYTHE DIVINE LAW, AND
THE LAW OF THE GOVERNMENT. BY
THAT HE IS OBLIGATED ON THE
CONSEQUENCES THAT HE MADE, TO
ACCEPT THE GIVEN OUTCOME OF
THEIR ACTION.
THE OBLIGATION TO GET MARRIED
BY THE ACTION
What benefits and what harms will each option
produce
IT BE BENEFICIARY TO THE
WOMEN PARTNER BY BUILDING
THE FAMILY, AND HAVING THE
OBLIGATION OF THE MAN TO BE
THE FATHER, OF HIS CHILD, AND
THIS WOULD NOT LEAD TO ANY
COURT SESSION, AND FURTHER
CONFLICT TOWARD THE
CONSEQUENCES
What moral rights do the affected parties have,
and which option best respects those rights?
BY VIOLATING THE DIVINE LAW,
AND THE GOVERN LAW THE MALE
IS OBLIGATED TO ACT
ACCORDANCE TO HIS CONVICTION
OF ACTION DUE TO PRACTICING
PREMARITAL SEX, BEFORE
MARRIAGE, TE MALE IS OBLIGATED
TO SEALED ANY IMMORAL,A DN
UNETHICAL THAT OCCURRED FROM
THEIR DECISION MAKING.
Step 4.5 – Evaluating options
Which course of action advances the common
good?
IT WOULD BE HAVING THE COUPE TO
GET MARRIED, AND IT IS AN
ETHICAL ACTION TO HAVE THE
OBLIGATION TO GET THEM MARRIED
FROM THEIR ACTION OF UNETHICAL
AND IMMORAL DOING, THE MUST
FACE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR
ACTION.
A LIVING HOUSE WITH HISPARNTER
AND HIS WILL NOT YET GET
MARRIED BY HIS PARTNERS, BUT
OBLIGATED TO HAVE SUPPORT
ONLY.
Which decision enables me to be and act in
ways that develop my highest potential as a
person
BY FACING THE OBLIGATION OF MY
CONSEQUENCE FROM MY ACTION
BY THAT IT CAN MAKE ME TO A
STRONGER ETHICAL DECISION
MAKING IN FUTURE YEAR.
Which option treats everyone the same, except
where there is a morally justifiable reason not
To?
BY FOLLOWING THE MORALLAW OF
HOW TO DEALS WITH THE ETHICAL
SCENARIO, AND BY ASKING FRO
PROVISION TOPROFESSIONAL,
ETHICAL COMMITTEE TO KNOW
WHAT ARE THE PROPER ACTION,
WHAT ARE THE IMPROPER, ACTION
THAT LEAD TO MISFORTUNE, AND
WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES
THAT LEAD TO POOR DECISION
MAKING.