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GE 8 - ETHICS

WORKSHEET 3: THE ACT

Overview:

When can we say

that we made the
right decision?
What are the
What are the factors that
obstacles to affect our
make the right decision?
decision?

Should we
decide on the
basis of our
feelings or
emotions?

Module 3:
THE ACT

One of the most difficult things in life is making decisions. In our decision, at
stake is not only our own destiny but of our companions, peers, co-workers, and
loved ones or perhaps even a greater number of people. At this juncture, we are
going to examine how we decide, the things that influence our decisions. Is there
such thing as objectively right or wrong? As leaders, no matter how small or large an
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organization may be, we need to make the right decision. At this point, we need to
examine how we make decisions.

Engage:

Most of the times we tend to respond to a moral dilemma without

understanding why we reacted that way. Sometimes we are highly emotional as we
express our approval or disapproval of various acts. Our feeling can be an obstacle in
becoming ethical. Thus, it is important to understand the role of feelings on morality.
In our lesson, we are going to examine how we decide, the things that influence our
decisions.
We all know that feelings and emotions may lead us to wrong decisions Thus;
we need to understand how feelings can serve as obstacles to making the right
decision. We need to find out how feelings and emotions as trained responses to
situations may help in taking ethical decisions.
• Put a checkmark (✓) in the column of "Yes" if you think this is objectively
right and (×) wrong in the "No" column if you do not.
ACTIVITIES YES NO
1. Don't make a decision when you are angry.
2. Spreading gossip without knowing the real story.
3. Prioritizing what is right.
4. Being a bias in making a decision.
5. Understanding the situations when we make our judgements.
6. Disobey your parents to their rules.
7. Thinking the consequences or possibilities of the outcome of your
decisions.
8. Considering the people who are affected.

• Opening Questions:
1. Tell me about a wrong decision you've made. When did you realize it was
the wrong decision and what did you do about it?

• Statement about the main topic.

Most of the time we tend to respond to a moral dilemma without
understanding why we reacted that way. Sometimes we are highly emotional as we
express our approval or disapproval of various acts. Our feeling can be an obstacle in
becoming ethical. Thus, it is important to understand the role of feelings on morality.
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Explore:
To further understand the lesson, Watch the "Effect of Emotions on
Decision Making". by scanning the QR Code by using the link below:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KM7FEG2wKco&feature=share

Explain:
After watching the video, answer the table and questions below.
Title: The Effect of Emotions in Decision Making.
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Questions:
1. What is the role of emotion in forming our values and decision
making?

2. Is it possible to make a decision without emotion?

3. Are decisions based on emotion or fact?

4. Is it important to leave emotions out when making important

decisions?
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5. How do you handle emotions in decision making?

Elaborate:

Directions: Fill in the column the characteristics of making decisions.

Characteristics of
Making Decisions
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Evaluate:
Create a note taking using Word cloud about The Module 3: The Act.
Your word Cloud will be graded using the rubric below. Use the link or Qr
code to create word cloud.
https://www.wordclouds.com/#:~:text=Wordclouds.com%20is%20a
%20free,manually%20in%20the%20word%20list.

Criteria Percentage Allocation

Relevance in the specified topic 30%
Content 30%
Word choice 20%
Creativity 20
Total 100%

References:
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Internet
https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/new-era-university/bs-accountancy/m-
geceth-18-module-3-ethics/17713906

Video
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KM7FEG2wKco&feature=share