This document defines ethics as moral principles guiding behavior and decision-making, and describes ethical decision-making as a process of evaluating alternatives based on these principles. It outlines factors influencing ethical choices, including individual and organizational influences, and provides a structured approach to ethical decision-making, which involves identifying problems, gathering information, evaluating options, and reviewing actions. The emphasis is on understanding and navigating ethical issues in both personal and professional contexts.

1. ETHICAL DECISION MAKING

2. What is Ethics?
Ethics
Moral principles that govern a
person’s behavior or the
conducting of activity.
Branch of knowledge that deals
with moral principles.
Discipline dealing with what is
good and bad and with moral
duty and obligation.
System of moral principles,
Rules and Norms.

3. Ethical Decision Making Defined
Process of evaluating and choosing
among alternatives in a manner
consistent with ethical principles.
A cognitive process that consider
various Ethical Principles, Rules and
Virtues or the maintenance of
relationship to Guide or Judge
individual or group decisions or
intended actions.

4. Framework in Understanding
Ethical Decision Making
Ethical Issue
Intensity
Individual
Factors
Organizational
Factors
Opportunity
Profession or
Business
Ethics
Evaluations
and Intentions
Ethical or
Unethical
Behavior

5. Process of Ethical Decision Making
Identify the
Ethical
Problem
Collect
Relevant
Information
Evaluate
the
Information
Consider
Alternatives
Make a
Decision
Act or
Implement
Review the
action

6. Thank you
Marlone Jayze V. Mendoza