Ethics- the presentation deals with idea of personal and professional ethics, etiquette, social graces, office etiquette, and respecting privacy and space
14. Procedure:
Give the following information to the students: Imagine that you are involved in a shipwreck
situation - a ship has started to sink in the middle of the ocean. Eleven people have jumped
into a life-boat that has been designed for a maximum of ten people only, and the life-boat is
also starting to sink. What should the passengers do? Throw one person overboard and save
ten lives? Or stick to the principle of "do not kill", which means that everybody will drown?
The lecturer can invite contributions from the class and even take a vote, and then illustrate
how different theoretical approaches (e.g. utilitarianism and deontology) will lead to
different solutions that are both valid in terms of the particular approach.
Lecturer guidelines
• Analyse the members of the team on five skills:
• Rationality of the decision
• Humanitarian Aspect
• Elaborate specific situation