Project Assignment: Personal Ethics Statement (Moral Imagination-Self Assessment) Web Page

Getting Started

During the course of your graduate program of study, you will be

introduced to many business disciplines requiring many types of

insight and decisions. Listening to the words of many different

people who speak the different languages of their discipline and

their culture will be necessary. As we listen and make business

decisions, our moral and ethical foundation must be preeminent.

Developing a personal ethical statement is the first step in making

ethical decisions. 

Throughout this course, you will be working on the various

components of your personal ethics framework. These pre-writing

assessments and assignments will help you measure performance

with respect to important ethical behaviors, skills, or concepts

discussed throughout the course. These pre-writing assignments

are essential to your final paper due in Workshop Six.

This assignment will help you begin to identify the behaviors and

qualities you exhibit in your moral decision-making process. These

self-assessments will help you to identify the behaviors you want

as part of your ethical framework.

Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be

able to:

● Evaluate one's personal ethical standards and create a personal/professional framework to guide decision making

compatible with a Christian worldview.

Resources

● Textbook: ​Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership ● Video: Moral Imagination ● Article: Measuring Moral Imagination ● File: Self-Assessment Moral Imagination

Background Information

Moral Imagination Self-Assessment

Reproductive Imagination​. Add up scores for items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, and 14 (Range 10-70) *(Reproductive

Imagination-awareness of contextual factors that affect moral

perceptions, awareness of what moral conflicts or dilemmas may

arise in a situation)

Productive Imagination.​ Add up scores for items 5, 9, 12, 17, 19 and 22 (Range 7-42) *(Productive Imagination- a reframing of

a problem from a different perspective)

Creative Imagination.​ Add up scores for items 7, 15, 16, 18, 20 and 21 (Range 7-42) *(Creative Imagination- develops

alternatives to problems that are novel and morally acceptable)

Example scoring: Reproductive- score 15- the score would reflect

that I have a low reproductive imagination. Productive- score 35-

the score would reflect that I have a high productive imagination. I

can see the issues from different viewpoints. Creative- score 22-

the score would mean that I have a moderate creative

imagination. I can think outside the box.

Instructions

1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria

for earning your grade.

2. In  ​Meeting the Ethical Challenge of Leadership​ read: a. Chapter 2: section Theories about Other People,

Theories about Ourselves, Failure of Moral

Imagination, Moral Disengagement, Turning Immoral

Conduct into Moral Conduct, Minimizing Harm, and

Devaluing Victims.

3. Read the ​Measuring Moral Imagination​ article. Reference: Yurtsever, G (2006). Measuring moral imagination. Social

Behavior and Personality, 34, pp 205-219.

4. View the video ​Moral Imagination​. 5. Complete Self-Assessment:

a. Self-Assessment Moral Imagination

b. Scoring is located in the Background section of this

assignment.

6. With clear, insightful critical thinking, reflect and answer the

following questions:

a. What does your score on the Moral Imagination Scale

assessment reveal about your moral imagination?

b. After reading your textbook did you agree with the

outcome of the Moral Imagination Self-Assessment?

c. From the Case Study 2.2 in your text reading, how is

the decision of the council to solicit bids and choosing

Northern Healthy over Strong Lives an example of

failed moral imagination?

i. What are some alternative solutions to address

the concerns of the council without canceling the

current contract?

d. How do your alternative suggestions for Case Study

2.2 align with your Moral Imagination Self-Assessment

outcome?

7. Your reflection should be between 450 and 700 words and

include at least two scholarly sources. Be sure to use correct

spelling, grammar, and APA format in the paper. For questions

on APA style, go to ​OCLS APA Writing Styles Guide​. a. Note: cover pages, academic sources, reference pages,

etc. do not count towards the word length requirement

in your paper. Remember the work you do here will

benefit you in completing your final paper in Workshop

Six.

8. When you have completed your assignment, save a copy for

yourself (name your assignment

“LastName_MoralImagination") and submit a copy through

the Assignment Submission Page by the end of the

workshop.

View the associated rubric

Access the Assignment submission page

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