GEN 499 week 2 DQ 2

  

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated. 

     

Ethics   and Moral Development

  

Prepare: In preparing for this discussion,   you should first review the Week Two required resources that focus on ethics   and morals. You will examine your own development of ethical and moral   responsibilities.

 

Reflect: Take a deeper look at your own   life and determine which experiences have inspired ethical and moral   reasoning. Were there any huge influences in this process?

 

Write: For this discussion you will 

• Explain what it means to be        ethical as it relates to personal, academic, and professional growth.
• Provide at least one ethical        dilemma you have encountered and describe how the issue was resolved.
• Describe how your general        education courses influenced your ethical values.
• Explain why a college-educated        person might have different duties to society than someone not as        educated.
• Support your claims with        examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and        properly cite any references.
• Your initial post should be        at least 250 words in length.

 

Respond to Peers: Review your classmates’ posts,   and respond to at least two of your peers by Day 7. In each response, provide   comments that prompt further critical thinking and insight on your   classmate’s perspective on ethical values as they relate to their personal,   academic and professional lives. Each participation post should be a   minimum of 75 words.