Module 6 Course Reflection Paper
Module 6 Course Reflection Paper
Module 6 Course Reflection Paper
Coming into Organizational Ethics (OGL345), I was of the view that the course will be
strictly looking at how fair leaders solve issues in workplaces and how they those decisions are
made. I had no idea how broad the subject of ethics was and how it has been studied with
theories developed by different people over the years. The textbook by Mick Fryer (Ethics
Theory and Business Practice), made my understanding of ethics easy. The way the chapters
have been laid out and the rich content contained therein made me relate some theories to real
life scenarios. The book was somewhat advantageous to me having been written by a Briton in
British English, I found the book easy to understand being someone with a British education
background and still unable to transition completely to American English. The integration of
video activities and real life scenarios (Theory in Practice) made it easy to understand the
theories presented in the book, especially for someone like myself who keeps up with world
news and happened to remember all the scenarios (Theory in Practice) presented in the book.
The book format (Perusall) also added to the ease of understanding the book content
because of the discussion functionality incorporated in the software. As much as I like having
hard copies, this version is much easier and better because it gives the reader an opportunity to
see how other students understand the readings. The interactions in the reading with other
students makes the reading clearer as we can explain and simplify what we are reading in real
time. Where I do not understand, I can ask a question either to the instructor or my fellow
students and I will get responses explaining what I did not understand. Also, when I come across
a student’s question, I tend to respond to the best of my ability making sure I have touched the
points raised by the student. The discussions were also an opportunity to meet other students in
the online class setting and share knowledge as the learning is going on.
The other resource that was of great help in addition to the book was the Planet Jockey
Moral Minefield simulation. This resource was educational and helpful in that it presented real
life scenarios. What was happening in these scenarios is exactly what transpires in many
organizations. My best part in this resource is the “learning outcomes”, the clarity made during
these short video episodes is what made me truly understand what the initial scenario was about
and how to approach the issues presented. I felt like I was being trained on the job whenever I
was completing a level in Planet Jockey – Business Ethics. With all the course materials I have
gone through in this class, I have come to understand that Ethics is not only about workplaces.
Ethics covers a wide range of activities and situations we find ourselves in daily. It is asking
people to act appropriately, be responsible and attend to issues we can at any given time. Ethics
is about morality in businesses and communities we spend most of our time and life in, it is
about doing the right thing for humanity to progress and the world remain a better place for
future generations.
In conclusion, I want to state that the theories I have learned in this course will help me
understand situations and be able to interpret them better. Some may be old theories but are still
relevant to today’s life. Through my development, I will continue using these scenarios in
solving issues that I come across both in my personal and professional life. Sharing these thought
processes with my coworkers so I can help them understand how am able to see and solve
difficult situations.