ASSIGNMENT
Following each case there is an analysis that provides a framework or approach designed to assist the facilitator in leading a session on the case. While the participants themselves should bring up most of the important questions and issues on their own, if they do not, the facilitator may utilize discussion questions to initiate discussion. The case analyses are frequently organized around the key steps in a model ethical decision-making process and emphasize key questions, concepts, or issues introduced in the issue essay.
In the case discussions, participants are encouraged to:
(a) identify the ethical problem(s);
(c) identify the information needed before a responsible decision can be made—what is this information and from whom should it come?
(d) identify the stakeholders involved in the decision;
(b) articulate the values relevant to this problem;
(e) identify the available options and assess them in light of values served and in light of feasibility
(e.g., financial, political, organizational constraints); and
(f) discuss the process by which the decision should be made and who should be involved in
making it
