PHI 1520 Ethics Assignment: Case Study on Ethical Dilemmas in College

This assignment presents a case study on ethical decision-making, focusing on a student's experience in college. The student encountered a situation where seniors were harassing other students in the canteen. The student had to choose between intervening directly, ignoring the situation, or reporting it to the principal. The student chose to report the incident, which is viewed as the ethically correct decision. The assignment explores the rationale behind this choice, considering the potential consequences of different actions. It also examines the influence of external factors, such as the presence of other students, on the decision-making process. Furthermore, the assignment reflects on how alternative actions might have altered the outcome, and discusses the implications of the chosen course of action. The student's reflection highlights the importance of ethical boundaries and the role of authority in addressing such issues.

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Introduction
It can be said that there was a time when I had to take an ethical decision. Furthermore,
decisions about wrong and right permeate in the day to day life. Ethics is such an element that
tends to concern all the levels of the life in terms of acting properly as an individual. This
assignment will be highlighting an incident where I had taken an ethical decision.
Furthermore, I will be also explaining how different opinions would have affected the
outcome in a different manner and the external factors that had an impact on the decision.
Body
It has been mentioned earlier that an ethical decision is mainly the decision where an
individual chooses for responding to a given situation that is based completely on the values
of good or bad. Part of studying ethics is the ability to assess the short and long-term
consequences of a decision and then choose the option that will have the more favourable
outcomes (Noddings, 2013).
Situation- In my college days only few days ago I faced a situation where I had taken the
ethical decision. I was sitting in the college canteen and heard incredible obnoxious and loud
individuals mostly some notorious seniors came in and they were disturbing and targeting the
juniors mainly the females and people belonging from the other races who were eating their
food. However, it has been observed that the college administrators have gone to great
lengths in terms of finding out some of the ways for decreasing the dangerous behaviour in
the college campus like this that are influenced by the binge drinking. But the situation is still
not under control in fact it is worsening day by day. I had some choices for facing this
situation firstly, I would have took a stand in terms of beating up the jerks until they left, then
do my best for ignoring them, but I choose the last option that is taking them directly to the

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office of the principal and complaining it to the principal or the higher authority. I selected
the last option as it was morally as well as ethically correct. Though for the time being they
moved away from that spot but later on they threatened me that if I stop them from doing
anything in future then I will be dealing with the negative consequences. Furthermore, the
last option is considered to be ethical for making a boundary of what is stated as right or good
behaviour. The results also fall within the ethical bounds by respecting that the final decision
of what to do lie with the individual entrusted.
Conclusion
Throwing light on the above-mentioned discussion it can be said that I feel that if I had
choosen a different opinion then the outcome would have been more favourable such as that
is politely explaining them how their actions as actually disturbing everyone around them and
I will be complaining it to the principal or the higher authority. I would have given them a
primary warning before taking them to the principal then the situation would not have worsen
this much. If I would have given it more time than the scenario would have changed little bit
such as I would not have received the threats. The main external factors that influenced by
decision was the students in the premises.

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References
Noddings, N. (2013). Caring: A relational approach to ethics and moral education. Univ of
California Press.