Critical Thinking Reflection 1: Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development

This assignment presents a critical thinking reflection on Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development, analyzing a case study involving a programmer, Tom Smith, who discovers a security breach in a healthcare system. The reflection explores the ethical and moral implications of Tom's potential actions, comparing them to Kohlberg's and Gilligan's theories. It examines how contemplation of moral development can enhance ethical decision-making processes within organizations. Furthermore, the assignment requires the student to place themselves in Tom's position and articulate their reasoning for the decision they would make, considering the potential consequences of the breach. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of moral development for effective decision-making and the development of sustained ethical outcomes.

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Table of Contents
Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Critical Thinking Reflection 1.........................................................................................................1
1. Discuss the ethical and moral implications of Toms next step as compared to Kohlbergs
and Gilligans Theories................................................................................................................1
2. Does contemplation of moral development assist to better understand ethical decision-
making processes........................................................................................................................1
3.Place yourself in Toms position and discuss your reasoning for the decision you would
make............................................................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................2
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................3

INTRODUCTION
Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development is consisted with adaptation of psychological
theory that also be conceived with regress of moral advancement as by combined with
conventional, pre-conventional and post conventional (Gibbs, 2019). The report below is based
on critical thinking as per review of case study of Tom smith. In addition, report cover ethical
and moral implication, understanding of ethical decision making and reasoning of decision.
MAIN BODY
Critical Thinking Reflection 1
1. Discuss the ethical and moral implications of Toms next step as compared to Kohlbergs and
Gilligans Theories
As per compared to Kohlbergs stage of moral development there are three level such as
preconvention, post conventional and conventional. For this Tom’s is under a post-conventional
stage at where worked with a better sense of belongingness that is more often abstract with
values as well as principles. The next step of Tom in terms of ethical and moral implication is
related to functioning under which Tom’s ensure to make effective utilisation of the entire
network which is prescribed under healthcare system (Mathes, 2019). As an analysts Tom known
many of loop within healthcare network as it comprise of access of two hospitals, community
hospital, regional facilities and a wider range of medical service along with ambulatory surgical
centres. The glitch that is exposed by Tom is the biggest threat for a hacker and with this it might
that many of service and personal information of patient get misused. Thus it is a moral duty of
Tom to keep that personalised information and didn’t shared it with any other individual.
2. Does contemplation of moral development assist to better understand ethical decision-making
processes
Moral development is basically used to recognise adequate contemplation as with this
adequate focus is attained in terms of both ethical and self-interested actions that also aid to
predict sustained decision making within an organisation. It assists to encourage adequate level
of consideration about moral values that also advance likelihood of ethical decision making as
with this Tom make effectual strategies such as development of ERP software under which
consequences get anticipated with timely constrained. It has direct impact over decision making
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as with this sustained level of consciousness is processed in support of discipline that has affect
security as well as privacy programming in healthcare practices.
3.Place yourself in Toms position and discuss your reasoning for the decision you would make
As if I have placed at the Toms position than I have started working in order to enhance
suitable network under which probability to access critical success and development is processed
with better mode. In addition, there are many other responsibility as well that is related to safety
and security of programming under which online business processing also be attained in order to
maintain distribution channel. In this productive network is developed with the entire individual
and also get managed and controlled with adequateness (Sanders, 2020). The glitch of exposes
also gets controlled under which probability of complexity generation and controlled towards
processing of healthcare practices is developed with perfection and in timely frame.
CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from the above report that morale development is being essential for
the business as with this effectual decision making is processed as in productive manner. In
addition, both ethical and moral implication assist to developed and design sustained decision
making as with this ability to attain standardised outcome is perceived with adequateness.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Gibbs, J.C., 2019. Moral development and reality: Beyond the theories of Kohlberg, Hoffman,
and Haidt. Oxford University Press.
Mathes, E.W., 2019. An evolutionary perspective on Kohlberg’s theory of moral
development. Current Psychology, pp.1-14.
Sanders, C.E., 2020. Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development
psychology. Encyclopedia Britannica.
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