DISCUSSION 7.2 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION
So I think anytime you come to an ethical situation…make sure you follow your process, make sure you understand all the ramifications and at the end of the day, you do the right thing. —Jennifer Strawley, Deputy Director of Athletics, University
of Miami
Theorists Lawrence Kohlberg and James Rest were each well-known for their theories of moral development. Where Lawrence Kohlberg espoused a step-by-step model, Rest believed that individuals were capable of shifting between stages depending on their awareness and interpretation of events. Rest believed that this interpretive framework is built on four components:
1. Moral sensitivity 2. Moral judgment 3. Moral motivation 4. Moral character
Moreover, according to Rest, these four processes all need to occur simultaneously for moral behavior to occur. Rest emphasized interpretation because he believed that an individual’s stage of moral development influences the individual’s interpretive framework, which in turn, influences the decision making. According to Goodwin (2007, p. 11), “A person’s stage of moral development provides an indication of the interpretive framework that she/he brings to a moral problem. In other words, the way in which a person interprets a problem impacts their decision making.” Rest also advocated a series of steps for solving problems that included the following:
1. Deciding what the dilemma is 2. Figuring out what is right 3. Identifying motivations 4. Persevering until it is solved
It is imperative for sport administrators to have an interpretive framework in order to make ethical decisions. An interpretive framework will help you recognize and communicate the problem in the situation before you can begin to solve it.
This week, you will produce a video presentation of your selected case study from your Week 5 Assignment. Your video presentation will focus on what you interpret is the main ethical issue within the case and why.
Review the videos in the learning materials and the following materials to help you with this presentation.
Instructions
For this Discussion, write a 4-page paper.
Post a 4-page synopsis of your selected Case Study. Then, do the following:
• Provide a brief analysis of the broader or other ethical issues in this case study.
• Explain which of these issues is the most relevant (i.e., the biggest problem) and why.
• Explain how you, in a leadership position, would have prevented this problem from happening in the first place. In other words, are there “preventative” measures that could have assisted in a successful resolution to this issue?
PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS ATTACHMENT. PLEASE VIEW CASE STUDY ATTACHMENTS AS GUIDE.
