By: Sarah Jones
Going into my senior level ethics course, I thought it was going to be a vocabulary lesson on big words and ethical theories. However, 15 weeks later I can see I was wrong about my initial assumption.
Yes, I did learn big words and ethical theories but I also learned so much more. I learned what good ethics looks like and what bad ethics looks like in a professional setting. Throughout the semester we were shown examples of how to handle ethics in the workplace correctly. I believe that's more important than learning the theories. While knowing the theories is important, knowing how to handle real life situations is probably one of the most valuable things a college senior can learn. We can learn and get tested on the material taught in class all day long, but what we really need is real world experience. That can be kind of hard in a class setting but by the use of having us do case studies really helped open our eyes to the kind of things that go on in the professional world. By doing this we can learn from the mistakes and successes of different companies.
More importantly one of the best lessons I was taught was to never forget my morals and values even when the company I work for has a perverse outlook on what being ethical should be. Going forward in my career and life I hope to use what I have learned in this course to be a voice for what I believe is ethical. I also hope to stay true to myself and not be succumbed to the peer pressure of following everyone else's ideas. Also, I believe it's very important to listen to the client and his or her definition of ethics to make sure what's being done is ethical to them. It's very important to not only listen to yourself but to also pay attention to those around you to make sure what you're doing is fair to them as well.
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