Lesson 05: Common Ethical Problems Encountered in the Workplace

Lesson Overview

This lesson focuses on common ethical problems that you might face in the workplace. It’s important to be able to identify – and voice – your values, should you ever feel compelled to do so. Emphasis is also placed on prescripting: thinking about possible ethical situations and practicing how you might respond.

Learning Objectives

After successfully completing this lesson you will be able to:

• Describe some of the common ethical problems encountered in the workplace.
• Identify techniques that will help you deal effectively with these issues.
• Discuss your views on what the role of HR should be relative to facilitating the reporting of employee misconduct within an organization.

Lesson Readings & Activities

By the end of this lesson, make sure you have completed the readings and activities found in the Lesson 5 Course Schedule.