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Think of this assignment as chapter two and three of your research paper.  Only submit the Literature review and Proposal (Do not include your Introduction and methodology - especially the references for those sections). 7/13/2016 ELI Ethical Lens Inventory Relationship and Reputation Feng Cai You balance your reasoning skills (rationality) and your intuition (sensibility) to determine what processes, systems, character traits and virtues will best serve the community by assuring fairness and justice for all (equality). Core Values: Equality and Rationality/Sensibility You prioritize the value of equality over autonomy. Your primary concern is the well-being of the whole community and you believe that assuring the communitys well-being is the best way to assure that individuals are treated fairly. You value rationality and sensibility equally. You believe that while there are universal principles, each situation is unique and not all exceptions can be categorized. For you the best solution is both consistent and flexible. Classical Virtues: Justice and Fortitude You value the social that is achieved through loyalty and consistency in dealings among members of the community. In your mind, a predictable system that assures the well-being of all, especially those without power, is a just system.You also demonstrate courage and steadiness in the face of obstacles. You tend to avoid rash actions while at the same time charting an untested course. Key Phrase: “I make fair and virtuous choices.” Because you equally value rationality and sensibility, along with equality, you tend to assume that the best ethical result is achieved when everyone lives out the positive character traits required by their role within a just system. Determining What Is Ethical: Being fair and Living out Role Responsibilities You define an ethical person as one with sound character traits and habits of thoughtful reflection who seeks justice and fundamental fairness in the community. For you, those who demonstrate strong leadership in their roles and give everyone in the community, especially those without power, a chance to succeed exemplify ethical behavior. Analytical Tool: Authority and Tradition You tend to think through a problem carefully and research options. You pay particular attention to the experts on the subject and what others in your role have said or done. Your goal is to make a fully informed decision and to meet the needs of the community, without harming the least advantaged. Although you consider what others you respect have done in similar situations, you remain flexible and can craft a unique or novel solution when necessary. Gift: Advocacy and Compassion Because you are concerned with fairness, when you are at your best you work for what is just for all, i.e., what keeps people connected to others in the community. You assure that systems and processes are coherent, uniformly followed, and they protect the least advantaged without creating undue burdens for the rest. You are also able to tell the story of each member of your community. Blind Spot: Overconfidence in process or Unrealistic Role Expectations Because you believe that a consistent process results in a just outcome for all, you sometimes trust the process too much. You forget that unequal access gives rise to unjust outcomes, even when the process itself is fair. At other times, you develop unrealistic role expectations, forgetting that individuals are fallible regardless of their role. Risk: Being authoritarian or Self-Righteous Sometimes you require deference to power concentrated in a hierarchical authority. Because you have thought carefully about what is right in a given situation, you tend to assume that your way is best. You may then abuse power as you impose your will on others for their own good. On the other hand, when your compassion fails, you come to believe that the perks and privileges of your role belong to you because you are better than others. Double Standard: Exemption and Entitlement As you seek justice for all, you are sometimes tempted to exempt yourself and leaders you trust from the rules or to believe that you have a right to special privileges because of your role. Youll convince yourself that the rules were meant for other people or that the action you want to take really is just for everyone - even though your Fair Self tells you otherwise. You will persuade yourself that your role gives you rights inconsistent with good character. Vice: Becoming an ambitious elitist or Hard-hearted W hen your personal ambition overpowers your concern for justice, you overlook abuses of power by those in leadership positions. This will be especially true when the leaders are part of your group, and they claim to be protecting the rights of those who cannot protect themselves. If your compassion fails and you become hard-hearted, you may apply capricious and inappropriate solutions. Crisis: Isolation, guilt and confusion Unless you develop the practice of mindfulness and reflection, at some point you will become isolated. No one can always guarantee justice, or even a fair process. You will also feel guilty if you begin to resent that so few people you help seem grateful. At some point you will also confront the loss of your center, especially if you lose the role with which you have become identified. If you find you have few friends, it could be because your obsession with justice or your role responsibilities drives everyone away. Seeing Clearly: Consider the claims of individuals To see more clearly, consider the claims of individuals in the group, not just the group as a whole. Although you do a god job of making sure your head and your heart agree, you do tend to focus on the well-being of the community at the expense of individual rights. As you consider what is fair and what character traits are necessary for the community, remember to temper your actions with concern for individuals. Look for ways to assure that individual rights are protected. As you learn to consider the perspectives of individuals in your decision making process, you will live out the best of your ideals with compassion and care for all. 7/13/2016 ELI Ethical Lens Inventory Relationship and Reputation Feng Cai Core Values: Equality and Rationality/Sensibility Classical Virtues: Justice and Fortitude Key Phrase: “I make fair and virtuous choices.” Determining What Is Ethical: Being fair and Living out Role Responsibilities Analytical Tool: Authority and Tradition Gift: Advocacy and Compassion Blind Spot: Overconfidence in process or Unrealistic Role Expectations Risk: Being authoritarian or Self-Righteous Double Standard: Exemption and Entitlement Vice: Becoming an ambitious elitist or Hard-hearted Crisis: Isolation, guilt and confusion Seeing Clearly: Consider the claims of individuals MAA250 ASSIGNMENT 2 Ethics and Financial Services Trimester 2, 2016 ETHICS LENS PERSONAL REFLECTIVE STATEMENT Generic instructions for Assessment 2 Due: Part 1– Friday, 22nd July, 2016 (11.59 pm) – Week 2. Part 2 - Thursday 22nd September, 2016 (11.59 pm) - Week 10 (submission will not be accepted without prior submission of Part 1) Word limit: Part 2 – 1,800 words (not including reference list). Weight: 20\% of the overall assessment (20 marks) Rubric: Marking Rubric is available on CloudDeakin (it is important that students are familiar with the marking rubric). Students are assessed on GLOs 4 and 8. GLO 4 - Critical Thinking - Analysis, meaning making and writing spectrum; GLO 8 - Global citizenship - Cultural and Ethical Self-Awareness. Requirements: Part 1: Complete ‘EthicsGame’ Ethical Lens Inventory (ELI) simulation and submit the report; (Refer to Cloudsite for resources and instructions on ELI). ELI is a typology to help you understand what core values influence the choices you make when no rules tell you what to do. The ELI provides an awareness about your specific ethical priorities, strengths and blind spots. Part 2: Provide a *reflection piece drawing on your personal ethics lens (part 1) and a choice of any 2 specific topics from the unit to address the following: • Given your personal ethics lens, how do you perceive that these topics will assist you, a Global Citizen in your future role as a professional accountant or leader in business? *Note: Refer to Cloudsite for resource and guidance on how to write a reflection. Personal opinion is required in a reflective piece. Students are to analyse and provide an individual written reflective piece by drawing from your selected topics. For example, you may include in your analysis a reflection on moral sensitivity, awareness, cultural values or intercultural issues, judgement, decision making, implications of actions on stakeholders etc. or any area from the unit which you consider relevant in your personal Page 1 of 2 MAA250 ASSIGNMENT 2 Ethics and Financial Services Trimester 2, 2016 ethical journey to date. In your reflection, your focus should be on the development of your awareness of the Global Citizenship concepts. Deakin defines GLO 8 - Global Citizenship as engaging ethically and productively in the professional context and with diverse communities and cultures in a global context. Here is a list of questions that you can use to help you reflect about Global Citizenship: • What do I currently do that shows I am a Global Citizen? • What do I need to consider when making a decision, in regard to Global Citizenship? • What have I learnt about a culture other than my own? • How would I make a decision about something if I lived in another country? • What would be the decision if I lived in another country, and why would it be different to the decision I make if I were in Australia? Suggestion: Create a journal for your selected topics. You should include entries in your journal on a regular basis throughout the trimester to help you develop your understanding of GLO 8 – Global Citizenship. Given your personal ethics lens conducted via EthicsGame simulation, document how your knowledge and skills progressed in this area during the trimester. When making entries in your journal, include ways in which you can prove that you are more aware of Global Citizenship and the impact that it has on your daily behaviour and thoughts. You could also start developing a table where you document different cultures and their values. Submission Details: • Part 1 - personal ethical lens and Part 2 – personal reflective statement must be submitted into the ‘assignment dropbox’ by the due dates (note the different due dates). • Harvard style of referencing to be employed. • Written in font size 12 for body writing; headings and block quotes may have different sizes • Include page numbers • Include student names and ID numbers in the footer (with surnames underlined) • Line spacing of 1.5 or double spacing • Late submission will not be marked. All marking and student feedback will be provided via the dropbox facility in CloudDeakin. Page 2 of 2 USubmission Details: