Individual interviews, week 12, May 8th, 10th
Group role-play
In groups of two, three or four will do a 5minute role play on a topic we’ve discussed so far in class:
Interview questions will be based on your roleplay.
Any questions???
Moral Dilemmas
Define these words with your partner
Morality Dilemma Ethics Compromise Justify Denial
How do you justify your answer?
Story 3
You are competing with another student for a scholarship to Harvard University graduate program. You both really want the scholarship and can’t go to Harvard without it.
The dilemma
You find out that your best friend’s husband/wife is cheating (having sex with someone else).
You tell your friend’s spouse that you will tell on him/her about his/her cheating.
Denial of Responsibility: “Everyone does it. If I don’t, I’m left in the dust. Good guys finish last.”
Fear of Failure: Student doesn’t cheat to get ahead— student cheats because of fear of embarrassment or failure. “I have to go to an Ivy League school. I have to win.”
3. How would you compromise? Present and argue a solution that will make both sides happy.
Any questions??
Don’t forget proposals for your role-plays are due next week.
Group work:
In groups: 1. Create a moral dilemma to share with the
class.
2. Present it to the class for discussion.
Debate: abortion
In the U.S. there a big debate about abortion. What is the moral dilemma?
Reason Students Cheat
Denial of Injury: “No one’s hurt by it.” Twenty-nine percent of students polled in a study said cheating was justified if the student learned from it.
He/she is married to a person you once had sex with at a party while you were a student at BNU but your friend doesn’t know it and may end your friendship and business if he/she ever found out.
Study abroad Traveling abroad Modern family Moral dilemma
Group role-plays:
Will be week 10, April 24th and 26th
Role-play proposals;
Next week each group must hand me a proposal for their role-play. The proposal must:
Moral Dilemmas
Beijing Normal University
Midterm Exam: Role-Play, Interviews
The midterm exam will be in two parts: Role-plays, week 10, April 24th, 26th
You find out that the other student is going to get the scholarship. However, you know that he/she is secretly homosexual. If you reveal his/her secret he/she will lose the scholarship and they will give it to you.
Group 2
Abortioot have the right to abortion because it would be murdering the unborn child.
Group 3
How would you compromise? Present and argue a solution that will make both sides happy.
In groups be able to argue and defend the different sides.
Group 1
Women should have the legal right to chose whether or not to get an abortion if they get pregnant.
Part 2 of midterm: individual interview
I will give students a schedule of student interviews on week 10 in class.
If your name is not on the schedule please let me know. The interview is half your midterm grade.
Question:
Do you say nothing and lose the scholarship or do say something and get the scholarship?
How do you justify it?
Georgia’s Dilemma
Read the Story and discuss the questions with your partner.
Define these terms
Moral dilemma
Ethical compromise
Discuss with a partner
You and your best friend are in love with the same boy/girl. You have two tickets to go see The Hunger Games. Both your friend and the boy/girl want to see the movie. If you take the boy/girl you could lose your best friend. If you take your best friend the boy/girl will go with someone else and you will lose your chance to be with him/her.
He/she says that if you do he/she will tell your friend about the two of you having sex and ruin your friendship and business.
Question:
Do you tell your friend about her/his spouse’s cheating or say nothing and save you friendship and business deal with Google?
Question:
Who do you take to the movie?
How do you justify your answer?
Story 2
You are in business with your best friend and you are about to close a very important deal with Google.
Be typed on A4 paper
Have topic and title of role-play
Names (in English) and ID numbers of group members.
Proposals
If not handed in next week or not typed group may lose points on midterm.