Improving Case-Based Ethics Training with Codes of Conduct and Forecasting Content

Although case-based training is popular for ethics education, little is known about how specific case content influences training effectiveness. Therefore, the effects of (a) codes of ethical conduct and (b) forecasting content were investigated. Results revealed richer cases, including both codes a...

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Published in:Ethics & behavior 2012-07, Vol.22 (4), p.258-280
Main Authors: Harkrider, Lauren N., Thiel, Chase E., Bagdasarov, Zhanna, Mumford, Michael D., Johnson, James F., Connelly, Shane, Devenport, Lynn D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
case-based learning
Codes
Codes of conduct
Codes of ethics
Ethical conduct
ethical decision making
Ethics
Forecasting
Knowledge
Knowledge acquisition
Sense making approach
sensemaking
Short term
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Summary:Although case-based training is popular for ethics education, little is known about how specific case content influences training effectiveness. Therefore, the effects of (a) codes of ethical conduct and (b) forecasting content were investigated. Results revealed richer cases, including both codes and forecasting content, led to increased knowledge acquisition, greater sensemaking strategy use, and better decision ethicality. With richer cases, a specific pattern emerged. Specifically, content describing codes alone was more effective when combined with short-term forecasts, whereas content embedding codes within context was more effective when combined with long-term forecasts, leading to greater knowledge acquisition and sensemaking strategy use.
ISSN:1050-8422
1532-7019
DOI:10.1080/10508422.2012.661311