[Year 12 SofDev] Ethical dilemmas

[Mark KELLY]

Today I started ethical dilemma theory with my kids (using
http://www.vceit.com/slideshows/SD-U4O2-Managing-Ethical-Dilemmas.ppt) and
it's not too easy!

The kids, as VCAA has kept saying in examiners' reports) too keen to turn
the ethical problem into a legal one (which is easier for them to deal with)
or to not see that each dilemma has its shades of grey and is not black and
white.

I guess they could handle it better in a few years, but it's really hard for
them to cope with at this stage in their development.  I hope the 'ethical
dilemma' exam question this year takes into account that much of our our
cohort are not yet mature thinkers capable of handling subtle distinctions.

Happy weekend ;-)

-- 
Mark Kelly
Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area
McKinnon Secondary College
McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
Direct line / Voicemail: +613 8520 9085, Fax +613 9578 9253
kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au
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