University of Colorado Boulder - Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls in the Tech Industry
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Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls in the Tech Industry at Coursera Overview
Duration | 15 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls in the Tech Industry at Coursera Course details
- What you'll learn
- Understand “the gray” where ethical managers often find themselves.
- Understand rational thinking as it relates to ethical decision making.
- Understand the danger of gradual descent on the slippery slope.
- This course focuses on what went wrong. That is, it focuses on the difficulty every manager experiences and how some make the mistake of following an incorrect ethical path.
- Examined are operating in the gray, whether we are driven by rational thinking or intuition, and the possibility of the deliberate infliction of a negative act. Each of these is not an uncommon occurrence. Indeed, operating in the gray is a topic that comes up often in conversations with managers and leaders at every level.
- The goal of this course is to understand how things can go wrong and how those ethical mistakes affect one's team, the company, and the society at large. These possible errors are not easily seen and sometimes, for leaders and managers, appear without warning. Stopping them is, many times, a function of ethical awareness and the courage to act.
- This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder's Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder.
Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls in the Tech Industry at Coursera Curriculum
Managing Where “Right” and “Wrong” Become Blurred
The Higher We Go, the More Difficult the Ethical Decisions
A Human Being’s Greatest Strength
Is there a way out of the gray?
Welcome and Where to Find Help
Sometimes The Line Between Right and Wrong Is Not as Clear as We Would Like
Navigating In the Gray
The Difficulty of Staying on the Right Path
Does Rationalization Have a Place in a Leader’s Ethical Decision Making Process?
Here’s How to Fool Yourself!
Ethics Of Others in the Gray
Ethical Decision-Making in the Gray
Surviving Working in the Gray
Ethical Leadership Discussion
Rationalization Discussion
In "The Gray" Discussion
What Drives Us: Rational Thinking or Intuition?
Leaders Don’t Have to Fail Ethically, They Choose To
“Gut feelings” Serve a Purpose!
In Ethical Decision Making, Success Depends on Which You Use: Heads You Win, Tails You Lose!
Is Ethical Education Important?
Losing One’s Bearings vs. Staying Grounded.
The Dangers of Intuition
Understanding What Causes Ethical Failures
The Rational Mind
Rational Ethics
Leaders and Ethics Discussion
Intuition Discussion
Rational Thinking Discussion
The Deliberate Infliction of a Negative Act?
Seriously, As a Leader, Who Should You Work For?
The Most Common Means of Ethical Failure, Personally and Professionally.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind?
The Most Important Role of a Leader
Why Are We, As Aspiring Leaders, Here Anyway?
Start Small; Finish Spectacularly!
It Starts Innocently and Is Driven by Rationalization
When You Can’t Physically See Your Employees, Does It Affect How You Perceive Them?
Is There a Way to Offset the Tendency Toward Proximity Bias?
Effects Of Proximity Bias on a Company
Reflections on Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls in the Tech Industry
Who Do You Work For? Discussion
Slippery-Slope Effect Discussion
Proximity Discussion
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