Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
** A Framework for Ethical Decision Making
Guidelines / Framework
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Additional Notes from the DPA:
Introduction to “A Framework for Ethical Decision-Making” is available at:
https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/ethical-decision-making/introduction-to-a-framework-for-ethical-decision-making/
Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Guidelines / Framework
The Markkula Center’s Ethical Decision-Making Framework is a tool designed to 1) help users see and identify a broader set of ethical issues than they would have without it, and 2) guide users through a process that includes both pre-decision and post-decision steps.
The goal of the Framework is to help people make better informed, more carefully considered decisions that will ultimately be more congruent with their own choices and values—decisions that they are less likely to regret later.
The Framework does not tell users what the right or most ethical thing to do is. While applying the Framework, the user is still the one who has to make a judgment call.