{"id":716,"date":"2018-05-08T20:52:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T20:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-sinclair.com\/editorialog\/?p=716"},"modified":"2018-05-08T20:52:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T20:52:00","slug":"notes-to-el29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-sinclair.com\/editorialog\/notes-to-el29\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes to EL29"},"content":{"rendered":"Here are the notes related to Days 8 &#038; 9:\r\nSMALL GROUPS for DAYS 8 &#038; 9\r\n\t{first name is the group coordinator}\r\n\r\nGG-1:\t\r\nGloria Harrison \t\r\nDolores Brent \t\r\nJulie Milne\t\r\nLarry Charach, \r\nDanielle Arrand\r\n\t\t      \r\nGG-2:\t\r\nJohn Pressey\t\r\nWilliam Cook,\t\r\nScott Watson\t\t\r\nBev Norman\r\n\r\nGG-3:\t\r\nColette Zuberbuhler\t\r\nJoanie Parker  \r\nJeanette Espie\t\r\nDilys Dranchuk\r\n\r\nGG-4:\t\r\nKaren Ferguson,   \r\nRichard Townell\t\r\nLeslie Pasloski \r\nSuzanne Gareau-Kubicki    \r\n    \r\nGG-5:\t\r\nLorna Townell\t\r\nMajorie Phillipps \r\nDick Haldane\t\r\nColleen Goertz\r\n\r\nGG-6:\t\r\nAbe Hering\t\r\nAlice Hinds\t\r\nJoan Poplawski\t\r\nCharles Toth\r\n\r\nGG-7:\t\r\nJohn Stokker  \r\nGrant Robertson\t\r\nH\u00e9l\u00e8ne Lagac\u00e9  \r\nLinda Marie Johnson\r\n\r\nGG-8:\t\r\nWayne Safruik  \r\nCharlotte Rode\t\r\nTerri McTaggart\t\r\nJan Maynes\f\r\n\r\nDay 8:\tGilbane Gold \u2013 Solving a Contemporary Problem of Economics vs. Environment\r\n\tHow do we balance the ethical challenges of living and working in community?\r\n\t\t(This also is a two day exercise \u2013 Part I: participants will review the video case and begin working on a potential solution in their small groups \u2013 each group will examine the case from the perspective of one of the key players.)\r\n\r\n\tQuestions to Guide the Team Presentations re Gilbane Gold\r\nSynopsis\r\n\tGilbane Gold is the name given to dried sludge from the Gilbane wastewater treatment plant.  It is sold to farmers as a commercial fertilizer.  The annual municipal revenue generated saves the average family about $300 a year in taxes.  Several years ago the city of Gilbane established limits on the discharge of heavy metals to the sewers in order to protect Gilbane Gold from the build-up of toxic materials that could end up in the farmer\u2019s soil.  These limits are ten (10) times more restrictive than Federal limits.  However, the limits are based on the concentration of the discharge with no restrictions on total weight of material discharged.\r\n\r\n\tZ CORP is a computer components manufacturer, which discharges wastewater containing small amounts of lead and arsenic into the city sewer system.  By the current city test standards, the discharge usually meets the allowable levels for heavy metals.  However, a newer test, known only to Z CORP environmental people, shows the discharge exceeds the city test standards.  An ethical dilemma arise within Z CORP concerning whether to advise the city of the newer test. Acceptance of the newer test would require additional investment in clean-up equipment.  Tom Richards is a Z CORP environmental engineering consultant who was fired for advocating the new test.  Thereafter, David Jackson, an engineer working for Z CORP, goes public with his views.  A television media investigation results.\r\n\r\n\f\tComplicating the situation is the fact that Z CORP has just received a contract for five (5) times as many computer modules as they presently produce, albeit at a very thin profit margin.  The increased production means five (5) times as much waste will be produced.  The discharge concentration can be kept the same by adding five (5) times the amount of water, thus still meeting the existing city standards.  The result, however, is that Gilbane Gold has five (5) times the amount of heavy metals in it as before.  The Z CORP vice-president is opposed to changing the test standards as that would require additional investment in wastewater treatment equipment.  This could cause Z CORP to lose money on the new contract.  The VP contends that Z CORP\u2019s responsibility is to provide jobs and a payroll and that the city should worry about the environment.\r\n\r\nPrimary Questions (for all teams to consider)\r\n\u2022\tHave any laws been broken?  And, is this even relevant?\r\n\u2022\tWhat are the major ethical problems? Where are they linked to technical uncertainties?\r\n\u2022\tWhere are the decision points (moments of critical choice) whereby the situation could have been resolved?\r\n\u2022\tWhen, in such moments, could Cowboy Ethics be helpful at getting to better resolutions of the ethical dilemmas being faced?\r\n\u2022\tWhat Stage(s) of ethical reasoning does your character tend to operate at\/from?\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\nBackground Thoughts (for each team to reflect &#038; utilize as necessary)\r\n\tThe right course of action is usually clear when it is between good &#038; evil.  However, it is not unusual for decision-makers to find themselves forced to choose between competing goods, rather than between good &#038; evil.  This scenario brings together the competing goods of:\r\n\u2022\tprotection of human health and the environment (regulation and the spirit vs. the letter of the law)\r\n\u2022\tthe quality of life and the welfare of people (jobs &#038; taxes)\r\n\u2022\tpersonal integrity (view of self &#038; living up to personal standards)\r\n\u2022\tfree enterprise (profitability and competition in an international marketplace)\r\n\fKey Players\r\nDavid Jackson (young environmental engineer at Z CORP\r\nMaria Renato (Channel 13 Reporter)\r\nLloyd Bremen (farmer, also former commissioner for environmental protection)\r\nDr. Winslow Massin (professor emeritus at Hanover University, School of Engineering)\r\nPhil Port (head of Z CORP\u2019s environmental affairs department)\r\nTom Richards (environmental engineering consultant)\r\nDiane Collins (Z CORP Vice-President: in charge of plant)\r\nFrank Seeders (Z CORP head of production)\r\n\r\nSpecific Challenges\r\n\tEach team will analyse the case from the point-of-view of a particular individual or organization.  The cross-fire will attempt to determine what the proper\/betterr\/preferred resolution ought to be (and the goal of all teams will be to get to a solution, without the need of an independent mediator).  The team that does the most to work towards a resolution and (if different) the team that actually brings the crossfire to conclusion will receive a bonus of up to three [3] marks towards the final marks of each participant.\r\n\r\nGG-1:\tMaria Renato, Channel 13 Investigator\r\n\t\tin addition to the primary questions noted above&#8230;\r\n\u2022\texplain your perception of the degree of fairness in the Channel 13 investigation?\r\n\u2022\tto what extent did all sides get adequate coverage?\r\n\u2022\tin what ways did (or did not) Maria\u2019s work contribute to resolution of the major dilemma?\r\n\r\n\r\nGG-2:\tProfessor Emeritus Winslow Massin\r\n\t\tin addition to the primary questions noted above&#8230;\r\n\u2022\tassess the helpfulness as well as the goodness of the retired professor\u2019s comments &#038; advice?\r\n\u2022\tdiscuss the validity of his view(s) extolling a compromise between development and production of new products and the resultant impact on the environment (and by implication, environmental health)\r\n\u2022\tshould the fact he is retired be considered is weighing his value (&#038; even whether he should have been invited for comment at all)?\r\n\u2022\twhat should his advice have been to David?\r\n\r\nGG-3:\tLloyd Bremen (farmer &#038; former commissioner for environmental protection)\r\n\t\tin addition to the primary questions noted above&#8230;\r\n\u2022\thow proper is it for former officials to get involved in such events after they have retired?\r\n\u2022\tto what degree might he be a mediative force in this dispute as he both helped write the regulations and now, as a farmer, is a purchaser of Gilbane Gold?\r\n\u2022\twhere might he be helpful to city officials in explaining the long term impacts of their decision-making in regards to encouraging industry while promoting Gilbane Gold?\r\n\r\nGG-4:\tPhil Port, David Jackson\u2019s boss\r\n\t\tin addition to the primary questions noted above&#8230;\r\n\u2022\twhere was Phil Port\u2019s primary allegiance?\r\n\u2022\tto what extent, and in what instances, could he have facilitated a resolution to the dilemma?\r\n\u2022\tdo what degree is he responsible for resolving the problems Z CORP seem to be creating (in other words, is this an environmental challenge or a production challenge or somewhere else??\r\n\u2022\twhat seems to be his level(s) of moral reasoning?\r\n\r\nGG-5:\tTom Richards, Consultant\r\n\t\tin addition to the primary questions noted above&#8230;\r\n\u2022\tassess Tom\u2019s ethical conduct with respect to David Jackson?\r\n\u2022\t&#8230;with respect to Z CORP, especially the environmental affairs department?\r\n\u2022\t&#8230;with respect to Channel 13?\r\n\u2022\twhat seems to be his level(s) of moral reasoning?\r\n\r\nGG-6:\tSenior Z CORP Management (basically Diane &#038; Frank)\r\n\t\tin addition to the primary questions noted above&#8230;\r\n\u2022\tassess their conduct from the perspective of a Z CORP shareholder \/ a city taxpayer \/ a Gilbane Gold user\r\n\u2022\twhat are their primary responsibilities \u2014 what are they being paid to do?\r\n\u2022\twhat would be the advantages &#038; disadvantages if they had pursued a policy of maximum protection of the environment, whatever the cost?\r\n\u2022\tbecause the company is meeting (or comes close to) the letter of the existing discharge law, to what extent does it have a greater responsibility to meet the philosophy or objective behind this law, which is currently flawed because it does not limit the mass of pollutants discharged or require the most advanced analytical technology in measuring toxic substances?\r\nGG-7:\tDavid Jackson, the young environmental engineer\r\n\t\tin addition to the primary questions noted above&#8230;\r\n\u2022\twhat might David have done during the development\/evolution of this dilemma that could have averted it?\r\n\u2022\tassess whether he should have gone public or blown the whistle?\r\n\u2022\tassess his decision to tell Channel 13 his side of the story off the record &#038; how is Z CORP likely to react?\r\n\u2022\twhat advice would you give?\r\n\r\nGG-8:\tThe Moderators, (these individuals DO NOT appear in the video)\r\n\tThe challenge of the Moderators will be to help facilitate, as necessary (or as opportunity arise), the group coming to a consensus answer&#8230;  The Moderators are not to run the cross-fire or even attempt to direct it; rather when either an impass or a seemingly solution seems near, they can make suggestions to either individuals or the group as to possible ways to resolve the issue.\r\n\r\nDay 8:\tGilbane Gold \u2013 (cont\u2019d)\r\n\tHow do we balance the ethical challenges of living and working in community?\r\n\t(Part II: each team puts forward their solution in a crossfire format \u2013 all participants try to get to mutual agreement on the dilemma the case has raised).\r\n\r\nInitial Presentations [Team Seating will form a large oval \u2013 all but GG-9 facing each other]\r\n\tGG-3:\tLloyd Bremen (farmer &#038; former commissioner for environmental protection)\r\n\tGG-7:\tDavid Jackson, the young environmental engineer\r\n\tGG-5:\tTom Richards, Consultant\r\n\tGG-6:\tSenior Z CORP Management (primarily Diane &#038; Frank)\r\n\tGG-4:\tPhil Port, David Jackson\u2019s boss\r\n\tGG-2:\tProfessor Emeritus Winslow Massin\r\n\tGG-1:\tMaria Renato, Channel 13 Investigator\r\n\r\nCross-fire&#8230;\tWho is right?  Who makes the most sense?  What ought to be the final outcome?  How can we all get there?\r\n\r\n\tRemember:\tThe cross-fire attempts to determine what the proper\/best\/preferred resolution ought to be (and the goal of all teams will be to get to a solution, without the need of an independent mediator).  The team that does the most to work towards a resolution and (if different) the team that actually brings the crossfire to conclusion will receive a prize!!\r\n\r\ng.w.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are the notes related to Days 8 &#038; 9: SMALL GROUPS for DAYS 8 &#038; 9 {first name is the group coordinator} GG-1: Gloria Harrison Dolores Brent Julie Milne Larry Charach, Danielle Arrand GG-2: John Pressey William Cook, Scott Watson Bev Norman GG-3: Colette Zuberbuhler Joanie Parker Jeanette Espie Dilys Dranchuk GG-4: Karen Ferguson, <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/e-sinclair.com\/editorialog\/notes-to-el29\/\">[&hellip;]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-ethics","category-leadership"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-sinclair.com\/editorialog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-sinclair.com\/editorialog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-sinclair.com\/editorialog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-sinclair.com\/editorialog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-sinclair.com\/editorialog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=716"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/e-sinclair.com\/editorialog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":720,"href":"https:\/\/e-sinclair.com\/editorialog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716\/revisions\/720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-sinclair.com\/editorialog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-sinclair.com\/editorialog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-sinclair.com\/editorialog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}