More thinking on the moral dilemma
Originally, I thought I didn't understant what Russell means by moral dimensions and ethics issues. I could not tell the difference between the common sense of "moral" and the specific meaning in the paper. After I read the ISPI Codes of Ethics and Standard Summary, I realized that it probably refers more to the responsibility of the designers to the clients and the instructional context in their working process. After the discussion in class, I have more questions on the honesty issue of the designers. Obviously we should try to be honest as much as we can. But in the real situation, troubles or difficulties that are encountered may challenge the honesty. As Sam said in class, the designer might even lose his or her job if they disclose the truth or they refuse to conduct something illegal. Sometimes, it is no use doing what you like, you have to like what you do. I am not saying that honesty is not a good thing, but I just doubt from the real world perspective that does every designer strictly follow the ethical codes in their design or do they sacrifice ethics for the sake of personal benefit or even organizational benefit?

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You are definately right . . . my experience is that many people put a greater emphasis on personal benefit with the cost of being unethical . . . I guess that I would side with Osguthorpe on this one . . . I believe that there should be a greater emphasis on ethics.
I don't believe that someone with a strong sense of personal integrity and ethical standards is relegated to inferior design and lack of success in the workplace. It may be though as Sam mentioned that someone with a strong committment to ethics will not survive in certain corporate cultures - but that is OK - if the culture of the organization you are working for does not match your personal values - you are likely going to be unhappy working there anyway.
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