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• Identify the Ethical Problem

  if there is a possible violation of an important ethical principle, societal law, or organizational standard or policy
• Identify the Ethical Problem

  if there are potential consequences that should be sought or avoided that emanate from an action being considered to resolve the problem
• Collect Relevant Information

  The decision-maker should seek to gather as much information as possible about which rights are being forsaken and to what degree
• Collect Relevant Information

  A consequential focus would prompt the decision-maker to attempt to measure the type, degree, and amount of harm being inflicted or that will be inflicted on others
• Evaluate the Information

  Once the information has been collected, the decision-maker must apply some type of standard or assessment criterion to evaluate the situation
• Evaluate the Information

  The decision-maker might use one of the predominant ethics theories-utilitarianism, rights, or justice
• Consider Alternatives

  •confronting another person's actions

  ▪ seeking a higher authority ▪ stepping in and changing the direction of what is happening
• Make a Decision

  The decision-maker should seek the action an alternative that is supported by the evaluation criteria used in Step 3
• Make a Decision

  A decision-maker selects a course of action that is supported by all the ethics theories or other evaluation criteria used in the decision-making process
• Act or Implement

  The decision-maker, if truly seeking to resolve the problem being considered must take action
• Act or implement

  Once the action alternatives have been identified in Step 4 and the optimal response is selected in Step 5, the action is taken in Step 6
• Review the Action

  Once the action has been taken and the results are known, the decision-maker should review the consequences of the action.
• Review the Action

  If the optimal resolution to the problem is not achieved, the decision maker may need to modify the actions being taken or return to the beginning of the decision-making process