The Four Ethical Lenses and The 4+1 Decision Process

The ethical decision-making approach developed by Dr. Cathryn A. Baird represents two elements of all ethical decisions, four ethical shots, and a 4 + 1 decision-making process. "Four Ethical Lenses" announced the claim to see various ethical theories from means that tend to approach situations where we form a part of the ethical tradition from four different perspectives. From all perspectives, there are various values ​​that determine whether the action taken is ethical, each shot emphasizes whether the decision made is ethical.

There are four moral perspectives that affect decisions mimicking ethical issues. The simulation provides a lens perspective to make the best decision based on the lens tool. These lenses are rights / responsible lenses, result lenses, related lenses, and reputation lenses ("Ethicsgame", 2012). Each proposed dilemma provides two shots to make decisions based on the tools of each shot. The simulation gives the best answer based on the lens and is chosen after the reader has chosen according to his central value. Students' choice will be assessed as risk after deciding the best choice for all lenses

"EthicsGame" uses Ethical Lens Inventory ™ (ELI) to determine how individuals prioritize core values ​​at decision-making. There are 4 shots in this model, based on the interaction between rationality and sensitivity on the vertical axis and autonomy and equality on the horizontal axis, respectively. These shots are as follows. Relations, reputation, results and rights / responsibilities. Human relations lenses represent individuals who make ethical decisions based on reason and equality. When making ethical decisions, focus on equal and sensitive individuals who use reputation shots and those who use the resulting shots will focus on sensitivity and autonomy. Finally, lenses of rights and responsibilities depict people who emphasize autonomy and equality in making ethical decisions.

Tilly, E. (2005). Ethical pyramid: inevitability of morality in the process of public relations. Journal of Mass Media Ethics, 20 (4), 305-320. This paper summarizes the framework of ethical decision making of several methods into a simple ethical pyramid. It does not provide the rigor of traditional philosophical analysis, but it is useful in the face of a quick or simple ethical problem or a simple overview of the design. Light, D. K. (1993). Spontaneous nature of law enforcement dilemma public relations law PR review, 19 (1), 13-20. This article introduces the Code of Ethics for Public Relations. It explains the general problems on ethical principles and makes them useful in practice. This research is useful for those looking for alternatives to ethical standards such as ethics and policies. For those with ethical guidelines it is helpful to find out what to protect against.