Ethics Game: Case Study of Wayward Water
The Case of the Wayward Water - Page 1 of 44 Welcome to an EthicsGame Hot Topics Dilemma! Few issues have recently gotten as much attention as the energy extraction activities involving a controversial procedure called "fracking." As reports of drinking water becoming tainted with fracking fluid flood the news, both oil and gas companies as well as environmental groups are presenting competing "facts" about the effects of drilling on ground water.
Economists are often asked to prepare reports with objective analyses balancing the cost and potential damage to the water sources against economic benefits to the local and national communities. These requests for analysis can provide interesting ethical questions for those asked to prepare the reports. The dilemma you are about to answer will explore some of those ethical questions.
My name is Rian Brown, and as you work through this simulation, I'll be your Ethics Coach. In addition, you can find hints by clicking the book icon at the top of each page. In this ethical dilemma we are going to explore the similarities and differences between personal values and community values. We're all individuals who live in community. As we become adults, one of our primary responsibilities is to decide what values and ethical priorities are the most important to us. From the time we were born, our families, teachers/coaches, and other important adults in our world taught us what actions and behaviors we should embrace if we were going to be a "good" person. As adults, we have the responsibility to choose which of those values and behaviors to keep, which ones to modify, and which ones to discard.
As you resolve the ethical dilemmas in this simulation, you'll be asked to think about what values are important to you. You'll then have to choose a course of action that you believe represents the best of those values. To help you with the decision, I'll introduce you to two critical skills. These skills will
Economists are often asked to prepare reports with objective analyses balancing the cost and potential damage to the water sources against economic benefits to the local and national communities. These requests for analysis can provide interesting ethical questions for those asked to prepare the reports. The dilemma you are about to answer will explore some of those ethical questions.
My name is Rian Brown, and as you work through this simulation, I'll be your Ethics Coach. In addition, you can find hints by clicking the book icon at the top of each page. In this ethical dilemma we are going to explore the similarities and differences between personal values and community values. We're all individuals who live in community. As we become adults, one of our primary responsibilities is to decide what values and ethical priorities are the most important to us. From the time we were born, our families, teachers/coaches, and other important adults in our world taught us what actions and behaviors we should embrace if we were going to be a "good" person. As adults, we have the responsibility to choose which of those values and behaviors to keep, which ones to modify, and which ones to discard.
As you resolve the ethical dilemmas in this simulation, you'll be asked to think about what values are important to you. You'll then have to choose a course of action that you believe represents the best of those values. To help you with the decision, I'll introduce you to two critical skills. These skills will