Course Schedule
Week 4 - Conditions of, and obstacles to, moral courage & the judgment-action gap
Read Bolman, L., & Deal, T. (1999, May). 4 Steps to Keeping Change Efforts Heading In the Right Direction. Journal for Quality & Participation, 22(3), 6. - This article can be found by clicking on the link and logging into the class blackboard account.
Reflect in Journal #4 on Blackboard - due before online class meeting
Some thoughts on your journal : Think of 3 or more difficult decision you made that you would change if you had to make it again - A moral failure where some part of you (if even a small part) knew a better path but you made another choice. Identify different examples than you used in class to explore this idea of moral failure further. This does not need to be a formally written response to the prompt but for your own reflection free write your memories of what was going on as you wrestled with your decisions. How did you feel, what else was going on, how did other people react, and so on. For each of the moral failures you identified respond to the following:
How did you eventually resolve the dilemma?
What were the pressures and considerations that influenced your eventual action (e.g., social, cultural, cognitive).
Do you think you are susceptible to a similar failure now? Why or why not?
What strategies can you employ to be more aware of your barriers and effectively overcome them in the future?
Meet online on Blackboard Wednesday, Nov. 5th at 6pm