For your Assignment this week, you will continue
to focus on approaches used to persuade by considering the ethics of persuasion
and, particularly, techniques used by people in work situations. In evaluating
specific interactions where someone influenced you (be sure you use adults as
the influencer in this assignment), you will apply normative theories of
ethics. Keep in mind that normative theories are the “ought to” ideas of what
people ought to do based upon moral philosophy. Normative ethics involve the
person’s character and how we judge them. Do we call them honest? Are they
trustworthy?
For this Assignment, you will analyze the four
scenarios you indicted in your chart when someone influenced you in your
everyday communications with others.
To prepare:
Review the Week 1 Assignment Instructions handout from
the Learning Resources.
Use the Week 1 Assignment Template document from the
Learning Resources to record the persuasive communications you encounter
in a 24-hour period. Record four entries noting when someone tried
to influence you. Follow the guidelines on the Instructions sheet
to include all key information about each communication. Write the
narrative to address the prompts directly under the Chart.
Review Chapters 1, 2, and 3 in the textbook; review
also the codes of ethics that correlate most closely to your current work
or the profession you want to enter. URLs for the codes of ethics are
located in the Week 1 Learning Resources. This sample chart provides guidance for the assignment.
Select one organization’s code of ethics to use in evaluating the behavior
of the person influencing you in each communication you record. For
communications that are more personal than professional, identify specific
guidelines within the code of ethics you chose that could logically be
used to evaluate personal interactions.
Reflect on the entries in your completed Chart. For
each entry, consider what you were thinking at the time and how you felt.
Were the strategies used by the influencer ethical?
By Day 7
Of Week 1 submit a 3- to 5-page paper, submitted as one
document, that includes your completed chart and an analysis that addresses the
following:
Analyze the entries on your Chart of how someone
influenced you by explaining the normative theory that best describes
how the person tried to influence you. Give your reasoning for
choosing this theory.
Apply the professional code of ethics you have selected
to each episode where the person tried to influence you in your chart.
Evaluate each communication (minimum of four required) by
the persuader as ethical or unethical and explain your reasoning.
Summarize insights you have gained about persuasive
communication that you would apply to your current job or the future work
you want to do.
Use the Assignment Template to record your chart
and write your analysis directly under the Chart in a Word document. Be sure to
rename the document following the instructions.
Although this Assignment has elements of a
personal reflection, you must also demonstrate your understanding of the week’s
topics. Be specific and provide examples.