| Topic area | Workplace Issues |
| Target audience | General college undergraduate with a general knowledge of computer usage. |
| Activity type | Worksheet/Analysis; class discussion, teamwork |
| Time required | Reading and written evaluation; discussion prior to outside assignment; following class session(s) for discussion and teamwork analysis. |
| Attachments | Worksheet |
| Additional materials | Initial copy of the case for distribution as well as assignment sheet. Revised article for distribution and use in class as group work assignment. |
| Background needed to complete the assignment | Students need to be given the initial account of the case as well as the assignment sheet. There are no other specific skills or knowledge needed to complete the assignment. |
| References |
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| Last modified | August 1998 |
Goals for the activity:
The primary goal is for students to realize that there may be more to an incident than appears on
the surface. Secondly, students will consider their standards for behavior in a similar situation.
Finally, students will distinguish differences between legal issues and moral issues in the
workplace.
Knowledge / skills / attitudes to be developed (behavioral objectives):
Students should develop more careful attitudes toward initial information and the relative ethical
judgments they make. Through group activity, students will be able to differentiate between legal
issues and moral ethics.
Procedure:
A brief discussion of the term sexual harassment - legal and moral implications in the workplace.
Discussion should also include the difference between the legalities of sexual harassment and the
ethical conflicts. A worksheet and first account of the case would be distributed for completion
outside of class. The worksheet could be collected at the next class for grading if this type of
assignment is used for evaluation.
A discussion can then follow on the ethical issues and the legal issues defined as sexual harassment in this specific case and in the workplace. The class could then be divided into groups and the updated article handed out. After reading the article the groups should identify the ethical issues now present in the case, how that differs from legal issues; as well as, a discussion of perceptions and the distinction between principles, rights, and ethics. At the conclusion, each group should present their consensus opinion on the difference between the legal issue in the final case versus the moral issues.
Assessing outcomes:
The worksheet could be graded to see that the student scrutinized the questions. A short one
page analysis could be assigned at the completion of the discussion for grading purposes.
Additional remarks:
Other topic resources:
Author contact information:
Nancy Greenwood
St. Charles County Community College
Phone: (314) 922-8000 x4572
E-mail: ngreenwood@chuck.stchas.edu