In our section on ethics we discussed St Ignatius of Loyola. He developed a simple six step process to obtain an ethical outcome to a situation.

The steps were:

1. identify the issue

2. identify your values and objectives

3. cultivate indifference to the outcome

4. weigh up the pros and cons

5. determine whether acting has the greatest benefit

6. chose what to do

Think of a moral dilemma that you have had and solve the question of "what to do" using this model. It can be a situation where you had to decide to do something that was ethically right or unethically wrong. Perhaps an example might be joining a group which decided to use a contract cheater to prepare group assignment. How did you or would you react? Use this model to decide the course of action.