The document describes an ethical dilemma involving a faculty member, their colleague, and their department head. The faculty member and colleague wrote a response to an issue, which the department head later published as their own work without proper attribution. The document instructs the reader to choose one of five ethical decision-making models to analyze the dilemma, describe what actions could be taken, and discuss potential outcomes for all individuals involved while considering the benefits and limitations of the selected model.

1. 4 page paper – not including cover and reference page) double
space and must pass turnitin.
Conflicting messages often characterize ethics in psychology
research and practice. The ethics involved in teaching and
supervision are no different. Those in positions of professional
oversight might find themselves having to choose between
courses of action that might solve one dilemma while causing
another. It is important that psychology professionals
understand how to apply a decision-making model
systematically in order to arrive at responsible decisions
regarding professional oversight in teaching and supervision.
For this Assignment, review the following Case Study:
You are a faculty member at a college. The dean assigned the
head of your department to examine a specific issue. You
attended several meetings of various faculty members to discuss
the issue, and the department head attended only one. You and a
colleague wrote a reasoned, point-by-point response to the
original issue of concern, and you sent this to the department
head. A few months later, you are surprised to see a journal
article manuscript with the department head listed as the sole
author. When you read the article, you see that you and your
colleague are cited in the appendix, but much of the material is
word for word what you have written.
The Case Study allows you to apply
ethics to real-life situations and demonstrate your understanding
of the decision making needed to resolve such conflicts. It is
rare for an ethical dilemma to involve only one issue, so you
should take the time to reflect on the complications that present
themselves in the situations described in the Case Study.
For this week’s Assignment, review the overview of the five

2. ethical decision-making models that can be found in the
Learning Resources section.
Koocher and Keith-Spiegel’s nine-step ethical decision-making
model
Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists: The 10-step ethical
decision-making process
Rest’s four-step ethical decision-making model
Jones’s four-step intensity-contingent ethical decision-making
model
Fisher’s eight-step ethical decision-making model
Write a 4-page paper (not including cover and reference page)
that includes the following:
An explanation of the ethical dilemmas you perceive to be
involved in the Case Study.
A description of what you might do in response to the dilemma.
Include the following in your explanation:
A step-by-step application of one of the decision-making
models provided above.
An explanation of the possible outcomes for each individual in
the Case Study.
An explanation of any benefits and limitations of the model you
selected
Reference
Bersoff, D. (Ed.). (2008).
Ethical conflicts in psychology
(4th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association.

3. Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center. (n.d.).
Detecting common mistakes and considering dilemmas in
responsible authorship.
(n.d.). DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University. Retrieved from
http://ori.hhs.gov/education/products/niu_authorship/dilemmas/i
ndex.htm