🎯 Learning Intention

Today I will simulate responding to an ethical dilemma in IT/cybersecurity, focusing on privacy and reporting responsibilities.

✅ Success Criteria

I can analyze an ethical scenario, discuss options with peers, and defend my recommended action.

🌍 Why Are We Learning This?

Ethical choices shape careers—knowing the right thing to do (even when it’s hard) builds trust and professionalism.

🧠 Warm-Up – Tech Journal Prompt

💡 “Have you ever faced a situation where you knew something was wrong, but fixing it wasn't easy? What did you do?”

📚 Word of the Day

Whistleblower

Definition: Someone who reports illegal, unethical, or unsafe behaviors, even when it’s risky.

Sentence: “The whistleblower informed leadership about the data leak.”

Why it matters: Good workplaces need people who will speak up when something’s wrong.

📣 Lecture & Guided Discussion

• Scenario discussion: Employee finds unsecured client data—report, fix quietly, or ignore?

• Debate: What risks and benefits come with reporting a colleague or supervisor’s mistake?

  ✅ CFU: “What questions do you ask yourself in an ethical dilemma?”