This course helps you develop the basics of an ethics training program that is consistent with the requirements in the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations (FSGO).

We are often told to be ethical, and are called upon to make ethical decisions, but are not provided with the tools to help us make ethical decisions.Ethical decisions usually mean making a choice between two rights and balancing various needs in order to make an ethical decision.This is what makes ethical decision making so hard, because there is rarely one correct answer.

This course covers ethical decision making models and explains how you can develop a model for your organization that helps your employees make the best decision possible.

Once you have developed the tools for making ethical decisions, it is necessary to train and communicate to employees. We also discuss training, communication, incentives, and performance evaluations and how ethical tools can be built into all of them, reinforcing your organization's ethical guidelines and decision making model.

Learning Objectives
  • Identify the core human values upon which any ethical decision should be made.
  • Define the types of ethical decisions 
  • Recognize commonly accepted ethical decision making models and recognize the common elements necessary for developing an ethical decision making model in your organization.
Last updated/reviewed: March 23, 2024
36 Reviews (130 ratings)

Reviews

5
Anonymous Author
This course served as an effective overview, coupled with good supporting materials to reiterate content presented by the facilitator. Although I've participated in a multitude of ethics courses and training throughout my career, I particularly enjoyed a deeper dive into FSGO during this course.

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Member's Profile
Highly encourage anyone who is interested in or required to take a course in ethics to choose this course and instructor. Course material was well organized and Mr. Mefford is one of the best instructors I have had . Well done.

5
Anonymous Author
Blown away quite frankly. Great balance of content and practicality, engaging speaker to what could be dry material. Almost seemed as though watching the news versus a formal lecture. Fantastic!!

Member's Profile
I found the physical fitness analogy to be very helpful. On the other hand, I would have appreciated some examples of organizations actually making the ethical fitness program "fun."

4
Anonymous Author
The material in the course was great and the instructor was very knowlegable. However, I felt a couple of the questions in the final exam were not covered well in the course.

5
Anonymous Author
I'm a bit surprised that I did not score higher, and based on the importance of this information, I'd love it if we could re-take an exam or see what we misinterpreted.

4
Anonymous Author
Interesting and thorough presentation and discussion of ethics requirements and training in today's business environment with valuable insights by the instructor

5
Anonymous Author
Very informative presentation. Rewards System for reporting Ethical violations would definitely make a difference in how people feel about making that report.

5
Member's Profile
I liked the thoroughness of this course in discussing the topic area. Also, having several different ethics models to consider helped bring perspective.

5
Anonymous Author
I really liked the ethical decision making models explained in detail. Also, how to better understand and developing ethical fitness in the organization.

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Anonymous Author
Impressive to hear how many times we need to hear before we learn and understand a concept. It is good to learn how many times people needs trainings.

5
Member's Profile
This ethics module was taught in a very interesting a relatable way. I like the fitness metaphor and all different decision models.

4
Member's Profile
Good course but would have benefitted from a case study or two. Without case studies, I think the course could have been shorter.

4
Anonymous Author
Good information about FSGO. It would have been nice to have a continuous play mode like other Illumeo courses I have taken.

5
Member's Profile
Very good materials to consider when developing an ethical decision making model, and documenting why it is required

4
Anonymous Author
Great course. I like how Jason used the Seven Dwarfs analogy to make his point about the 7 ethical must-haves.

4
Anonymous Author
This is an interesting course. Nothing surprised me. Everyone will learn one or two things from this training.

5
Member's Profile
I thought this course was extremely helpful and exposed me to topics that I was previously unfamiliar with.

5
Member's Profile
Great course, Jason. The training discussed a lot of key concepts, and overall was very informative.

4
Anonymous Author
One of the better ethics courses. It wasn't all common sense which is how Ethics courses tend to be.

4
Anonymous Author
Good overall course, would recommend taking this and presented topics on a nice summary basis.

5
Member's Profile
The instructor did a nice job of providing examples beyond just reading from the slides.

5
Anonymous Author
This course was very informative and shared interesting thoughts/perspectives on Ethics.

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Anonymous Author
The course was pretty good. I would take another course by this instructor.

5
Anonymous Author
Excellent discussion and presentation of ethics for organizations!

4
Member's Profile
Instructor manages to keep ethics interesting- not an easy feat.

5
Member's Profile
The instructor's guidance was clear, concise and effective.

4
Member's Profile
Very informative. It is very good for those in authority.

4
Member's Profile
I will definitely use these ideas in my organization.

5
Member's Profile
Jason’s course on Ethical Fitness was well prepared

5
Member's Profile
Clear. Informative. Interesting. Thank you

4
Member's Profile
Very good organization of material.

5
Anonymous Author
Nice organization of content.

4
Anonymous Author
funny and informative

4
Anonymous Author
Very informative

4
Member's Profile
Good

Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Intermediate

Prerequisite: Finance leadership experience

 

Advanced Preparation: None

 

Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
Course Questions and Answers1 Question
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I'm a bit surprised that I did not score higher, and based on the importance of this information, I'd love it if we could re-take an exam or see what we misinterpreted.

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Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
Ethics and Ethical Fitness
  Why Ethics Matter14:08
  What is Ethical Fitness 3:07
  FSGO11:03
  Effective Training and Communication 26:15
  Ethical Decision Making Models 14:38
Conclusion
  Developing Ethical Fitness 8:39
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
  Slides: Developing Ethical FitnessPDF
  Developing Ethical Fitness Glossary/IndexPDF
REVIEW & TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam