Hrm 531 Week 2 Individual Assignment

On the individual assignment, my selection was changed. I chose Geoff McGraw, James Butler, Donald Heap, and Patience Butler. (See Appendix A for detail). My rational for choosing these four individuals to return to earth was to foster a learning environment in which a culturally diverse group including, younger, middle aged, and mature individuals would interact with one another by bringing their different life experiences to the table. Choosing the same age group helps the individuals to understand each other and able to cooperate each other. The four individuals will generate a lot of ideas how they can survive. I applied these criteria consistently from individual to individual to minimize bias as much as possible. After some argument the

I agreed and changed my lists in group discussion primarily due to the discussion of in prioritizing the selection. As an open minded individual, I had to be open to others; idea, and able to change my choices when the other side’s perspectives are found to be convincing. In a group discussion I was careful in my opinion not to appear bossy to prevent the impression of arm-twisting. My exposure to the ethical inventory game played a major role in self-awareness throughout the discussion. My preferred lens is relationship lens. “An individual who belongs to Relationship lens relies primarily on reasoning skills (rationality) to determine his or her duties as well as the universal rules that each person should follow (autonomy), and also has a gift of Self-Knowledge, which prevents the individual from running the risk of being autocratic (bossy)” (Ethics Game. 2014, Result Section). I still believe that small transistor radio and maps of the Pacific serves a better purpose than mosquito netting. From my point of view, I believe that there is no mosquitoes in the Pacific Ocean. Even tough, the radio transmitter is out of range to use as navigator in the middle of ocean, the survivors need it when they become close to the land. Since fishing kit got prioritize number 7, I don’t want to prioritize mosquito netting over small transistor radio. However, it is better to gain common ground