This module based on ethics and ethical decision making was a glimpse back into the past for me which I found interesting. Last fall I took contemporary moral issues with Dr. Krylow. The first half of this philosophy course was focused on the foundation and building blocks that made up philosophy. A large chunk of the foundation and building blocks we learned delt with different ethical lenses such as utilitarianism, Kantianism, and other ethical philosophies. In this class as the title of the class states we looked at moral issues that were happening in the world and dissected them through the different ethical lenses that we learned. However, in this module I got the opportunity to take my prior knowledge and new knowledge I learned through reading the articles and apply it to more relevant topics in my life such as the business world and ongoing ethical issues it faces. The business world is littered with ethical dilemmas at all points. Most people see these dilemmas as being either right or wrong. However, when we look at these dilemmas through different ethical lenses it may shed some light on the through process that went into the decision made. For example, Cisco, a leader in the tech industry, has repeated mass layoffs of its workforce multiple times a year. Most people on the outside, see it as highly unethical to fire a large amount of employess frequently. However, if we look at this situation from a utilitarian perspective it may make more sense. What if firing a couple of thousand employees here and there keeps the company at a profitable margin and allows all the other employees to reap the benefits and keep a stable job? This would benefit the majority in this situation.