Part 3: Conflict Mapping

Part 3: Learning Outcomes

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By the end of Part 3, you should be able to:

• Identify competing heuristics and role conflicts that create ethical tensions

• Create visual/conceptual representations of your ethical complexity

• Navigate AI-guided conflict analysis without rushing toward solutions

• Articulate ethical tensions clearly while embracing rather than resolving complexity

• Establish a conflict map foundation for systematic framework exploration

Identify Competing Heuristics and Role Conflicts

Students will recognize where their different decision-making patterns and role obligations pull them in opposing directions.

Evidence of Learning:

• Identifies specific conflicts between heuristics from different roles

• Explains how competing principles create decision-making tensions

• Recognizes where character traits from different roles contradict each other

• Maps tensions between individual desires and role expectations

Create Visual/Conceptual Representations of Ethical Complexity

Students will develop personalized formats to express and explore their ethical tensions through mapping, writing, or creative expression.

Evidence of Learning:

• Chooses format that prioritizes depth over impressive presentation

• Creates both a creative expression and working document version

• Uses chosen format to reveal rather than obscure ethical complexity

• Focuses on substance and honest self-reflection over polished appearance

Navigate AI-Guided Conflict Analysis Process

Students will use AI to systematically explore their ethical tensions through structured questioning about competing values and obligations.

Evidence of Learning:

• Allows AI to probe for contradictions between stated values and actual priorities

• Engages with questions about stakeholder impacts and competing loyalties

• Maintains focus on mapping tensions rather than solving problems

• Uses AI questioning to discover conflicts they hadn't explicitly recognized

Articulate Ethical Tensions Without Resolution

Students will clearly express their moral conflicts while resisting the urge to prematurely resolve or dismiss complexity.

Evidence of Learning:

• Describes competing obligations without declaring one "right"

• Explains why tensions feel genuinely difficult rather than offering easy answers

• Identifies 3-5 core conflicts that create ongoing ethical difficulty

• Communicates personal stakes without abstract ethical language

Establish Foundation for Framework Exploration

Students will create a clear map of their ethical complexity that can guide their engagement with formal philosophical frameworks throughout the semester.

Evidence of Learning:

• Produces conflict map that clearly shows competing values and tensions

• Creates working document suitable for ongoing revision and AI conversations

• Identifies areas where formal frameworks might offer insight or further complication

• Establishes personal ethical landscape for systematic philosophical exploration

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Clayn D. Lambert