My Friend Morgan is an exercise to stimulate classroom discussions on ethical reasoning and decision making and to make students aware of their judgments of ethical behavior. The exercise includes a survey of students’ ethical behavior, a case scenario developed from the survey, and discussion questions. The exercise is adaptable to many classroom situations and can be modified to reflect course content. Use of this exercise is reviewed, and current theories of ethical reasoning that can be used with the exercise are covered. The distinguishing feature of the exercise is its ability to be personalized to students.
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