Abstract
Learner-centered experiential approaches such as adoption of vignettes focus on practical experiences and applications in teaching business ethics. Vignettes of different types provide scenarios of events that are logical in order to help learners develop an ethical sensitivity that would influence their decision-making skill. This study focused on adoption of narrative, illustrations, repertoires, documentaries or scripts used as instructional resources for instilling ethical sensitivity among business education students. The study adopted contingency framework for ethical decision-making and targeted 102 year-three business education students at University of Nairobi. Through random sampling 58 students provided information, which was descriptively analysed. Study findings indicated that 93.6% business education students agreed that narratives, 81.8% illustration, 78.6% repertoire, 90.9% documentaries and 97.0% scripts enhance decision-making. The study recommended that teachers be advised to adopted different types of vignettes in teaching, schools provide budgetary allocation for vignettes production and further research on to establish how much vignettes have been used in schools for business studies.
Highlights
Enhancing ethical skills-set would make business education learners have appropriate behaviour later as teachers
Illustrations, repertoires, documentaries or scripts used as instructional resources for instilling ethical sensitivity among business education students
Short description of situations is an important consideration in ethical decision-making process as stressed by Soenens et al (2005) they can stimulate learners to develop own individual business ethical ideology by providing minimal complexities and personalities than real life situations
Summary
Enhancing ethical skills-set would make business education learners have appropriate behaviour later as teachers. As noted by Oluoch and Odundo (2018) instilling ethical decision-making requires experiential learning approaches such as adoption of vignettes. Adoption of vignettes in teaching introduces a wide variety of business scenarios in class and enhances ethical sensitivity among learners. Supporting this position, Mazanec (2005) argued that different types of vignettes can be adopted to prompt critical and ethical thinking among business education students necessary in decision-making. Illustrations, repertoires, documentaries or scripts used as instructional resources for instilling ethical sensitivity among business education students. Spencer et al (2015) posits that as an experiential learning approach vignettes adoption provide educational experiences that enhance critical thinking and ethical sensitivity among learners. Vol 13, No 10; 2018 stories, illustrations, repertoires, documentaries and scripts on ethical decision-making among business studies learners at the University of Nairobi
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