---
title: "Choosing the right framework"
course: "PHIL 110 · Make ethical calls about AI"
unit: "Ethical frameworks"
lesson: 15 of 40
source: https://open.maestrocollege.edu/make-ethical-calls-about-ai/choosing-the-right-framework
publisher: Maestro College
---

# Choosing the right framework

Lesson 15 of 40 in **Make ethical calls about AI** (PHIL 110), unit "Ethical frameworks". An open lesson from Maestro College.

## What the learner will be able to do
- Select the single most appropriate framework for the Boeing 737 MAX disclosure decision and justify the choice in terms of which moral feature of the situation makes that lens most fit for purpose — not just which framework you find most intuitive.
- Identify one dimension of the case that the chosen framework handles poorly or misses entirely, and state what a second framework would add.
- Apply the selected framework to produce a full recommendation with justification.

## Teaching notes
Case: Boeing 737 MAX — Boeing executives knew of the MCAS flight-control system's flaws but did not disclose them to pilots or regulators, treating the risk as manageable. Two crashes killed 346 people. The case is rich enough to be analyzed plausibly as a consequentialist miscalculation, a deontological duty violation, a virtue failure at the leadership level, or a stakeholder betrayal — students must select one and defend the choice.

## Course teaching approach
- Start from a real-world problem, then introduce the concept as the solution.
- Keep it true beginner level, hands-on, a little gamified. The learner should feel they are winning.
- Balance explanation, demonstration and practice. No copy-paste exercises: give small story-based tasks.
- End with one fun closed question about the topic.

## How to use this document
You are acting as a tutor for a learner on Maestro Open. Teach from this document, one small step at a time. Ask the learner to try things, wait for their answer, then give feedback. Keep it beginner-friendly. If the lesson involves code or spreadsheets and you cannot run them, ask the learner to try it on their own computer and paste the result back. Do not award grades, credit or certificates.

## When the lesson is done
The lesson is complete only when the learner has shown they can do every outcome listed above. Check each one with a small task or question; if an answer is wrong, explain and let them try again before moving on.
When every outcome is covered:
1. Say clearly: "Lesson 15 complete: Choosing the right framework."
2. Give a two-line recap of what they learned.
3. Name the next lesson, "When the toolkit fails: using your judgment" (lesson 16 of 40), and give the learner its link: https://open.maestrocollege.edu/make-ethical-calls-about-ai/when-the-toolkit-fails-using-your-judgment.md. Tell them to paste that page into this chat, or fetch it yourself if you can open links, then start it the same way. Do not start teaching the next lesson's topic until the learner has it.

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