dd Harm/Beneficence of this study Harm/Beneficence. The idea is to evaluate an action by following the ideas of utilitarian ethics ala John Stuart Mill. The focus would be on the identifying possible ways in which an action taken by a stakeholder would result in harm or benefit. Having identified potential harm and benefit, one can compare and weigh harm versus benefit in evaluating an action. Steps like the following could be applied: 1. If the action is taken, determine who is affected (consequences) 2. Determine how they would be affected 3. Determine any harmful effects (financial loss, suffering, deprivation of rights, reduce quality of life, increas

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Harm/Beneficence.

The idea is to evaluate an action by following the ideas of utilitarian ethics ala John Stuart Mill. The focus would be on the identifying possible ways in which an action taken by a stakeholder would result in harm or benefit. Having identified potential harm and benefit, one can compare and weigh harm versus benefit in evaluating an action.
Steps like the following could be applied:
1. If the action is taken, determine who is affected (consequences)
2. Determine how they would be affected
3. Determine any harmful effects (financial loss, suffering, deprivation of
rights, reduce quality of life, increase risk, diminish security, etc)
4. Determine beneficial effects (financial gain, improve safety, elevate quality
of life, improve health, improve security, etc)
5. Compare the actions in terms of their relative harm and benefit, arriving at
action choices that provide gains in utility.
Special note for the final report is to write something about scalability and magnitude. For example, when considering Harm/Beneficence, include some information on how many people are affected on the Harm and on the Beneficence sides. It might be, for example, that in the case that you are considering that severe harm to just a few may not be as important as a great benefit for many.