Business Class Ethics Assignment
MOD 6
Start by reading and following these instructions:
- Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
- Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
- Consider the discussions and any insights gained from it.
- Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.
Assignment:
Responses to each question in the “Check your Understanding” section should fully answer and explore the question, may be less than or around 300 words (or whatever word count fully answers each question), and should be supported with scholarly research from your textbook and also often from outside internet sources, excluding wiki sources. Remember that well-written responses do not need to be excessively wordy. Be sure to paraphrase and cite your sources. Refer to APA.
Check Your Understanding (40%): approx 1200 words
- Why are whistle-blowers regarded as models of honor and integrity?
- Which whistle-blowing option is better for an organization—internal or external? Why?
- Why would an organization decide to ignore evidence presented by a whistle-blower?
- Is it reasonable for a whistle-blower to expect a guarantee of anonymity?
Essay: (20%) (approx 750 words)
Familiarize yourself with the whistleblower protection laws in your state. Beyond a Google search, you may find the resources at the National Whistleblowers Center at www.whistleblowers.org useful in this task. After this initial research, briefly describe an example of a case in your state where these protections were used. Then describe what outcomes obtained in this case. Attempt to find out what happened to the whistleblower in this case as well as the parties who were impugned. In your opinion, did the laws work as they were intended?
Case Study (40%) (approx 500 words)
Review issues 10 and 15 from Taking Sides. Choose one issue to respond to. Which viewpoint do you side with? Why? Explain. Reference at least two outside resources that further support the viewpoint you side with.
MOD 7
Start by reading and following these instructions:
- Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
- Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
- Consider the discussions and any insights gained from it.
- Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.
Assignment:
Responses to each question should fully answer and explore the question, may be less than or around 500 words (or whatever word count fully answers each question), and should be supported with scholarly research from your textbook and also often from outside internet sources, excluding wiki sources. Remember that well-written responses do not need to be excessively wordy. Be sure to paraphrase and cite your sources. Refer to APA.
Check Your Understanding (40%):
- Distinguish between thin and thick consent.
- You have just been issued a new company blackberry. Are you now obligated to answer work related calls and emails at any time, day or night? Why or why not?
- Would you use that new Blackberry for personal calls and emails? Why or why not?
- Discuss the ethical ramifications of recent technological advances.
Exercises (20%) – approx. 350 words
- Visit the Web site for the LRN corporation at www.lrn.comand answer the following questions:
- What does the LRN corporation do?
- What are the five core values of the LRN culture?
- What is the stated purpose of the LRN-RAND Center for Corporate Ethics, Law and Governance?
Case Study (40%) approx 500 words
Review issues 11, 16, and 19 from Taking Sides. Choose one issue to respond to. Which viewpoint do you side with? Why? Explain. Reference at least two outside resources that further support the viewpoint you side with.
MOD 8
Start by reading and following these instructions:
- Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
- Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
- Consider the discussions and any insights gained from it.
- Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.
Assignment:
Signature Assignment Title: Exploratory Essay
Signature Assignment Directions:
Case Study approx. – 500 words
Review issues 15, 18, and 20 from Taking Sides. Choose one issue to respond to. Which viewpoint do you side with? Why? Explain. Reference at least two outside resources that further support the viewpoint you side with.
PLANS Assignment – 1500 words
Identify an industry or business in which you are interested. This could be a career interest area or even an organization that could serve as the context for your Capstone Project (See PLANS Depot). Considering this industry or business, what are some of the ethical or corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues that you believe warrant greatest attention on the part of organizational leaders? Why are these issues important? What are some practical approaches that leaders might take to achieve more ethically responsible performance in these areas? Why haven’t leaders done this to date? Do you think higher performance in this area might produce higher profitability? Support your arguments.