Assignment 1:

Think about your own values. Using three of your own values or those you have identified as important to you through the provided articles, describe how you will use those values to build a professional reputation. Remember as you think about your professional reputation that this can extend beyond the workplace into how you conduct yourself in the classroom and in any extracurricular activities you participate in (sports, clubs, student organizations, volunteer activities, etc.).

Using the space provided, explain how each value would contribute to your growth as you continue into your career. Why did you choose these values as the foundation of your professional reputation? Include examples of how these values have benefitted you in the past. Your description should be approximately 400-500 words to be considered for full credit.

Assignment 2

Use the three-step checklist to determine whether or not the following situations demonstrate ethical behavior.
- Saran Khut is a co-op student working for Media Technologies. After completing a major project, Saran's workload became lighter, so her supervisor assigned additional responsibilities, including some accounting tasks. Even with these assignments, Saran is not always busy. To fill the time, she texts and GChats with friends.
1. Is the action illegal?
2. Does the action violate company or professional standards?
3. Who is affected, and how, by the action?
Do you think this behavior is ethical? Why or why not? Please submit your answer in the space provided below
Use the three-step checklist to determine whether or not the following situation demonstrates ethical behavior.
- Andrew Jameson is in his second month of co-op at Infinity Incorporated. The company requires him to document his hours at the end of each week for his paycheck. For the last week, Andrew has been arriving at 9 am instead of 8:30 am because he was up late studying for the class he is taking on co-op, His manager, Dave, has not said anything about his tardiness. Andrew knows his mentor, Stacy, leaves early twice a week for graduate MBA classes she takes and does not report any change in hours. So, on Friday, Andrew reports that he came in at 8:30 am and stayed until the usual 5 pm for the entire week.
1. Is the action illegal?
2. Does the action violate company or professional standards?
3. Who is affected, and how, by the action?
Do you think this behavior is ethical? Why or why not?