Assignment for Phyllis

Ethical Decision Making

After reading about Bill Daniels and the story about the insurance company in Chapter 5 of Gonzalez-Padron (2015), answer the following questions in essay form:

• Which ethical tradition best describes Bill's decision to pay the client from his own funds?

• Did he approach the decision using a rules-based, virtue or relationship-based, or outcome-based approach, or a combination of approaches?

• Bill credits sports coaches for progression to higher stages of moral development. What other factors could motivate someone to develop higher levels of moral reasoning?

• Can you think of a person who demonstrates principle-based ethics? How do this person's actions reflect a highly developed moral reasoning?

Use your own words to define the key words and phrases you incorporate. Be sure to cite all sources in the body of your paper and on the references page.

The paper

• Must be three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:

o Title of paper
o Student's name
o Course name and number
o Instructor's name
o Date submitted

• Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
• Must document all sources in APA style.
• Must end with a conclusion that clearly summarizes what was presented in the paper.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style.