Assignment

Purpose: You will research a Unique Ethical Issue and discuss an ethical issue.

Outcome Met by Completing This Assignment

• identify ethical issues that arise in domestic and global business environments using an understanding of ethical concepts and of legal and business principles

• develop and evaluate alternatives to, and recommend solutions for, ethical dilemmas, taking into account ethical and legal requirements and the essential mission of the business enterprise

• effectively communicate to internal and external business stakeholders the complexities of ethical issues, suggesting and analyzing various solutions in order to ensure appropriate business practices and accountability

Instructions:

NOTE: All submitted work is to be your original work. You may not use any work from another student, the Internet or an online clearinghouse. You are expected to understand the Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism Policy, and know that it is your responsibility to learn about instructor and general academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources as specified in the APA Publication Manual, 6th Ed. (Students are held accountable for in-text citations and an associated reference list only).

Step 1: Create the introductory paragraph

Within this paragraph, provide a brief overview of the scenario. Then, provide a thesis statement and tell the reader the main topics covered in the paper. The introduction comes at the beginning of the paper and tells a reader the main topics covered in the paper. View this website to learn how to write an introductory paragraph.

Step 2: In Phase 1, you select a topic not specifically discussed in class from the Unique Ethical Issues lists from weeks 3, 5, and 7. In Phase 1, you wrote a brief one-to-two page paper that introduced the unique ethical issue that is the focus of research for Phase 2.

Step 3: Research

• In Phase 2, you will explore the readings for the unique ethical issue.

Step 4: The Ethical Issue

• Discuss the selected ethical issue topic.

• Identify one common ethical dilemma associated with the ethical issue and explain why it is so.

• State the dilemma. Choose two traditional theorists from week 2 and use their principles to explain his or her solution to the ethical dilemma you have presented.

Step 5: Traditional Theories/Resolution

• Identify and use two of the traditional theorists identified in Step 4 to provide two resolutions to the ethical dilemma in accordance with the theorist's perspective.

Step 6: Ethical Relativism

• Define and discuss ethical relativism.

• Are there any ethical relativism concerns with your selected Unique Ethical Issue? If so, what are they? If not, why not?

Step 7: The Best Resolution

• Select the solution that best fits your code of ethics and explain by supporting your reasoning/conclusions using the course readings and research.

Step 8: Summary paragraph

Write the summary paragraph. A summary paragraph restates the main topics of the paper. Make sure to leave a reader with a sense that the paper is complete. The summary paragraph is the last paragraph of a paper and does not need a heading.

Step 9: Submit the paper in the Assignment Folder (The assignment submitted to the Assignment Folder will be considered a student's final product and therefore ready for grading by the instructor. It is incumbent upon the student to verify the assignment is the correct submission. No exceptions will be considered by the instructor).

Preparation for the Assignment

• Before you begin writing the assignment, you will read the following requirements that will help you meet the writing and APA requirements. Not reading this information will lead to a lower grade:

• Third person writing is required. Third person means that there are no words such as "I, me, my, we, or us" (first person writing), nor is there use of "you or your" (second person writing). If uncertain how to write in the third person.

• Contractions are not used in business writing, so you are expected NOT to use contractions in writing this assignment.

• You are expected to paraphrase and NOT use direct quotes. You are expected to paraphrase, which can be learned by reviewing.

• Use at least 10 scholarly or credible resources as supporting documentation. Three of the resources will come from the class readings. Books cannot be used as resources for this assignment. If any material is used from a source document, it must be cited and referenced and the page or paragraph number must be provided. A reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa. View the sample APA paper to gain a better understanding of how to use APA within the paper.

How to Set Up the Paper

Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced, 12-point font. The final product will be 6 pages in length excluding the title page and reference page. It is important to write clearly and concisely.

Use the following format with headings:

• Create a title page with title, your name, the course, the instructor's name and date;
• Introduction (one paragraph)
• The Ethical Issue;
• Traditional Theories/Resolution;
• Ethical Relativism
• The Best Resolution.