Tasks

Creating an Ethical Code

You are an entrepreneur who has decided to go into business and open a steak and chicken restaurant. Your business plan requires you to hire at least twenty people as chefs, waiters, and so on. As the owner, you are drawing up a list of ethical principles that each of these people will receive and must agree to when they accept your job offer. These principles outline your view of what behavior is acceptable both from you and from them.

Create a list of the five main ethical rules or principles you will use to govern the way your business operates. Be sure to spell out how these principles relate to your stakeholders. For example, specifically state the rules you intend to follow when dealing with your employees and customers.

Objectives

Students are required to demonstrate their understanding on ethical principles. Generally the students are awarded marks on their ability to identify how ethical principles are incorporated within organizations and whether it was useful in ensuring smooth operation of the organization. They need to read a chosen code of ethics to understand the importance of ethical principles. This exercise would provide the students with a rich understanding ethics.

FORMATS

Coursework Evaluations

The coursework will be graded based on the following criteria:

• Accuracy of findings;
• Ability to organize findings ;
• Ability to organize findings into readable form;
• Ability to present finding in an interesting and sensible form;
• Proof of research i.e. by providing information which is outside the lecture notes;
• Evidence of extra research and relevant further readings by students.