Ethical Dilemma Purpose: In the first assignment, you have the opportunity to gain an understanding of how to identify different types of ethical dilemmas that occur within business, apply ethical theories to solve dilemmas, and after comparing the results, take a critical stance of determining a theorist who can best address all three dilemmas

Question

Ethical Dilemma

Purpose:

In the first assignment, you have the opportunity to gain an understanding of how to identify different types of ethical dilemmas that occur within business, apply ethical theories to solve dilemmas, and after comparing the results, take a critical stance of determining a theorist who can best address all three dilemmas.

Outcome Met by Completing This Assignment:

1. Identify ethical issues that arise in domestic and global business environments using an understanding of ethical concepts and of legal and business principles

2. 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

3. 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:

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 introductory paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper. View this website to learn how to write an introductory paragraph: http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/donelan/intro.html

Step 2: Read critically and analyze the case scenario under Week 3 Content area.

Step 3: Identify and discuss the three business dilemmas and one personal dilemma presented in the case scenario. Explain the facts that you have relied upon to make the selection. Use the course material to support your reasoning and conclusions.

Step 4: Identify and discuss the common ethical issues categories to which each of the three business dilemmas belong. Use the course material to support your reasoning and conclusions.

Step 5: State each dilemma in question form and then apply the ethical theories of Kant, Rand, and Bentham to answer the question: How would each of these theorists solve the dilemma? You need only chose one theorist per dilemma but all three theorists must be used in discussing the three dilemmas. Explain in detail how the conclusions were conceived using the class material, the facts from the case scenario, and any additional resources necessary to define the answer.

Step 6: In a final paragraph, compare the results and select one theorist who would best solve all three dilemmas. Since this last part is reflective of your personal opinion, be sure to support the conclusion with the class material, facts from the case scenario, and a definition of any personal ethical values that influenced the decision process.

Step 7: Proofread the paper for spelling and grammatical issues and third person writing as this assignment requires college-level writing.

Use the spell and grammar check in Word as a first measure;
Have someone who has excellent English skills to proof the paper;
Consider submitting the paper to the Effective Writing Center (EWC). The EWC will provide 4-6 areas that may need improvement.

Step 8: 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:
- Read the grading rubric for the assignment. Use the grading rubric while writing the report to ensure all requirements are met that will lead to the highest possible 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, view this link: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-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 are NOT to use direct quotes. You are expected to paraphrase, which can be learned by reviewing this link: https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase2.html
- You are responsible for APA only for in-text citations and a reference list.
- You are expected to use the facts from the case scenario paired with the weekly course readings to develop the analysis and support the reasoning. No more than three (3) external resources can be used in completing the assignment. Books cannot be used as resources for this assignment. The expectation is that you provide a robust use of the course readings. No other books besides the course eBook can be used. When using a source document, the expectation is that the information is cited and referenced with a page or paragraph number.

How to Set Up the Paper

Task 1: Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced, 12-point font. The final product will be between 4-6 pages in length excluding the title page and reference page. Write clearly and concisely.

Task 2: 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)
Ethical Dilemmas;
Ethical Categories;
Applying Theorists
Reflection

Rubric Name: Ethical Dilemmas (15%)


Criteria 1	Outstanding	Superior	Good	Substandard	Failure
Introduction	0.6 points States thesis clearly and concisely, and comprehensively discusses the main points made in the paper. (0.54 - 0.60)	0.51 points States thesis clearly but further development of the main points of the paper is needed. (0.48 - 0.539)	0.45 points States thesis and explains general ideas of the main points of the paper. (0.42 - 0.479)	0.39 points Attempts to state thesis that discusses the main points to be covered in the paper or presents an introduction that is irrelevant to the thesis. (0.36 - 0.419)	0 points Does not provide an introduction. (0)
Criteria 2	Outstanding	Excellent	Good	Substandard	Failure
Ethical Dilemmas	2.4 points Identified 3 business ethical dilemmas and 1 personal dilemma and logically concluded with a thorough use of case study facts and class material. (2.16 - 2.4)	2.04 points Identified 3 business ethical dilemmas and 1 personal dilemma and soundly reasoned and concluded through the use of case study facts and class material but explanation needs more detailed development. (1.92 - 2.159)	1.8 points Three of 4 four dilemmas identified using weak reasoning or minimal use of case study facts or course material. (1.68 - 1.919)	1.56 points One or two of the dilemmas identified with weak reasoning or little or no use of case study facts and class material. (1.44 - 1.579)	0 points None of the ethical dilemmas identified correctly or did not address the dilemmas. (0 - 1.439)
Ethical Dilemma Category	2.4 points Identifies and discusses the three common ethical issues categories to which each of the three dilemmas belong that are logically concluded with thorough use of case study facts and class material. (2.16 - 2.40)	2.04 points Identifies and discusses the three common ethical issues categories to which each of the three dilemmas belong using sound reasoning and concluded through the use of case study facts and class material but explanation needs more detailed development. (1.92 - 2.159)	1.8 points Identifies and discusses two of the common ethical issues categories to which each of the three dilemmas belong using weak reasoning or minimal use of case study facts or course material. (1.68 - 1.919)	1.56 points Identifies and discusses one or two of the common ethical issues categories to which each of the three dilemmas belong with weak reasoning or little or no use of case study facts and class material. (1.44 - 1.679)	0 points Fails to identify or discuss the common ethical issues categories (0)
Criteria 3	Outstanding	Excellent	Good	Sustandard	Failure
State dilemmas and apply to theorists	2.7 points States each dilemma in question form and applies the ethical theorists using 3 dilemmas logically concluded with a thorough and concise use of the class material, the facts from the case scenario and additional research necessary to answer the question. (2.43 - 2.7)	2.295 points States each dilemma in question form and applies the ethical theorists using 3 dilemmas logically concluded with sound reasoning and concluded through the use of class material, the facts from the case scenario and research but arguments need more detailed development. (2.16 - 2.429)	2.025 points Attempts to states each dilemma in question form and applies the ethical theorists using 3 dilemmas with some reasoning and minimal use of class material, the facts from the case scenario and research. (1.89 - 2.159)	1.755 points Attempts to states each dilemma in question form and applies the ethical theorists using 3 dilemmas with little or no use of reasoning, use of case scenario and research; or only one or two dilemmas stated or application of theories are incomplete. (1.62 - 1.879)	0 points Fails to state each dilemma nor apples ethical theorists. (0)
Criteria 4	Outstanding	Superior	Good	Substandard	Failure
Compare results and select one theorist who would best solve all three dilemmas.	2.4 points Compares the results and selects one theorist who would best solve all three dilemmas, .concluded with a thorough use of case study facts and class material and personal ethical values that influenced decision process. (2.16 - 2.40)	2.04 points Compares the results and selects one theorist who would best solve all three dilemmas, .concluded with a sound use of case study facts and class material and personal ethical values. (1.92 - 2.159)	1.8 points Compares the results and selects one theorist who would best solve all three dilemmas, using some reasoning and minimal use of class material, facts from the case scenario and personal ethical values. (1.68 - 1.919)	1.56 points Attempted to compare the results and select one theorist who would best solve all three dilemmas, little or no use of reasoning, use of class material, facts from the case scenario and personal ethical values. (1.44 - 1.679)	0 points Fails to compare the results and does not select a theorist. (0)
Criteria 5	Outstanding	Excellent	Good	Substandard	Failure
Attention to Instructions	2.25 points The paper contains all major assignment tasks. The paper also includes completion of all minor aspects of the assignment such as third person writing, required use of course readings, outside sources if needed, and assignment format. (2.025 - 2.25)	1.9125 points The paper contains all major assignment tasks. The paper missed one minor aspects of the assignment such as third person writing, required use of course readings, outside sources if needed, and assignment format. (1.8 - 2.024)	1.688 points One major assignment tasks or two minor aspects of the assignment missed. (1.575 - 1.79)	1.46 points Two major assignment tasks and/or three or more minor aspects of the assignments missed. (1.35 - 1.574)	0 points Three or more major assignment tasks missed. (0)
Criteria 6	Outstanding	Superior	Good	Substandard	Failure
Writing Mechanics	1.5 points Strictly adheres to standard usage rules of written English using paragraphs and sentence rather than bullets, including but not limited to capitalization, punctuation, run-on sentences, missing or extra words, stylistic errors, spelling and grammatical errors. No contractions or jargon used. Zero to two errors noted. (1.35 - 1.5)	1.275 points Excellently adheres to standard usage of mechanics: conventions of written English, including capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Three to six errors noted. (1.2 - 1.3489)	1.125 points Satisfactorily adheres to standard usage rules of mechanics: conventions of English, including capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Seven to 10 errors noted. (1.05 - 1.19)	0.975 points Minimally adheres to standard usage rules of mechanics: conventions of written English, including capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. More than 10 errors found. (0.9 - 1.049)	0 points Does not adhere to standard usage rules of mechanics: conventions of written English largely incomprehensible; or errors are too plentiful to count. (0)
Criteria 7	Outstanding	Superior	Good	Substandard	Failure
Adherence to APA (6th ed.)	0.75 points One to 2 APA style or usage errors; Proper citation of source material is used throughout paper; Reference titles follow APA with only the first word, the first word after a colon and proper nouns capitalized. (0.675 - 0.75)	0.6375 points Attempts in-text citations and reference list but 3 - 4 APA style errors noted or fails to use APA citations when appropriate 1-2 times. (0.60 - 0.674)	0.5625 points Attempts in-text citations and reference lists; APA style errors are noted throughout document with 5-6 errors noted; Fails to use APA citations when appropriate 3 - 4 times in document. (0.525 - 0.599)	0.4875 points Attempts in-text citations and reference lists; Fails to use APA citation when appropriate 5-6 times; Fails to use APA citations when appropriate 5-6 times in document or presents a total of 1-2 in-text citations and reference list in a paper when requires APA citations are needed throughout the document. (0.45 - 0.524)	0 points No attempt at APA style; or attempts either in-text citations or reference list but omits the other. (0 - 0.449)
Overall Score	Outstanding 13.5 or more	Superior 12 or more	Good 11.5 or more	Substandard 9 or more	Failure 0 or mor