WEEK 2: ETHICAL DILEMMA ANALYSIS
Collaborate with your team, using Cisco Spark, email, phone meetings, or any collaboration tool you find useful or prefer. In your collaboration, consider the ethical dilemmas below and select 1 in which to conduct a deep drill.
Ethical Dilemma 1: A newspaper columnist signs a contract with a newspaper chain. Several months later, she is offered a position with another newspaper chain, offering a higher salary. Because she would prefer making more money, she notifies the first chain that she is breaking her contract. The courts will decide the legality of her action, but what of the morality? Did the columnist behave ethically?
Ethical Dilemma 2: An airline pilot receives his regular medical checkup. The doctor discovers that he has developed a heart murmur. The pilot only has a month to go before he is eligible for retirement. The doctor knows this and wonders whether, under these unusual circumstances, she is justified in withholding information from the company regarding the pilot’s condition.
Ethical Dilemma 3: An office worker has had a record of frequent absence. He has used all his vacation and sick-leave days, and has frequently requested additional leave without pay. His supervisor and co-workers have expressed great frustration because his absenteeism has caused bottlenecks in paperwork, created low morale in the office, and required others to do his work in addition to their own. However, the individual believes he is entitled to take his earned time and additional time off without pay. Is he right?
Ethical Dilemma 4: Rhonda enjoys socializing with fellow employees at work, but their discussions usually consist of gossiping about other people, including several of her friends. At first, Rhonda feels uncomfortable talking in this way about people she is close to; but then she decides it does no real harm, and she feels no remorse for joining in.
In conjunction with the readings, and within your teams, decide which ethical dilemma you believe is most problematic and why. In your teams, discuss the ideas of “good vs. evil,” “wrong vs. right,” and “ought/should be vs. what is.” Form the readings, discuss the ways in which Augustine and Aquinas would have solved the problem based on lecture and course reading material. In what ways do Augustine and Aquinas differ and why?
You may wish to meet throughout the week to share ideas. Create a report of your findings as individuals and as a team. The report should be approximately 2 pages accompanied by a 2-minute oral presentation, using VoiceThread or a PowerPoint narrated slide show.
RUBRIC
Ethical Dilemma Analysis
Ethical Dilemma Analysis
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePurpose
The paper has a clear purpose that begins with a solid introduction/thesis, and compels the reader forward. 25.0 pts
Full Marks 0.0 pts
No Marks
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSupport/Development
The analysis shows depth of critical thought. Readings, collaborations, and course materials are leveraged powerfully in support of writer’s evident effort to understand ethical problems. Good use of theoretical underpinnings are used. 25.0 pts
Full Marks 0.0 pts
No Marks
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar, Mechanics, Style
Grammar refers to correct Standard American Usage, e.g., subject/verb agreement and use of correct parts of speech. Mechanics refers to correct idiomatic usage, e.g., capitalized proper nouns, word choice, and word order. Style refers to dynamic writing, avoiding passive constructions, writing that shows, describes, and compels the reader’s interest. 25.0 pts
Full Marks 0.0 pts
No Marks
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSlides 15.0 pts
Full Marks 0.0 pts
No Marks
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOral Narration 10.0 pts
Full Marks 0.0 pts
No Marks
10.0 pts
Total Points: 100.0
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Nov 10, 2018 at 12:29pm
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Grade: 92 (100 pts possible)
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COMMENTS:
Oscar: Your paper and presentation were effective in considering the ethics of an individual choosing to breach a contract. This is a pretty common situation in our very mobile society. Effective application of the philosophies of Augustine and Aquinas, though be sure to support your analyses with source material as well. Ginger