Preamble: Whenever we are presented with new information there is always some that we already new, some that is a reminder, and some that asks us to rethink how we have perceived an issue to this point. This assignment is reflective and as such does not require citations unless you chose to include information that requires it). Throughout the semester there have been discussions on many issues, concepts, theories and ideas.

This will be marked as follows:

• Writing- well organized, includes introduction and conclusion, grammatically correct, no spelling errors, double-spaced, 12 font (2)
• Content: relevance, clarity, concise, complete (2)
• Reflective: A reflective should answer the following questions; (7)
• The reflection should be two pages double spaced(1)
• Although a reflection by nature is personal you do need to show that you understand the concept that you have chosen. (3)

• What did you learn
• How do you feel about what you learned
• What made sense and what didn’t
• How do think you can apply what you learned in your life

You can choose ONE of the following topics or something else that interested you from the content discussed during the semester.

Ideal values vs real values; deductive reasoning; inductive reasoning; connotation- the power of language; reasoning errors- explain generally and chose two to expand on; fair-mindedness; logical vulnerability; Actively and accurately listening; emotional reasoning; ethos, logos, and pathos;

Remember to choose a topic that is a particular interest to you, and that made you think about how you approach this topic.

In Chapter 1 of your text, you saw how moral reasoning involves moving back and forth between general, abstract ideas like principles and values and particular concrete judgments about what is good or right, and seeking to find a kind of agreement or equilibrium between those.

In Chapters 3, 4, and 5, you were introduced to utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. Each of these ethical theories represents different ways of reasoning about ethical questions, based in different account of the principles, values, and other conceptions that inform the “abstract” side of the dialectic.

In this course, and in much of life, the “concrete” ethical issues that receive the most attention are frequently those that elicit passionate responses and widespread debate, affect large numbers of people, involve matters of deep significance like life and death or fundamental rights, and so on. However, as important as these issues are, there is often a limit to how much impact most individuals can have on such matters; instead, the place where ethics and moral reasoning have their greatest impact is in one’s local community. Thus, in this final discussion board, you will demonstrate your grasp of the relation between the abstract ideas in one of these theories and a concrete ethical issue or social problem in your local community.

• Engage the community:
  • Begin by finding an ethical issue or social problem that currently impacts or has recently impacted your local or regional community (such as your neighborhood, town or city, county, school district, religious community, or something of similar scope to any of these).
  • Briefly summarize the issue or problem, and provide a link to a news article, video, or some other resource that documents the issue or problem so that your fellow students can learn more about it when formulating their responses to you.
• Apply the theory:
  • Next, choose one of the ethical theories and discuss how the moral reasoning of the theory might be used to address or resolve the issue or problem.
• Evaluate the reasoning:
  • In evaluating the application of the moral theory you may, for example, consider one or more questions like:
    • Does this differ from the way this issue is currently being addressed?
    • Does it present a better response than another ethical approach would?
    • Does the theory present an adequate response to the issue, or does it leave significant aspects of the issue unresolved?
    • Does applying the theory to this issue raise other problems or concerns?
    • In light of this issue, are there ways the principles or values of the theory might need to be modified from the form that we studied in class?

The new piece of knowledge should be at least 12 minutes long. The video will be posted on you tube, so that other class members may see them. You need to show how others how to complete a UC or CSU application. You can point out the things by having the mouse move around and have subtitles about what to do. And introduce your self. You don’t need to speak only subtitles. Also when you intruduce yourself, the name of the person you are say you are Iya Alfkahy which the name of the person on the video.

Submit a 500 word essay that describes your motivation for pursuing a college degree and your personal and academic achievements. Include your reasons for applying for this scholarship and your views concerning the challenges and benefits with living in a culturally diverse society. Give examples of how you promote inclusion in your school or community.

This team based assignment will focus on applying topics introduced in our understanding the individuals in the organization class within a selected industry sector as well as to example organizations within that sector. Your project team will act as a research and consulting team which is identifying determinants of effectiveness and writing a concise white paper. Your weekly reading responses will provide much of the research needed to compile this mini-case study and collection of best-practices. The objective of this exercise is to produce a case study of the selected sector (and example organizations) which provides a roadmap to effective organizational practice and leadership approaches in response to various challenges. These challenges will be presented in response to specified weekly readings and in-class discussions. The final paper will be between 7-10 pages and should be well written (minimal typos), well organized and contain citations for research and references (at least ten cited references). Include section headers within your paper as well as page numbers. 12 point font, 1 inch margins, and feel free to include graphical elements. Elements of the case will include, but are not limited to the following.

• Industry background information (description, impact, size, value, description of primary stakeholders) and example organization
• Common measures of effectiveness of organizations in this sector
• Selected example organization with structural breakdown and leadership profile
• Description of skills, knowledge and competencies that are called for across leadership in this sector
• An exploration of a specific change in an organization
• Consideration of the HR and talent planning challenges and opportunities that are present across this sector and how this could impact the example organization
• Day to day management strategy to present the changes for individuals within the organization, how they will likely respond, and how you plan to manage a team through a change.
• Recommendation for sustained effectiveness

Some examples of possible organizational problems your consulting team can work on:

• Technology is changing the business — in terms of adoption of new technology and/or hiring/firing of individuals due to the change in technology.
• Your business is responsible for a failure of managing environmental resources, the PR around the occurrence has jarred the company’s reputation and distracted employees.
• A startup is 20 employees and 2 years in and needs to formalize processes and revisit the quality of the existing team.

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Your project team will have a maximum of 15-minutes (including Q&A) to present your case-study project to the class. Your presentation should cover each of the primary sections of the case-study and include interactive elements designed to engage with your audience (question and answer, etc.). Each team member should take some active part in the final presentation. Points will not be taken away if the presentation is well organized but not delivered perfectly although you can earn points by presenting a well-rehearsed presentation. The objective of this exercise is to refine your professional communication skills as well as to share your project work with our class. Elements of a successful presentation include:

• Opening which outlines what will be covered in the presentation
• Background of investigation
• Sector and organization overview
• Description of effective organizational competencies
• Exploration of factors driving change
• Consideration of talent cultivation challenges
• Description of day to day management strategy for a team through these changes
• Recommendation for sustained effectiveness
• Summary and closing

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