Ethical issue case study

You will be writing a case study based on your own experience related to an ethical issue within an organization; or you may choose to write about an emerging ethical issue within your current or planned industry. The case study should be fully anonymous to protect those within your organization, and you may choose to identify your role in the case study or not. (1 Pages)

Step 1: Choose an ethical issue as a topic.

Identify an ethical issue that either you have faced, or that has/is occurring within your organization or industry. Write no more than one page to describe the issue. Refer to the Ethical Case Study Course Project Guidelines in the Intersessions menu of our Blackboard classroom for more details.

step 2: Create an outline of your case and complete Part 1 of your case study.

Part 1: Describe the case (1 pages):

Identify the parties involved, their rights, their responsibilities

Identify the salient ethical and/or legal issues of the case

Identify the relevant factual issues, conceptual issues, social constraints, and any additional information necessary for an accurate understanding of the case.

If needed, conduct research about the issue from multiple perspectives and include relevant ethical theory, legal requirements, and technical details about the case to ensure that the case can be solved.

See the Purdue OWL Sample Outlines for formatting information.

Step 3: Complete Part 2 of your case study

Part 2: Critically analyze the case (1 pages):

Identify the primary “ethical dilemma (or question)” in the case

Formulate possible courses of action.

Discuss any role that information technology or context played in creating the special circumstances of the case.

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of those actions.

Analyze different courses of action, are they based on a consequential or non-consequential approach? Are these courses of action ethical?

Weigh the pros and cons of each action.