Workplace Ethics 4-6 Page Paper

Assignment 2: Workplace Ethics

Overview

This assignment will
give you the opportunity to choose a case study, and then write about the
ethical implications and the impact of the events that are described. Each case
study includes a set of questions that you should answer. You can choose either
Case Study 9.1: Unprofessional Conduct, or Case Study 8.4: Have Gun Will
Travel. 

You will be graded on the following criteria:

Write a four
to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze the questions associated
   with your chosen case study and discuss them using concepts you learned in this
   course.

2. Explain your rationale
   for each of your answers to your chosen case study.

3. Format your assignment
   according to the following formatting requirements:

   1. Typed, double spaced,
      using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.

   2. Include a cover page
      containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s
      name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the
      required page length.

   3. Cite your textbook as
      a reference.

   4. Include a reference
      page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is
      not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated
with this assignment are:

• Determine the
  considerations for and process of ethical business decision making to balance
  corporate and social responsibilities and address moral, economic, and legal
  concerns.

• Analyze selected
  business situations using the predominant ethical theories, such as
  utilitarian, Kantian, and virtue ethics to guide ethical business decision
  making.

• Determine the
  implications and impact of various civil liberty laws in the workplace, such as
  hiring, promotion, discipline, discharge, and wage discrimination.

• Use technology and
  information resources to research issues in business ethics.

• Write clearly and
  concisely about business ethics using proper writing mechanics.

Choose one (1) of the
following case studies for Assignment 2:

TEXTBOOK:

Shaw,
William H. (2014). Business ethics
(8th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

Case 9.1: Unprofessional Conduct?Located on page 342 of
your textbook

1. Do you believe the
   Board of Education violated her right to privacy? Were they justified in firing
   her? Explain two to three (2-3) major reasons why or why not.

2. Was Pettit’s behavior
   unprofessional or immoral? Do you believe she was unfit to teach? Provide a
   rationale for your position.

3. If teachers have good
   performance inside the classroom, should they also be held to a higher moral
   standard outside the classroom? Explain why or why not. 

4. Analyze five (5)
   behaviors you believe would show unprofessional or immoral conduct for a
   teacher.

Case 8.4: Have Gun, Will Travel…to WorkLocated on page 312 of
your textbook

1. Do you have not only a
   legal, but a moral right to own a gun? Do you believe that you have either a
   moral or a legal right to park a car with a loaded gun in a privately owned
   parking lot, regardless of what the lot’s owner wants?

2. In your view, do
   employees have either a moral or a legal right to park cars with guns in them
   in the company parking lot? What do you believe should be the property rights
   and safety concerns of employers?

3. Do you think state
   legislatures are right to get involved, or should the matter be left to
   companies and employees to settle? 

4. Because the workplace
   is the company’s private property, the company could choose to allow employees to
   bring guns not only into the parking lot, but also into the workplace itself.
   Are there ever circumstances in which doing so might be reasonable? Or would
   the presence of guns automatically violate the rights of other employees to be
   guaranteed a safe working environment?

Grading for this
assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper,
and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Assignment 8:Workplace Ethics
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Analyze the questions associated with your chosen case study and discuss them using concepts you learned in this course. Weight: 45%	Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the questions associated with your chosen case study and did not submit or incompletely discussed them using concepts you learned in this course.	Insufficientlyanalyzed the questions associated with your chosen case study and insufficiently discussed them using concepts you learned in this course.	Partiallyanalyzed the questions associated with your chosen case study and partially discussed them using concepts you learned in this course.	Satisfactorilyanalyzed the questions associated with your chosen case study and satisfactorily discussed them using concepts you learned in this course.	Thoroughlyanalyzed the questions associated with your chosen case study and thoroughly discussed them using concepts you learned in this course.
2. Explain your rationale for each of your answers to your chosen case study. Weight: 45%	Did not submit or incompletely explained your rationale for each of your answers to your chosen case study.	Insufficientlyexplained your rationale for each of your answers to your chosen case study.	Partiallyexplained your rationale for each of your answers to your chosen case study.	Satisfactorilyexplained your rationale for each of your answers to your chosen case study.	Thoroughlyexplained your rationale for each of your answers to your chosen case study.
3. Clarity, writing mechanics, citations, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 8 errors present	7-8 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present