Case Study
Ethics Assignment – 15% of Your Grade
This assignment should be submitted to the appropriate eCollege dropbox (under Week 8).
REQUIRED PAPER FORMAT:
Times New Roman, 12 point font
Double spaced, with 1 inch margins
In this case, George Stein is faced with an ethical dilemma.
1. First, describe the ethical dilemma presented in this case.
• Then list all of the reasons why you believe George might act unethically and remove the filters, allowing the maggots to remain in the mix.
• Then list all of the reasons why you think that George might behave ethically, refuse to remove the filters, and report the maggot problem to management.
2. Who does the ethical dilemma impact?
3. If this were you, what are some alternatives that you have?
4. What action would you choose?
5. What could the company do to keep this from occurring in the future?
You will be evaluated in accordance with the grading rubric provided at the end of this document. Submit this assignment to the Ethics Assignment dropbox. Your case will be automatically evaluated by Turnitin.com
Assignment Grading Rubric Far Exceeds Standards Exceeds Standards Meets Standards Fails to Meet Standards
1. Identification of Critical Issues and Problems; Depth of Analysis
I will consider how detailed your analysis is, how far into depth you go, and whether you address many of the existing and critical issues in the case.
Score: Identifies all of the critical managerial/ethical issues. Thoroughly discusses, evaluates, and analyzes each managerial/ethical issue, providing convincing and supported arguments.
(27-30) Identifies most of the critical managerial/ethical issues. Discusses, evaluates, and analyzes each managerial issue, providing convincing and supported arguments, but could have gone into more depth.
(24-26) Identifies many of the critical managerial/ethical issues. Discusses, evaluates, and analyzes most of the managerial issues,
This assignment should be submitted to the appropriate eCollege dropbox (under Week 8).
REQUIRED PAPER FORMAT:
Times New Roman, 12 point font
Double spaced, with 1 inch margins
In this case, George Stein is faced with an ethical dilemma.
1. First, describe the ethical dilemma presented in this case.
• Then list all of the reasons why you believe George might act unethically and remove the filters, allowing the maggots to remain in the mix.
• Then list all of the reasons why you think that George might behave ethically, refuse to remove the filters, and report the maggot problem to management.
2. Who does the ethical dilemma impact?
3. If this were you, what are some alternatives that you have?
4. What action would you choose?
5. What could the company do to keep this from occurring in the future?
You will be evaluated in accordance with the grading rubric provided at the end of this document. Submit this assignment to the Ethics Assignment dropbox. Your case will be automatically evaluated by Turnitin.com
Assignment Grading Rubric Far Exceeds Standards Exceeds Standards Meets Standards Fails to Meet Standards
1. Identification of Critical Issues and Problems; Depth of Analysis
I will consider how detailed your analysis is, how far into depth you go, and whether you address many of the existing and critical issues in the case.
Score: Identifies all of the critical managerial/ethical issues. Thoroughly discusses, evaluates, and analyzes each managerial/ethical issue, providing convincing and supported arguments.
(27-30) Identifies most of the critical managerial/ethical issues. Discusses, evaluates, and analyzes each managerial issue, providing convincing and supported arguments, but could have gone into more depth.
(24-26) Identifies many of the critical managerial/ethical issues. Discusses, evaluates, and analyzes most of the managerial issues,