INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE MANUAL CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Why Project Management? To Accompany PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Achieving Competitive Advantage By Jeffrey K. Pinto CHAPTER ONE PROJECT PROFILE – Disney’s Expedition Everest INTRODUCTION 1. WHAT IS A PROJECT? General Project Characteristics 2. WHY ARE PROJECTS IMPORTANT? PROJECT PROFILE – Dubai – Land of Mega-Projects 3. PROJECT LIFE CYCLES PROJECT MANAGERS IN PRACTICE – Christy Rutkowski‚ Regency Construction Services
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Deontological Theory of Ethics Introduction When ethics is explored‚ and an inquiry into its origin and sources are explored to find definition and clarity around ethics‚ one initial discovery will be that two main views on ethical behavior emerge. One of those theories is the deontological theory of ethics. Ethics and ethical decisions surround themselves around what is the goodness or badness of any particular choice or decision. When exploring ethics‚ it is necessary to explore what
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The topic of abortion is a very controversial one and displays a moral dilemma that can be argued in various ways. Abortion involves the termination of an unborn fetus. Some reasoning behind getting an abortion procedure include: a mother being very young or feels that she is ill-equipped to take care of a new child; the embryo having a birth defect that will cause complications for the child’s life or for the delivery of the baby; the pregnant woman has been raped and does not want to deliver her
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EST 393- Project Management Instructor: Ed Palacio Eduardo.Palacio@stonybrook.edu Spring 2015 Required Text and Materials: Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage‚ 3rd Ed. by J. Pinto Prentice-Hall. Supplemental – not a requirement – Project Management Institute (PMI) – A guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) – fifth edition Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Objective and Contents This course is designed to help
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The Teleological Argument is the argument from a design stand point. The argument implies that a higher source of intelligence had to come up with the design in which the universe came into existence. McCloskey come up with numerous reason against this argument that suggest the Teleological Argument is not adequate in proving God exist. A design must have a designer and us as humans couldn’t create the earth ourselves even if we put all our thinking caps together‚ the creator of this world had to
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Immaneul Kant is an 18th century German philosopher who presented the modern deontological ethics with his theory of the categorical imperative. This theory argues that a moral action should not be tied to any condition and must be applicable by any reasonable being‚ so this action will be considered as a principle and a universal law
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human pregnancy. It is my opinion that abortion‚ completed early enough in a pregnancy‚ is not an unethical act and should not be considered to be a decision that is immoral. My argument is based on ideas that are rooted in both utilitarian and deontological ethics as I will show throughout the essay. One of the few religions to condone acts of abortion is Hinduism. This is not to say‚ however‚ that Hinduism is blindly accepting of all kinds of abortion. In Hinduism‚ the belief is that one should
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In criminal justice there are two types of ethical decision-making approaches. The two types of approaches are deontological and consequentialist ethical decision-making approaches. Each one of these approaches like all things is similar in some ways and different in some ways. Therefore‚ I will explain them both briefly. Now deontological ethics is one of those kinds of normative theories regarding which choices are morally required‚ forbidden‚ or permitted. In terms this is what helps us make our
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Deontological ethics: This principle means doing the right thing regardless of the consequence. Rule based- ethics or deontological theory is following rules‚ and duties. The Chimerix had already closed compassionate use program to concentrate to get approval for the drug from FDA. In this case if the company had followed its rules and principles‚ it wouldn’t give the drug to Josh. Following deontology ethic could have prevented the ethical issues observed in this case‚ and it will prevent the same
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COLOURFUL CORPORATION Can there be prosperity without growth? PRIYANKA MAHAJAN STUDENT NO. 3423936 WORD COUNT: 3696 Table of Contents COLOURFUL CORPORATION ................................................................................................... 1 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. 1 2. AIM .......................................................................
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