ETH 316 All Individual and Team Assignments, DQs
(Ethics & Social Responsibility)
ENG 316 WEEK 1
Week 1 Individual Assignment: Ethics Essay
Resources: Week One readings
Write a 350- to 700-word essay comparing the similarities and differences between virtue theory, utilitarianism, and deontological ethics. Include the following in your essay:
A description of the differences in how each theory addresses ethics and morality
A personal experience to explain the relationship between virtue, values, and moral concepts as they relate to one of the three theories
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Week 1 Discussion Questions
One of your friends uses the terms ethics and morality interchangeably. You do not think this is correct. How would you explain the difference between ethics and morality? Provide an example of morality and one of ethics in your explanation.
Select two major ethical theories covered in your readings for Week One. What are the major differences between these two theories? Which one of these theories is most aligned to your personal beliefs? Explain.
What are examples of virtues, values, and moral concepts? How does each of these relate to one another? In what ways are they separate and in what ways are they connected?
In Ch. 6 of Basic Ethics, the author discusses the relationship of religion as it relates to morality and ethics. Using your own personal experiences as a resource, what, if any, relationship exists between religion, morality, and ethics? Explain your answer.
ENG 316 WEEK 2
Week 2 Learning Team Assignment: Community Profile Presentation
What is a socially responsible effort? Social responsibility comes from the belief that people, governments, and organizations have a responsibility to the greater welfare of society. What each person determines to be socially responsible, however, is subject to personal ideals and beliefs. Examples of socially responsible efforts include, but are not limited to:
Recycling and using CFL lightbulbs (individual or organizational)
Donating time to volunteer organizations
Monetary donations
Developing green buildings
Each Team Member should write a general profile of a different community on an individual basis. The profile should be 500 to 750 words in length. The team may select a community with which they are familiar or use the City of Kelsey Virtual Organization accessible from the student Web site. In the profile, describe the following: (Not more than 1 team member can use the city of Kelsey. It is to be used only as an emergency)
Type of people who live in the community
Type of work the residents do
How and where members of the community interact (festivals, grocery stores, community events, and so forth)
Address the following questions in the profile:
How would you describe the responsibilities of the individuals to the community?
What are the communitys responsibilities to the individuals?
As a member of this community, what do you think it means to be socially responsible?
Write a 750 to 1000 word paper addresses the following:
Compare the differences and similarities between the different communities represented by each team member.
Evaluate the effects of socially responsible efforts in each community.
Choose amongst the communities you evaluated and pick the community with the most effective socially responsible efforts. Provide four reasons why you deem it superior and at least two ways the effort could be improved.
Paper Construction
Write the group part of the paper
Then attach each team member’s individual profile at the end of the paper. Each of these should be an appendix and also have the team members name on it.
Week 2 Discussion Questions
What are potential results if members of a community accept their communitys benefits, such as emergency services or school systems, but decline to contribute to the community beyond paying taxes? Explain.
Provide an example of a socially responsible effort within your community. In what ways does this influence the community? How do these efforts affect the individuals within the community?
Consider the community in which you live. What is your responsibility within your own community? Explain and provide examples of what you consider your responsibilities.
According to Ch. 2 of Basic Ethics, “It is inconsistent on one hand to accept the assistance of the community via schools, police, fire, roads . . . and on the other hand to deny to a reciprocal duty to give back to the community” (Boylan). What are some ways the community asks its members to give back? Does each individual have the same responsibilities? Explain why or why not
In the last year, what is an example of something you have done that can be considered a socially responsible effort? How do you think this has helped your community? Explain.
ENG 316 WEEK 3
Week 3 Individual Assignment: The Responsibility Project
Resource: The Responsibility Project Web site
Perform a Web search for the site called The Responsibility Project. Select the link for this site.
View the short films on the Responsibility Project Web site.
Select one of the short films that addresses organizational issues.
Write a 1,000- to 1,500-word paper describing how ethical principles can be used to address organizational issues. Include the link to the film you select. Include the following:
What are the two biggest issues in the film
Why are the issues in the film important?
What role do external social pressures have in influencing organizational ethics?
How might these issues be relevant to organizational and personal decisions? Provide three reasons
What is the relationship between legal and ethical issues as shown in the film? Explain how the legal and ethical domains can often conflict and out you would try to work through the conflict
Format your paper consistent with APA guideline
Week 3 Discussion Questions
Consider an organization where you work, or one with which you are familiar. What is an issue within the organization that could benefit from applying ethical principles? How can these principles be used?
Legal and ethical issues can arise in any organization. How might these issues be different? What sort of relationship exists between the two? Provide an example of each from current events. What might the organizations involved have done differently to prevent these legal and ethical issues?
Think of an organization with which you are familiar. How has that organization’s ethical policies changed as a result of external pressure? Provide examples.
XYZ School District is having budget issues and is facing the possibility of cutting some programs. How could one use ethical principles to address their budget issues?
After a series of public accounting violations and several lawsuits about hiring practices, ABC Corporation added an Ethics Hotline and Ethics training to its organization. What are some other ways that external pressures from its clients, media, and so forth, might change how it views organizational ethics?
ENG 316 WEEK 4
Week 4 Learning Team Assignment: Organizational Profile
Each Team Member will Research a community organization on an individual basis.
Each Team Member will Write a short overview (500-750 words) of the organization that addresses the following:
Evaluate the organizations involvement and responsibility to the community.
Summarize what factors have influenced the social responsibility strategies of the organization.
Does the organization have a social initiative? If so, what is it? If not, identify a social initiative for the organization.
What are the potential ethical or moral effects of the organizations social initiative or potential social initiative?
Share the individual overviews with the team.
Prepare a 1000- to 1,500-word paper comparing the similarities and differences between the different organizations and their communities. Explain why the differences likely arose. Finally pick the organization you would most like to work for. Provide three reasons why you would like to work there, and also provide two ways you think you could improve the organization
Paper Construction
Write the group part of the paper
Then attach each team member’s individual overview at the end of the paper. Each of these should be an appendix and also have the team members name on it.
Week 4 Discussion Questions 1 to 5
ENG 316 WEEK 5
Week 5 Individual Assignment: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Research a global organization and the major cultural issues that affect this organizations interactions outside the United States.
Define the premier cultural issue within the global organization.
Prepare an analysis of three dimensions that pertain to that cultural issue in terms of the ethics ethical and social responsibility involved in navigating that issue.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper summarizing the results of the analysis. Include the following:
Compare and contract at least two ethical perspectives that can be linked to one of the three dimensions you analyzed .
Explain which of these perspectives serves the organization best and explain why including 3 supporting features of that perspective
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Week 5 Discussion Questions 1 to 5