analyze a historical ethical dilemma from any industry (e.g., healthcare, government, finance, education, tech, or manufacturing). Connect this real-world ethical failure or challenge to the course concepts. Evaluate what went wrong, how ethical frameworks could have improved decision-making, and what future leaders can learn from this case.
Top of Form
- Describe
the historical ethical dilemma:
- Provide
background on the organization or incident.
- Identify
the stakeholders involved.
- Describe
the ethical conflict or failure.
- Analyze
the dilemma using ethical theories:
- Apply
at least two ethical theories (e.g., deontology, utilitarianism, virtue
ethics) to interpret the decisions made.
- Reference
Rest’s Four-Component Model to assess the decision-making process.
- Consider
the influence of leadership styles and ethical climate.
- Draw
connections to course topics:
- Discuss
how themes such as diversity, ethical training, hiring practices,
leadership, or community outreach were (or were not) evident in the
case.
- Compare
the ethical approaches used in the case with best practices discussed
in class.
- Make
recommendations:
- What
should have been done differently?
- What
can ethical leaders today learn from this case?
- How
can ethical frameworks prevent similar dilemmas in the future?
- Leverage
AI tools:
- Use
an AI research assistant (e.g., ChatGPT) to gather initial insights on
your chosen case and related theories.
- Critically
evaluate any AI-generated content for accuracy, bias, and relevance;
cross-reference with scholarly sources.
- Document
the exact AI prompts you used in an appendix and cite any substantive
AI assistance in APA format according to your institution’s guidelines.
Submission Instructions:
[Enter the expectations for the student's submissions.
Samples are below]
- Use
APA 7th edition formatting.
- Include
a title page, in-text citations, and a reference page.
- Paper
should be 5–6 pages in length (content only).
- Incorporate
scholarly and course-related sources to support your analysis.
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