Assignment
This project gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your critical thinking skills and your business communication skills by writing a research paper that applies ethical theories to an ethical issue in business.
Begin doing some preliminary reading for your paper early in the quarter. You will select an ethical issue to research that is more common in one particular field or industry, such as misrepresentation in sales or marketing, fiduciary responsibility in accounting, etc. Your topic must be approved by your instructor, who will also provide a selection of alternative projects for you to consider.
Be sure that the issue you select is something about which reasonable people might disagree. If you simply describe a terrible breach of ethics in detail (like the Madoff scandal) and say that it is terrible, you will not have a successful paper.
Your research paper should:
1. Define the ethical issue you have selected and its relevance to an industry;
2. Provide an explanation of how the issue has developed or changed over time;
3. Give examples of cases involving this ethical issue;
4. Give a brief explanation about what, if any, personal experience you have had with this issue, and your thoughts and feelings at the time of the experience;
5. Give an explanation about what your opinion is, and what you think should be done;
6. Back up your opinion/solution with ethical concepts you've learned in the course;
7. Provide an explanation of at least one additional perspective on the issue;
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.