Description
• THE ASSIGNMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED ON BLACKBOARD (WORD FORMAT ONLY) VIA ALLOCATED FOLDER.
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Learning Outcomes:
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Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) |
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CLO-6 |
Write coherent project about a case study or actual research about ethics |
Assignment Overview:
This group assignment requires students to produce a structured and coherent written report analyzing a business ethics case. The purpose of this assignment is to assess students’ ability to organize ethical reasoning in a professional academic format and apply ethical frameworks to a real ethical dilemma.
Students must analyze the case provided below and present a logically structured ethical evaluation supported by course concepts.
Group Formation and submission guidelines:
• Each group must consist of 5–6 students.
• One submission per group is required.
• All group members must contribute equally to the project.
• APA referencing style required
• Minimum of 3 academic references (textbook may be included)
• Similarity index must not exceed 15%
Case Study
The Toxic Waste Collateral Dilemma
A long-time customer approaches you for financing for a new business venture. The customer offers a piece of property as collateral for a planned housing development. An appraiser discovers that the property contains toxic waste that is slowly migrating and may contaminate nearby farmland and water sources in the future.
You inform your manager. Your manager instructs you to reject the property as collateral but strictly forbids you from informing the customer about the toxic waste. He states: “Let them find out about it themselves.”
You must decide whether to:
• Inform the customer about the toxic waste,
• Inform government regulators,
• Or follow your manager’s instructions.
Source: Treviño & Nelson, Managing Business Ethics, Chapter 4
MGT422_Wk06_TrevinoNelsonch04
Assignment Requirements:
Students must prepare a written report structured as follows:
1. Introduction (2 Marks)
• Brief description of the case
• Clear identification of the ethical dilemma
2. Ethical Analysis (4 Marks)
Students must:
• Identify the main stakeholders involved
• Apply one ethical framework from the course:
o Utilitarianism (Consequentialist approach), OR
o Deontological theory (Duties and principles), OR
o Virtue ethics
The analysis must clearly demonstrate how the selected framework evaluates the dilemma and what action it supports.
3. Recommendation (2 Marks)
• Clearly state the recommended course of action
• Justify the recommendation using structured ethical reasoning
4. Writing Quality and Coherence (2 Marks)
Assessment will consider:
• Logical organization
• Clarity and flow of argument
• Academic tone
• Proper APA referencing
