Description
- The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
- Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
- Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
- Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
- Late submission will NOT be accepted.
- Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
- All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
- Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Learning Outcomes:
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Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) |
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CLO-1 |
Define a solid understanding of prominent theories of ethics and morality |
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CLO-3 |
Justify their rationale for decisions related to acceptable and unacceptable business conduct based on the business ethics principles. |
Short Case Study
A long-time customer approaches you for financing for a new business venture. The customer offers as collateral a piece of property it has purchased in a rural location for the purpose of building a housing development. You send an appraiser to the property and he accidentally discovers that this property holds toxic waste. You’re sure this customer is unaware of the waste; in fact, the waste is migrating and in a few years will invade the water table under a nearby farmer’s fields. You explain the situation to your manager, who naturally instructs you to refuse to accept the property as collateral, but he also forbids you to mention the toxic waste to the customer. “Let them find out about it themselves,” he says.
Assignment Question(s):
Read the above case study and answer the below questions:
- In the scenario given, what is the ethical dilemma? What should you do? Support your answer using at least two ethical theories. (2.5 Marks)
- Do you perceive your manager to be ethical or unethical? Explain your answer in detail. (2.5 marks)
- In this case, should you blow the whistle? Define whistleblowing. Describe the motives whistle-blowers and under what circumstances whistleblowing is justified? (2.5 marks)
- Based on the given case study, provide three reasons why ethics is relevant to business? (2.5 marks)
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