Formative Guidelines and Rubric.html Competency In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:Differentiate between matters of law and matters of ethics in business situations Scenario A few years ago Clare Applewood started a small outdoor equipment business called Mountain Top View. The company is a sole proprietorship. The company began as a single storefront and has grown rapidly to include online ordering through the company website. The company’s website includes the statement, “We are committed to keeping customer information secure and protected.” Clare also uses social media sites to market the company. Carlos Rodriguez has worked for the company since the beginning. He oversees both store and online operations. Clare and Carlos make most decisions together. Steve, the company’s Information Technology lead, discovered that the company database of customer information was hacked. Customer names, addresses, and phone numbers were accessed for only those customers who placed online orders in the first quarter of the year. Steve was able to correct the code that allowed the hack and is confident that the database is now secure. When Carlos overhears Steve talking about the database fix in the store break room, he questions Steve about why he did not bring the breach to anyone’s attention. Steve explains that because he was able to quickly correct the code that led to the breach, and because only address and phone number information for a handful of customers was accessed, he didn’t think it was necessary to say anything. Clare asks Carlos to evaluate whether the company has an ethical and/or legal obligation to report the breach to their customers and to recommend a course of action. She also asks Carlos to select an ethical test or framework that all employees can use in the future to help guide their decisions. DirectionsReport Evaluate whether the company has an ethical and/or legal obligation to report the breach to its customers. Your evaluation should be framed as a report for the owner, Clare, that includes the following sections and information. Cite your sources using APA style.Introduction Include a definition of ethics and explanation of how ethics compares to law.Provide an explanation of corporate social responsibility and how it relates to ethical business practices.Analysis Provide a summary of the ethical and/or legal issues involved in this situation.Briefly describe the relevant stakeholders, the key facts, and the potential implications or impact of the situation.Recommendation Provide your recommendation for a course of action supported by relevant resources, such as specific laws and commonly accepted ethical practices.Explain the reasoning behind your recommendation and use reliable sources, such as the textbook and other course resources, to support your position.Conclusion: Describe how advances in technology in today’s business world have both legal and ethical implications.Eth ...

1. Formative Guidelines and Rubric.html
Competency
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the
following competency:Differentiate between matters of law and
matters of ethics in business situations
Scenario
A few years ago Clare Applewood started a small outdoor
equipment business called Mountain Top View. The company is
a sole proprietorship. The company began as a single storefront
and has grown rapidly to include online ordering through the
company website. The company’s website includes the
statement, “We are committed to keeping customer information
secure and protected.” Clare also uses social media sites to
market the company.
Carlos Rodriguez has worked for the company since the
beginning. He oversees both store and online operations. Clare
and Carlos make most decisions together.
Steve, the company’s Information Technology lead, discovered
that the company database of customer information was hacked.
Customer names, addresses, and phone numbers were accessed
for only those customers who placed online orders in the first
quarter of the year. Steve was able to correct the code that
allowed the hack and is confident that the database is now
secure.
When Carlos overhears Steve talking about the database fix in
the store break room, he questions Steve about why he did not
bring the breach to anyone’s attention. Steve explains that
because he was able to quickly correct the code that led to the
breach, and because only address and phone number information
for a handful of customers was accessed, he didn’t think it was
necessary to say anything.

2. Clare asks Carlos to evaluate whether the company has an
ethical and/or legal obligation to report the breach to their
customers and to recommend a course of action. She also asks
Carlos to select an ethical test or framework that all employees
can use in the future to help guide their decisions.
DirectionsReport
Evaluate whether the company has an ethical and/or legal
obligation to report the breach to its customers. Your evaluation
should be framed as a report for the owner, Clare, that includes
the following sections and information. Cite your sources using
APA style.Introduction
Include a definition of ethics and explanation of how ethics
compares to law.Provide an explanation of corporate social
responsibility and how it relates to ethical business
practices.Analysis
Provide a summary of the ethical and/or legal issues involved in
this situation.Briefly describe the relevant stakeholders, the key
facts, and the potential implications or impact of the
situation.Recommendation
Provide your recommendation for a course of action supported
by relevant resources, such as specific laws and commonly
accepted ethical practices.Explain the reasoning behind your
recommendation and use reliable sources, such as the textbook
and other course resources, to support your position.Conclusion:
Describe how advances in technology in today’s business world
have both legal and ethical implications.Ethical Test or
Framework
Select a test or framework for all employees in this company to
use. Demonstrate how it can be used when faced with an ethical
dilemma. Cite your sources using APA style.Test or framework
Select a text or framework option from among those described
in the textbook.Name the option you selected and describe the
test or framework, including its advantages and potential
shortcomings.Explain why the test or framework that you
selected is appropriate for this company; justify your

3. selection.Apply the test or framework to the scenario to
demonstrate how Steve could have used it to guide his decision
making and actions.
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:Report
Your submission should be a 3- to 5-page Word document with
12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch
margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.Ethical
Test or Framework
Your submission should be a 1- to 2-page Word document with
12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch
margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
Project Two RubricCriteriaExemplary (100%)Proficient
(85%)Needs Improvement (55%)Not Evident
(0%)ValueIntroductionExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally
clear, insightful, or sophisticated mannerAccurately defines
ethics and its comparison to law; includes an explanation of
social corporate responsibility and how it relates to ethical
business practicesShows progress toward proficiency, but with
errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include
accuracy in content, scope of content, and greater insight about
the relationships among ethics, law, and corporate social
responsibilityDoes not attempt criterion15AnalysisExceeds
proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, or
sophisticated mannerProvides a complete and accurate summary
of the ethical and/or legal issues, relevant stakeholders, key
facts, and potential implications or impact of the situationShows
progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas
for improvement may include accuracy in content, scope of
content, and greater insights into the ethical and legal
implicationsDoes not attempt
criterion15RecommendationExceeds proficiency in an
exceptionally clear, insightful, or sophisticated mannerIncludes
a viable recommended course of action that is supported by

4. relevant resourcesShows progress toward proficiency, but with
errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include
justification for the recommended course of action, supported
by specific laws and accepted ethical practicesDoes not attempt
criterion15ConclusionExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally
clear, insightful, or sophisticated mannerIncludes a clear
description of how advances in technology have both legal and
ethical implications for businessesShows progress toward
proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for
improvement may include greater insights into the legal and
ethical implications of advancing technology in businessDoes
not attempt criterion15Test or FrameworkExceeds proficiency
in an exceptionally clear, insightful, or sophisticated
mannerProvides a logical justification for the selection of a test
or framework and includes an accurate description of that
selectionShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or
omissions; areas for improvement may include justification for
the test or framework selection and greater insights into the
description of the test or framework advantages and potential
shortcomings in relation to the scenarioDoes not attempt
criterion15Application of Ethical Test or FrameworkExceeds
proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, or
sophisticated mannerClearly demonstrates how text or
framework could have been used in the scenario to guide
decision making and actionsShows progress toward proficiency,
but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may
include greater insights into the use of the test or framework in
the scenario situationDoes not attempt criterion15Articulation
of ResponseExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear,
insightful, or sophisticated mannerClearly conveys meaning
with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling,
demonstrating an understanding of audience and purposeShows
progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar,
sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting
readabilitySubmission has critical errors in grammar, sentence
structure, and spelling, preventing understanding of

5. ideas5Citations and AttributionsUses citations for ideas
requiring attribution, with few or no minor errorsUses citations
for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor err orsUses
citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errorsDoes
not use citations for ideas requiring attribution5Total:100%
Diverse populations paper RUBRIC
Due: week 12
Intent: to synthesize your knowledge, attitudes, and skills about
an oppressed group.
Recommended length: Paper:6 – 8 pages
Method: Group (2 students) paper. It is up to each group to
decide how to collaboratively create a unified paper.
Working with a partner, write a 6-8 page paper about a client
population. This should be a well-researched paper (min. 6
peer-reviewed sources from the UALR library database) that
explores history, culture, socio-political-economic experiences
of the group, and contemporary threats to this population.
Papers will discuss one or more frameworks by which social
workers can uplift dignity and cultural grounding when working
with this population.
Diverse populations paper
As with the previous paper, you must use section headings to
delineate the different sections of the paper. For example:
Introduction
Identify the population (History, culture, socio-political-
economic experiences, etc)
Contemporary threats
Frameworks and skills to affirm dignity
Conclusion
Section
Points Possible

6. Title page: Title of paper and all group members’ names,
following APA student paper title page guidelines
0
Introduction: this should identify what the paper will address
and should include a thesis statement (a topic statement)
5
History/Identify the population
· Identify history, culture, socio-political-economic experiences
of this group or population.
20
Contemporary Threats to the Community
· Identify contemporary (present-day) challenges or threats to
this community/group that the literature mentions. In other
words, what reasons might a social worker work with this
particular population? What challenges do they face?
20
Skills needed for affirmative practice:
· Identify 1-4 frameworks and/or skills that social workers can
engage in order to best serve this population with dignity and/or
to serve this population with cultural grounding. In other words,
how can social workers be culturally grounded when working
with this group (according to research)?
30
Conclusion: this should briefly re-state what the paper has
addressed.
5
APA style: Headings Reference page Citations Margins
Font Quotes Footer Header Page #s Numbers
Spacing Other issue(s):
10
Grammar & writing style: Colloquial expressions Awkward
Multiple voices Agreement Unclear statements Tense
issues Bad grammar Punctuation Fragments Who/That
You Capitalization Other issue(s):

7. 10
TOTAL
100
GUIDELINES FOR WRITING PAPERS
· Papers should be written in APA style (7th edition).
· Papers must be saved and uploaded as a Word document via
the link for Assignments posted on Blackboard. Papers uploaded
in other formats (e.g., PDF, wp) will not be read and will be
considered late until you submit them as Word documents.
· All papers will be submitted to a plagiarism checker so make
sure your work is your own and that you have cited others work
appropriately.
· Where appropriate, writing in the first person is permitted.
· Spell and grammar check your papers. Points will be deducted
for failure to conform to APA style, poor grammar, and spelling
errors.
· Each paper should have an:
· Introduction: briefly states what the paper will discuss.
· Body: the text of the paper.
· Conclusion or summary: summarizes the key points made in
the paper.
If your paper does not have all 3 of the above, you will lose
points.
· Papers should have 1 inch margins on all size and use 12 point
fonts. Fonts should be easy to read (Times New Roman, Calibri,
or Arial). Do not use Courier font.
· Use italics judiciously (rarely) and only for emphasis or i n
reference citations.
· You must cite the sources you refer to; points will be taken off
if you don’t cite.
· Information about APA style can be found at the sites below.

8. While these sites are helpful, they are by no means a
substitution for the APA Publication Manual.
· http://researchguides.ualr.edu/apa
· http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx
· http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/index.aspx
· http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
· Your writing style should be professional in nature and avoid
biases with regard to gender, race, ethnicity, disability status,
sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, socio
economic status, and religion.
· If you need additional assistance with your writing for this
course, please consult with the UALR Online Writing Lab at
http://ualr.edu/writingcenter/.