Mickey Jordan discovers that one of his colleagues, Brian Cash, had falsified data collected from informants for their social impact assessment project. During a trip to Cash's assigned field region, Jordan happened to speak to one of Cash's reported informants, Henry Jones. However, Jones claimed that he had never spoken to Cash and did not know about the research project. Jordan must now determine the best way to handle this situation, as Cash appears to have lied about interviewing and collecting data from informants. Should Jordan confront Cash? Seek out other informants to verify their interviews? Or employ other tactics to investigate further?

1. Case 11: The Case of the Falsified Data
Mickey Jordan had developed a collaborative social-impact
assessment project involving two
colleagues and three students. The six-person team was
responsible for collecting field data in a
wide geographical area at some distance from their university.
Each person was responsible for a
specific region. The data were fed, by region, into a computer
on a weekly basis and monthly
meetings were held so that progress reports could be made by
team members. At these meetings,
names of individuals who had been interviewed during the
preceding period were given as a
means of checking off the list of identified community
specialists, so that the overall progress of
the project could be ascertained. Information filed in the
computer did not contain informants'
names or other identifiers, as a measure for maintaining
confidentiality and anonymity of
informants. Each member of the team was paid by the funds
made available through a contract

2. with a federal agency (the faculty members were able to buy
release time from teaching with
contract funds).
Jordan had an occasion to be in the region assigned to one of
the faculty members, Brian Cash,
and happened to find himself talking with one of Cash's
reported informants, Henry Jones.
Jordon took the opportunity to ask Jones for clarification of
reported data that had puzzled him.
Jones appeared confused and asked Jordan why he was asking
him "these questions." Jordan
explained that he had been curious about specific details of
Cash's report and thought this would
be an opportune time to get further information. Jones said that
he had never heard of Brian
Cash, much less having ever talked to him, and furthermore he
did not even know a research
project was being conducted in his community.
Jordan's Dilemma: Should he accept Jones's statement as a
denial of participation in the project
to maintain anonymity? Should he accuse Jones of lying?
Should he drop the matter for the
moment and later tell Cash about the incident? Perhaps Cash
had lied about interviewing

3. Jones? Should be confront Cash with this suspicion? Since it
was some distance to the field site
from the university, should he [Jordan] now seek out other
informants Cash had reported on to
determine whether or not they had been interviewed? Or, were
there other tactics to be
employed?
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Jan. 2019
Research Case Study Paper Instructions, Topics for Case
Studies and Required Paper Outline
HUMN 330
Purpose of a research case study analytical paper is to:
· Examine, research, and resolve a specific moral or ethical case
study assigned by the instructor (topic chosen by student – list
provided by instructor).
Process:
· Select a case study topic from a provided list at the end of this
document. Must retrieve actual case study from MODULES,
COURSE MATERIAL Research Case Study.
· Consult the “Point of View” document, find your case, and
know the point of view in which you must address the problem
in your paper (e.g. team, Board of Director, Law firm, etc.)
· Identify the moral/ethical problem in the assigned case study.
Think of 3 approaches to solve the moral/ethical dilemma in the
case.

4. Research your 3 approaches (recommend students locate
resolved relevant case studies or articles on the subject). Use at
least one primary source (resolved case study or article) per
approach.
· Analyze the 3 approaches available to consider when resolving
the issue; must conclude with one recommendation stated with
the proper point of view.
· Write your paper using the required outline at the end of this
document; use Turnitin; deposit your final paper by the due
date.
Note: Use of Textbook for Primary Sources (articles at the end
of each chapter): When doing your research, you should
consider using the primary source articles within the textbook.
The textbook chapter content itself can be used as background
information in addition to the 3 sources required.
Timeline: Topic Request, Approaches, and Sources
· Week One: Case studies topics are listed below; select one
topic from the list – first come, first served.
· First, find a topic and consult the actual case studies available
to determine the moral and ethical issue within the study and
see if it interests you.
· Second, select one that appeals to you for research.
· Third, consult the document called “Point of View” so you
know how you will be responding. You may post your request
early – cases are first come, first served.
· Week Two: By class time week two, students must post a case
topic request to the respective discussion board thread. When
posting include the following information: Topic, Case study
dilemma, and point of view. Wait for the instructor to give the
go-ahead. Once you have instructor approval, proceed with
research. Please make use of the Hunt Library especially with
articles and case studies. (Points are associated with this
posting toward the research paper.)
· Week Three: Begin to think of 3 approaches to solving the

5. problem associated with the case. A thread is available for
discussion on approaches if students want to take advantage or
need clarity on the project.
· Week Four: Work on your approaches and research.
· Week Five: By class time week 4, students must post a
minimum of three reference sources to the discussion board.
All sources must be submitted in APA format and approved by
the instructor. Do not use oral interviews, encyclopedias,
dictionaries, Wikipedia, videos, or blogs. You may use more
than the three (highly recommended). The purpose of this
posting is to be sure students are on the right track.
· Week Seven: You may begin posting your papers to Turnitin.
Turn around is from 10 min. to one day by Turnitin.
· Week Eight: By class time week 7, all papers are due; no late
papers accepted (firm policy). Please plan accordingly.
Writing Instructions:
· Overall paper content (excluding title and reference page)
must be a minimum of 1500 to 2000 words which usually
translates to 5 pages to 6 pages but no more than 7 pages.
Anything less than 1500 words will not grade well. Please do a
word count prior to submission.
· Abstracts are not required; if presented will be critiqued but
will not count either for or against the value of the paper.
· The title belongs on the title page only; please do not add your
title on the first page of content unless you are using a running
title in the header. A running header should be embedded in the
header itself and not the body of the paper.
· Thesis statement (point of the paper) should be the last
sentence of your first or introductory paragraph per APA.
(Refer to COURSE MATERIALS for an explanation of a thesis
statement.)
· A Research paper contains the following: a title page; an
introduction that contains the topic, setting, time frame, and
point of the paper (ethical issue/dilemma); content paragraphs

6. should include supporting evidence that researches various
options and must be cited in-text; and a conclusion should
include a restatement of your point, a recap of options
researched (the evidence) and your
conclusion/solution/recommendation based upon your research;
and a reference page formatted per APA requirements.
· Keep direct quotes at an absolute minimum. If a quote is used
(and please do not use more than one) you must use proper APA
formatting. Preferred: paraphrasing.
· Mechanics: write in third person only, double space, 1” all
around margins, title and reference page; indent paragraphs 5
spaces, 12 point font Times New Roman. Do not double/double
space between paragraphs. All paragraphs must contain 5
sentences at a minimum. Must use APA format for in-text citing
and for the Reference page.
· Paper will be submitted through the assignment in draft form
to Turnitin and in final form to Turnitin (see Timeline above for
due dates).
CONTINUE READING…
Case study Topics (these are only the list of topics and point of
view. These are not the case studies themselves; case studies
under Course Materials):
HUMN 330 - Actual Case Study
INFORMATION: Point of View from which you must write
your paper.
Animal Rights: Dehorning
Board of Directors (dehorning options)
Business Ethics - Insurance/Client or Personal Alleg.
A group of Insurance Industry agents (provide advice and
options to Don).
Business Ethics - Performance Appraisal
Business associates (provide advice to Frank).
Business Ethics: Whistleblowing/Avco
Jones Agency Attorney Group provides advice to Chantale
regarding Avco's practices)

7. Educational Ethics: Creationism/Alabama
Biology Teacher Group (present their position to the Ala. State
Bd. Of Educ.). This is about whether or how to teach
creationism and not about any discussion of creationism itself.
Legal Ethics: Falsified Data/students
The social-Impact assessment team
Legal Ethics: Death Penalty/Case of Sam
Panel reviewing the case.
Media Ethics/Case of Mr. Porter
Editorial Board of the Capitol News Briefly
Medical Ethics: Heart Transplant Case
Hospital Ethics Committee
Medical Ethics: End of Life
Hospice Patient Care Board of Directors
Medical Ethics: Organ Transplant
Ellis Law Firm (assume that Ms. Sparrow consulted her attorney
for advice for options)
Medical Ethics: Right to Life
Medical Ethics Board
Medical Ethics: Sports and Fitness/O'Malley
The Smith Firm, attorneys for the O'Malleys (options available
to the parents for the son)
Medical Ethics: Treatment of Critically-ill Newborns
Briggs Law Firm, attorneys for the Inskeep's (provide options to
the parents)
Medical: Frozen Embryos
Board of Directors (consider the disposition of the unused
embryos)
Military Ethics: 1945 - Samurai Culture
Staff Officers (provide advice to the commander)
Military Ethics: Chain of Command/Cdr.Paul
Air Force Base Ethics Committee
Military Ethics: Country Cultural Differences
Company Commander (but in third person)
Politics: Local Government Issue/Beachside
Town Manager of Beachside (third person) proposal to the

8. Board of Selectmen
Science and Research/Students
Legal Assistant Group (provides options for resolution)
Science: Environmental Protection/Chemical X
Management Team of the Chemical Company (provide options
to the Vpof Operations).
THE ABOVE ARE ACTUAL CASE STUDIES
Be advised that you must write from the point of view as noted
AVAILABLE UNDER MODULE, COURSE MATERIALS
by your case study and not about the topic generally.
Required Research Paper Outline (needs to be in APA format)
Title Page: Title/Name/Course/Date
(No abstract required)
I. Introduction
A. Introduce your case topic, characters, and the point of
view (answer as a panel,
board, etc.).
B. Reference your approaches generally: For, against,
alternative.
C. Ethical Issue: Clearly state the issue/problem/dilemma
that the paper addresses and
is contained in the assigned case. The thesis is the statement
about the approach you will likely recommend.
II. First Approach to the Problem: (State the approach as it
relates to the dilemma)
A. State your evidence (cite/research) to support the first

9. approach
B. Concluding thought for this point. Reconnect to thesis.
III. Second Approach to the Problem: (State this approach as it
relates to the dilemma
A. State your evidence (cite/research) to support this
approach
B. Concluding thought for this point. Reconnect to thesis.
IV. Third Approach to the Problem: (provide some
research/sources into an alternative or third option)
A. State your evidence (cite/research) to support the second
approach
B. Concluding thought for this point. Reconnect to thesis
V. Summary or Conclusion
A. Restate the thesis and the ethical issue you presented.
B.
Recap your three approaches.
B. State the most logical solution (approach) to solve the
ethical issue.
C. Add a powerful summary statement and restate the
importance of the topic.
VII. Reference Section (Note: any source noted in References
also must be cited within the text.)
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