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Importance and Value of Ethics
Let’s begin our class discussion with an
overarching conversation about the importance of
ethics. Why are ethics important? How do they
affect our decision making? What are the
consequences if we do something unethical?

DEVRY ETHC 232 Week 1 Discussion 2
Deontological Ethics NEW
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Deontological Ethics
Our first TCO asks us to consider the deontological
ethical approach given certain ethical dilemmas
that may arise in the professional world. You may
want to review this week’s lecture as you think
about the following topic for discussion. Consider a
situation in which a company is planning to
implement a surveillance policy to monitor its
employees. What kinds of ethical duties do you

think this company has that would be involved in
this decision? You may talk about duties to its
shareholders, customers, employees, and others.
Why do these duties exist? How should they
impact the decisions made in this context?

DEVRY ETHC 232 Week 2 Discussion 1
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Utilitarianism
Last week we considered deontological ethics in
the discussion thread, and this week we will
consider the alternative approach of
utilitarianism. How would a utilitarian approach
cause someone to make a different decision in
certain cases. Can you think of cases in which a
decision made would be different based on the
ethical approach a person takes?

DEVRY ETHC 232 Week 2 Discussion 2 Societal
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Societal Norms vs. Workplace Standards
Societal norms, in essence, are those rules for how
people should act in society.
Although these norms are accepted, there will be
times in which a societal norm runs contrary to a
workplace standard. What is an example of when

such a situation can arise? How do you decide the
ethical choice when faced with such a dilemma?

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You Decide
You Decide: Choices and Consequences.
Go to the You Decide tab this week for details on
this assignment.
Submit your assignment to the Drop box, located
at the top of this page. For instructions on how to
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Scenario Summary
One of the great and ongoing situations that calls
for ethical decision making is the reality that there
is almost always a greater need for something than
there is a supply to meet the need.
For our assignment and scenario, the need is the
life-and-death situation of the need for
transplantable organs and the rather small and
transitory supply. Hard decisions need to be made,
and there is little time to think things through.
These are emergency situations.
Transplantable organs become available on short
notice – usually because a donor has died for
reasons unrelated to the organ.
They need to be removed and transplanted very
quickly, because they only remain fresh for a
limited period. And there is the whole complicated
issue of tissue type matching. There is also an
ongoing concern about how long recipients can
wait.

Activity
Your assignment is to make the decision using
utilitarian ethics as this week’s class work and
discussions have brought you to that skill and then
to write it up in the form of a Memorandum for the
hospital records. Remember that this record could
be reviewed by the Peer Review Committee or the
Hospital Trustees at a later date.
This is Utilitarian Week in our course. Employ
what you have learned from J. S. Mill and
Utilitarianism this week AND one other of our
course’s ethicists of your choice from week 1.
The Memorandum should be at 2 double-spaced
pages, maximum of 3 pages, in a memorandum
form ready to become an official item of record.
Category % Description
Content 50% Quality of Memorandum content
Analysis 35% Employs what you have learned
from J. S.
Mill and Utilitarianism this week AND one other of
our course’s ethicists of your choice from earlier
weeks.

Mechanics / Organization 15% Writes answers
clearly and succinctly using strong organization
and proper grammar. Citations are properly used
throughout the assignment.
Total 100 A quality paper will meet or exceed all of
the above requirements.

DEVRY ETHC 232 Week 3 Discussion 1 Laws and
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Laws and Privacy
One of the important areas of law and ethics in
business relates to privacy rights. Several laws
have been passed that direct businesses to respect
privacy. In this thread, let’s consider how HIPAA,
GLB, and COPPA laws can help ensure people’s
privacy. What is their ethical justification? Is there
gray area in these laws? How do some businesses
try to find their way around these laws?

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Question 1. (TCO 1) Give an example of a rule that
could be followed according to a deontological
perspective.
Question 2. (TCO 2) Take the issue of monitoring
Internet usage at work and develop a justification
or condemnation for this use of the technology
using a Utilitarian ethical theory.
Question 3. (TCO 1) Examine the issue of
monitoring telephone logs of employees at work
and develop a justification or condemnation for
this use of the technology using a rules-based
(Deontological) ethical theory.

Question 4. (TCO 1, 2) Contrast utilitarian and
deontological approaches to a dilemma involving
electronic surveillance.
Question 5. (TCO 1, 2) Choose an ethical approach
and explain the steps one should take when one
discovers that a supervisor is performing a lawful,
but immoral act.

DEVRY ETHC 232 Week 4 Assignment Criminal
Justice Ethics NEW
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Go to the Tutorial tab for this week, for details on
this assignment.
Assignment: Review the Tutorial. At the end of the
tutorial, there are five choices for your answer.
Choose one of the available choices and write a
two-page Word document (.docx) outlining the
rationale for your answer. You should include
principles that you have learned so far in this
course. Be sure to provide adequate information to
support your answer.

Note to the student: You are being graded on your
demonstration of reasoning, critical thinking, and
analytical abilities in applying what you are
learning about ethical issues in the professions. If
you use your text or outside sources of
information, please provide in-text citations and
references using APA or MLA formatting.

DEVRY ETHC 232 Week 4 Discussion 2 Ethical
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Ethical Ambiguity
Consider the following scenario: You are aware of
a problem that is costing your company
productivity. This problem is caused by a fellow
employee who refuses to use current technology.
This employee has asked you to keep the situation
to yourself, since he is one year from retirement
and does not want to lose his job or have to endure
new training. This employee is also very popular
with everyone at the company. You have just been
asked by your superiors why you think your

division is not as productive as it could be. Do you
tell the truth? What are the ethical considerations
involved in this decision? How should one deal
with this kind of ethical ambiguity?

DEVRY ETHC 232 Week 5 Discussion 1 Profit vs.
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Profit vs. Public
Businesses are intended to make money, and
sometimes this means keeping business practices
secret. What kind of information does the public
have a right to know? What kind of information
does a business have a right to keep secret? How
do we make these decisions?

DEVRY ETHC 232 Week 5 Discussion 2 Insider
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Insider Knowledge
In a business world where information is usually
the key to making money, sometimes information
that is not available to the public can be
considered legally and ethically improper to use in
making business decisions. What is insider
information? Why are there laws against it being
used to make investment decisions?

DEVRY ETHC 232 Week 5 Quiz NEW
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ETHC 232 Week 5 Quiz
Question 1. (TCO 3) How does the societal norm of
intellectual property sometimes conflict with a set
of workplace standards? How would you
recommend an employee might address the
conflict?
Question 2. (TCO 4) How do ethical considerations
related to human resources impact the profession
and modify the way work is done?

Question 3. (TCO 5) What would be appropriate
guidelines for employees and companies for
regulating practices of personal relationships in
the workplace? What are some ethical issues
related to this issue?
Question 4. (TCOs 3, 4, 5) Describe the relationship
between law and ethics in the workplace when it
comes to organizational culture.
Question 5. (TCO 5) Explain whether one following
virtue ethics will recognize individual rights or
favor the greatest good for the greatest number of
people.

DEVRY ETHC 232 Week 6 You Decide NEW
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You Decide
You Decide: Whistle blowing
Go to the You Decide tab this week for details on
this assignment.

See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for
Assignments & Exams” for due date information.
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>You Decide> Activity or Assignment
Scenario Summary – Are We Safe?
“Wooden” is a large factory in Little bury. Little
bury is a small town with a population of
approximately 1,200 people. Wooden is the largest
employer in the town. In Little bury, everyone
knows each other, as they are either related or
friends. Wooden specializes in creating wooden
objects from shaving and shaping logs. The factory
takes in approximately 1,000 logs a day and
operates on a 24/7 schedule. The activity
generates an enormous amount of wood dust.
There is dust at least an inch thick on all of the
equipment, flat surfaces and ceiling rafters. There
are some areas in which the dust could be as much
as three inches thick.
Wood dust is a combustible material and, given the
right circumstances (ignition source, amount of
dust, etc.), can be explosive. Also, inhaling fine
wood dust can create respiratory illnesses.

Employees have complained over the years about
the dust, but the employer still has not created a
method to frequently clean the factory. One day
Karen, a co-worker, tells you that while she was
operating her machine she noticed three quick
sparks in the air near her work station. Karen
informed her Section Manager about this incident,
but the response was that she shouldn’t worry
about it. She is now scared that the factory may
explode at any moment.
Your Assignment
You are an employee at this factory. You have
worked there for over 10 years and know
everyone from the owner to the co-workers. This
situation has you nervous as well, but you don’t
know what to do because you do not want to get
anyone in trouble. You decide to speak with
several people at the factory. Based upon their
responses (listed below), answer the following
questions:
1. Would you report this situation to anyone
else? If so, who and why?
2. If you choose not to report the situation,
explain your decision.

DEVRY ETHC 232 Week 7 Discussion 1 Personal
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Personal Morality
Can you think of a situation in which personal or
religious beliefs might conflict with something that
may be asked of you professionally? What should
you do in this situation?

DEVRY ETHC 232 Week 7 Discussion 2 Cultural
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Cultural Differences
What are some examples of cultural differences
around the world that can affect business
practices? Should a business change practices
based on cultural sensitivities? Why or why not?

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