Discuss about Ethical Dilemmas

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Assignment 1: Ethical Dilemmas Description As a business communicator, you may face various ethical dilemmas in your career. Many factors can determine your choice of action to take. In this assignment you will be presented with seven different ethical dilemmas. You are to choose four of these dilemmas and assess each of them using the Five Questions to Guide Ethical Decisions presented by Figure 1.12 on page 26 of your textbook. For each of your chosen dilemmas, you are then to explain your responses to each of the five questions in a report to your instructor. This assignment relates to Module 1 of your course. It is to be completed individually. You are welcome to use your course textbook and resources to assist you in completing the assignment. You are also encouraged to discuss your answers with your classmates. You are, however, fully responsible for completing your own work in your own words. Plagiarism, cheating, and any other lack of academic integrity is not tolerated and will result in a grade of zero on the assignment. Completion Instructions To complete this assignment please work through the following steps:

1. Read all assignment completion instructions, formatting guidelines, and grading information prior to starting.

2. Read through the following seven ethical dilemmas (reproduced from Guffey & Lowey, 2018, p.28):

• Email Message – You accidently receive a message outlining your company’s restructuring plan. You see that your co-worker’s job will be eliminated. He and his wife are about to purchase a new home. Should you tell him that his job is in danger?

• Customer Email – You are replying to an email to a customer who is irate over a mistake you made. Should you blame it on a computer glitch, point the finger at another department, or take the blame and risk losing this customer’s trust and possibly lose your job?

• Progress Report – Should you write a report that ignores problems in a project, as your boss asks? Your boss controls your performance evaluation.

• Sales Report – Should you inflate sales figures so that your team can meet its quarterly goal? Your team leader strongly urges you to do so, and you receive a healthy bonus if your team meets its goals.

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• Presentation – You are rushing to prepare a presentation. On the Web you find perfect wording and great graphics. Should you lift the graphics and wording but change a few words? Your figure that if it is on the Web, it must be in the public domain.

• Proposal – Your company urgently needs a revenue-producing project. Should you submit a proposal that unrealistically suggests a short completion schedule to ensure that you get the job?

• Resume – Should you inflate your grade point average or give yourself more experience or a higher job title than your experience warrants to make your resume more attractive? The job market is very competitive.

3. Choose four of the above dilemmas.

4. Assess each of your four chosen dilemmas using the Five Questions to Guide Ethical Decisions presented by Figure 1.12 on page 26 of your textbook.

5. Using a word-processing program (i.e., Microsoft Word, Pages), type out an analysis for your response to each of the five questions for each of your four chosen dilemmas.

6. Submit your completed document to your instructor via the “Assignment #1: Ethical Dilemmas” link on your course Blackboard. Further submission instructions can be found within the assignment link

Assignment Formatting Guidelines Your word-processing document must adhere to the following formatting requirements:

• Times New Roman font – size 12 • 1” margins • Double-spaced

Please follow this layout when creating your document:

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Grading This assignment is graded out of 28 marks. It will be graded using the attached rubric. Citation for the seven ethical dilemma examples: Guffey, M.E. & Loewy, D. (2018). Business communication: Process & product (8th ed.). Boston, M.A.:

Cengage Learning.

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Rubric Assignment 1: Ethical Dilemmas

Total marks available = 28

Excellent

4 Good

3 Adequate

2 Minimal

1 Poor

0 Content (x 3)

A decision is identified for each of the four chosen dilemmas. Each decision is clearly and logically explained by an analysis of each of the five ethical questions used to reach it.

A decision is identified for each of the four chosen dilemmas. An attempt is made to explain each decision by analyzing the five ethical questions used to reach it, but increased clarity or accuracy is required.

A decision is identified for each of the four chosen dilemmas. An explanation for each decision is offered, but not all explanations address the five ethical questions used to reach it.

Either one decision or one explanation is missing entirely.

More than one decision and/or more than one explanation is missing entirely. or The assignment has not been submitted on time.

Organization

The writing organization is such that it promotes a logical flow of information. It is easy to determine the writer’s main points.

The writing organization mostly promotes a logical flow of information. Except for one or two instances, it is easy to determine the writer’s main points.

The writing organization could benefit from a more logical flow of information. It is often necessary to re-read text in order to determine the writer’s main points.

The writing organization does not represent a logical flow of information. It is often not possible to determine the writer’s main points.

The assignment has not been submitted on time.

Tone/Style

Precise, professional, and sophisticated vocabulary is used. The writing tone and style used is suitable to the format and intended audience.

Precise, professional, and sophisticated vocabulary is mostly used. There are some instances of wordiness. The writing tone and style used is

There are some instances of misused vocabulary, but the range of vocabulary used is suitable. Wordiness and redundancies are

There are multiple instances of misused and/or overused vocabulary. Many times, the writing is too wordy; redundancies are

The assignment has not been submitted on time.

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Excellent 4

Good 3

Adequate 2

Minimal 1

Poor 0

mostly suitable to the format and intended audience.

present in the writing. The tone and style used is sometimes unsuitable to the format and intended audience.

common. The overall tone and style used is not suitable to the format and intended audience.

Formatting Please refer to assignment instructions for formatting requirements.

No errors

1-2 errors

2-3 errors

3-4 errors

5+ errors

Writing Mechanics Grammar, sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation

No errors

1-2 errors

2-3 errors

3-4 errors

5+ errors

An online version (Blackboard) version of this rubric will be used to grade your assignment. Your instructor will provide any feedback using that rubric.