...BRANDON TRAN HU4640:ETHIC Unit 3 Assign 1 Brandon 10/10/2014 1)With my reading about Sonja Holt, she is the particular one in question was ideal virtuous person.One paragraph in ethic book, Pete is referring to Sonja Holt’s presentation earlier in the day on "The Competence Paradox in Moral and Ethical Judgment."] I remember what she said. “If it comes from your character, that behavior is virtuous. If you routinely do that, you have that virtue in your character. If you do it for some ulterior motive, then you’re not really doing this, so there’s no issue of that being virtuous that way.”With me that might true, if you want to claim that in fact for a given somebody, you’re going to get to asked "Well, how do you know? Even, if the ulterior motive is such a respectable-sounding thing as wanting to do the right thing. 2) Bravery:A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear. Compassion: Sympathetic awareness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it. Confidence: A feeling of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances. Faith in oneself. Accountability: The quality or state of being accountable; especially: an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions. Discernment: The ability to distinguish, judgment, discrimination; to distinguish between things; to perceive differences that exist. Idealism: High mindedness: elevated ideals and conduct; the quality...
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...Please complete all areas of this form, sign, and attach to each submitted assignment. Submit each assignment according to the instructions provided in your Course Outline. A. STUDENT/S TO COMPLETE Course Name : HND in Business Student Number: Student Full Name: Lecturer Name: Edexcel Registration No Assignment No.: QCF/M/601/1024 Assignment Name: Unit 45- Business Ethics Date Due: Date Submitted: Declaration I declare that this assessment item is my own work, except where acknowledged, and has not been submitted for academic credit elsewhere, and acknowledge that the assessor of this item may, for the purpose of assessing this item: • Reproduce this assessment item and provide a copy to another member of the University and/or; • Communicate a copy of this assessment item to a plagiarism checking service (which may then retain a copy of the assessment item on its database for the purpose of future plagiarism checking). I certify that I have read and understood the Institute Rules in respect of Student Academic Misconduct. Date Student Signature B. MARKER TO COMPLETE Comment : Grade Date Marker’s Signature Assignment Title & Number: Number – QCF/M/601/1024 Learning Outcomes Covered: Outcome1 Understand different ethical perspectives in business Outcome2 Understand business objectives from an ethical perspective Outcome3 Understand ethics in workplace relationships Outcome4 Be able to assess a current ethical...
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...Assessment Cover Sheet (Print all details and attach to front of assessment task/assignment before submitting) Name | ------------------------------------------------- Fatih Budak | Student ID | ------------------------------------------------- s1421411 | Phone number | ------------------------------------------------- 0412156758 | Email | ------------------------------------------------- s1421411@nmitstudent.vic.edu.au | Course code & name | ------------------------------------------------- Associate Degree of Accounting | Unit code & name | BACC202 - Risk management corporate governance and ethics - S1, 2015 | Name of assessment | ------------------------------------------------- Assignment 1 | Due Date | 27/03/2015 (Submission after the due date is subject to penalty) | Teacher name | ------------------------------------------------- Shirley Wong | Instructions | ------------------------------------------------- | Declaration: Read, tick and sign below * I declare that the attached assessment I have submitted is my own original work and any contributions from and references to other authors are clearly acknowledged and noted. * This document has been created for the purpose of this assessment only and has not been submitted as another form of assessment at Melbourne Polytechnic or any other tertiary institute. * I have retained a copy of this work for my reference in the event that this application is lost or damaged...
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...Category | Beginning | Developing | Accomplished | Exemplary | | 1 2 | 3 | 4 | Organization and Thought Process | Incoherent in thought process to logically follow through an argument. | Somewhat coherent but could be better presented and polished. | Organized, logical; covers all sides, making reference to theories, but limited to technicalities. | Goes beyond the technical – insightful. Makes sound conclusions beyond the obvious. | Thesis is set in historical and philosophical context | Makes weak or no references to readings; position relative to ethical theories’ stances is unclear or weak. | Makes vague references to readings; position relative to ethical theories’ stances is vague or only partially formed. | Makes references to readings; articulates a position relative to ethical theories’ stances. | Makes clear and direct references (including quotes and/or paraphrases) to readings; articulates a clear position relative to ethical theories’ stances. | Organization and Grammar | The paper has flaws in organization as well as errors in style and grammar that detract from its coherence and flow. | The paper is organized into sections, but errors in style and grammar detract from the paper’s coherence and flow. | The paper is well organized; however, there are some small errors in grammar and style. | The paper is well organized and there are...
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...XMGT/216 BUSINESS ETHICS REFLECTION ASSIGNMENT One ethical dilemma that a co-worker encountered was one that involved himself and his brother. Both were employed at the same law firm but worked within different divisions. The older brother would take longer unapproved lunch breaks which violated the attendance policy set in place by the firm. He compromised his brother by asking him to forge his signature on the lunch log in sheet which again violates the attendance policy. This situation was brought to the attention of the supervisor by another employee and at that point an investigation began. The younger brother was brought in first and asked if he knew that his brother was taking longer lunch breaks and forging his timesheet. Of course he protected his brother and lied about the situation saying he knew nothing of the sort. It was very hard for the company to prove his knowledge of the situation since they were given second hand information from another employee. Next the older brother was brought in and he told the truth but said his brother knew nothing about what he was doing. In the end the older brother resigned and the younger brother remained employed for the firm. In my opinion the decision for the younger brother to agree and go along with violating the company’s rules was unethical and morally inappropriate. The family relationship between the two brothers made it difficult for him to not agree to help. As a responsible adult who very well knew...
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...Ethics Assignment: Worldcom case Introduction: On 21 July 2002, WorldCom, Inc., the then-second largest telecommunications company in the U.S. filed bankruptcy protection. Its failure was due to its executives’ bad business behaviors to manipulate earnings with improper accounting entries. The key persons involved in the fraud were as follows; CEO Bernard Ebbers, CFO Scott Sullivan, the accountants were Bufford Yates (Director of General Accounting), David Meyers (Controller), Troy Norman (Director of Legal Entity Accounting), and Betty Vinson (Director of Management Reporting), pressured by CEO and CFO to prepare improper accounting entries. Those executives and accountants were convicted of securities fraud and received federal jail sentences after the manipulation came out in public. What institutional setting and pressures is Betty Vinson exposed to? WorldCom profits gone down in October 2000, and Better Vinson’s boss, Buford Yates (Jr. Director of General Accounting) asked her and another manager to release $828 million of line accruals into the income statement. The company was facing revenue and pricing pressure then, and the CEO had threatened his staffs about how he and other directors would lose everything if the company did not improve its performance. WorldCom’s corporate culture of encouraging “systemic attitude conveyed from the top down that employees should not question their superiors, but simply do what they were told” also made it more difficult for Vinson...
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...Business Ethics Assignment 1 Vudmgh12019 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Background 3 History of ethics 4 Definition 4 Overview of all philosophies 4 Understand different ethical perspectives in business 6 Explain the background and development of theoretical ethical approaches 6 Four mains ethical traditions 6 Compare and contrast absolute and relative ethics 7 Aspect of ethical issues 9 Explain the ethical issues which can affect the operational activities of a business 9 Current ethical issues affecting business 10 Solutions 10 Understand business objectives from an ethical perspective 11 Explain how business objectives are affected by ethical considerations 11 Evaluate the implications for a business and its stakeholders to operate ethically 11 Value of Company 12 Solution in 1.3 effects on the value of Vinaphone: 12 Executive Summary Business ethics is concerned with the result that each decision affects operating-governance impact on others, both inside and outside the enterprise. It is also considering the rights and obligations of each individual, humanistic principles to be followed in the decision making process and the nature of the relationship between man and man. Vinaphone Company Telecom Services is a subsidiary of Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) activities in the field of mobile communication, providing services GSM, 3G, messaging, ... and many other fields. By researching the company, Vinaphone faced with two difficulties...
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...Brandon Gregg Second Ethics Assignment Dr. Wesley Palmer Normatively, care ethics seeks to maintain relationships by contextualizing and promoting the well-being of care-givers and care-receivers in a network of social relations. Most often defined as a practice or virtue rather than a theory as such, "care" involves maintaining the world of, and meeting the needs of, yourself and others. It builds on the motivation to care for those who are dependent and vulnerable, and it is inspired by both memories of being cared for and the idealizations of self. If I’m a manager of a company where I make and sell products, I have to make sure that the customers get what they deserve, which is good product, and make sure that the employees are working in a safe environment. Customers are the most important people for any organization. They are the resource upon which the success of the business depends. When thinking about the importance of customers it is useful to remember the following points: Repeat business is the backbone of selling. It helps to provide revenue and certainty for the business. Organizations are dependent upon their customers. If they do not develop customer loyalty and satisfaction, they could lose their customers. Without customers the organization would not exist. The purpose of the organization is to fulfill the needs of the customers. The customer makes it possible to achieve business aims. Customer satisfaction is at the heart of the selling...
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...| Occurrence: | 13/15 | Module Title: | Business Ethics and Social Responsibility | Weighting: | 100% | Assessment Title: | Corporate Social Responsibility | Assessment No. | 1 | fds | Tutor Details | Name | Ian Mills | Telephone No. | 504481 | | Email | Ian.Mills@blackpool.ac.uk | Room | SB110 | | Internal Verification (IV)For Staff Use Only | Assessment Brief IVMust be internally verified prior to distribution to students | IV Name: | Beverley Heinze | | | Date: | | | Student Submission IVTo be completed if the assessment submission forms part of the IV sample | IV Name: | | | | Date: | | | Assessment Distribution, Submission & ReturnPlease note that late submissions may incur a penalty as defined within the assessment regulations of the awarding body | Distribution Date: | Monday 19th January 2015 | | Submission Time: | Midnight | | Submission Date: | Friday 15th May 2015 | | Submission Point/Location: | Moodle | | Feedback Week Commencing: | Week commencing Monday 1st June 2015 | | Student Number: | | Student Name: | | | Assessment RecordFor Staff Use Only. All assessment grades are subject to ratification by the College board of examiners and the awarding body. | Grade Awarded: | | Submitted: | On Time Late ___ days (days NOT working days) | | Date: | | Penalty: | | | Student Declaration | By submitting work for this assignment I acknowledge that the content is entirely my own work...
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...supplies. The ethical issues involved in this situation are the company cannot agree on where and how to report the advertising costs. Most of the employees want to miss label the advertising costs because they are not sure if advertising has been successful or not. I do not agree with the president’s decision to label the advertising costs as inventory rather than advertising costs because that expense should be able to be seen by the stakeholders in the company. As for the product that is moving slowly it should be labeled as inventory because that is exactly what it is, inventory weather it is moving slowly or not. The point in a company when you have investors is to be transparent and not trying to hide things from the investors. Ethics Case BYP1-6 Wayne Terrago, controller for Robbin Industries, was reviewing production cost reports for the year. One amount in these reports continued to bother him—advertising. During the year, the company had instituted an expensive advertising campaign to sell some of its slower-moving products. It was still too early to tell whether the advertising campaign was successful. There had been much internal debate as how to report advertising cost. The vice president of finance argued that advertising costs should be reported...
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...Macroethics. Personal Responsibility in an Age of Global Problems Review Assignment Make a summary of the author’s main contentions This study starts with the point of view that classic ethics are failing when they are confronted with many global problems. Compared to other periods of time, the world is able to connect nowadays. Because of the possibilities of the media, nearly ever person has qualitatively and quantitatively choices. The author emphasizes that we don’t choose to be global citizens; she claims that the world’s people are global citizens. People would choose the way of living with the media. The human nature is the basis for the philosophical morality. The concept of virtue, which was defined by Aristotle and other philosophers is basing on the philosophical morality. They underline that people fulfill their potential by using their intellect and will. „Excellent“ would not be given by nature, people have to put afford in work to achieve this status. Besides, other philosophers characterized mortality apart from particular human talents and functions. For examples Kant refers to rationality or Hume choose rationality as criterion. Other authors also claim natural right as the source of ethics. In all of these described concepts, ethics are based on essential human experience and our notions of ethical goodness are intrinsically bound up with our self-definition. At the macro level, ethics deduce from the essential nature like social beings. Through social connections...
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...Kelsi September 7 2015 Writing Assignment #1 The Cultural Differences Argument states that “Different cultures have different moral codes. Therefore, there is no objective “truth” in morality. Right and wrong are only matters of opinion, and opinions vary from culture to culture” (Rachels 454). Based off of the moral philosophers, James Rachels and Russ Shafer-Landau, it is inferred that both think the cultural differences argument is unsound because of the contradictions within the argument. It is argued that there are some basic moral codes of right and wrong that are shared between cultures which is a contradiction made by both authors, but they share their support for the fundamental idea that right and wrong are matters of opinion, and opinions vary from culture to culture especially when going deeper into moral codes and specific situations that test these codes. When referring to ethical relativism and ethical objectivism, in my opinion, ethical objectivism is the stronger position because it is the idea that moral values and norms are universal and do not depend on societies, cultures or individuals. It is the view that rightness and wrongness of an ethical act does not vary from one individual to another and that there is at least one objective moral standard. Both theories are partly true because each person has their own mind and own personal morals, and people are not going to agree and conform with every moral code and think the same on what is right and wrong...
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...Week 2 Assignment: Understanding Effective Money Management Assessment A, Part 1: Creating a Personal Financial Statement - Assets | 1 point | Car: Bluebook value $1250.00Cash: $378.00Savings Accounts: $826.00 | Assessment A, Part 2: Creating a Personal Financial Statement - Debts | 1 point | Rent: $750.00Electric/ Gas bill: $131.75Cable/ internet/ Phone bill: $80.42Credit Card: $31.00Cell phone bill: $72.37 | Assessment A, Part 3: Identify Money Management Tool | 1 point | Explain to Monica how the money management tools were identified. | Students should explain how they evaluated various cash management products and services. | Assessment A, Part 4: Creating a Personal Financial Statement – Steps | 1 point | Drag the steps listed on the right into their correct sequences on the left. When done click the Send button | Step 1: I got all my financial stuff together – bills, loans, bank statements, etc. | Step 2: I balance my checkbook. | Step 3: I decided what were my assets and what were my debts. | Step 4: I enter my assets in the program. | Step 5: I enter my debts in the program. | Step 6: The program gave me a Net worth figure at the end. | Assessment B: Creating a Monthly Cash Flow Statement ...
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...Diagnostic Algebra Assessment Definitions Categories Equality Symbol Misconception Graphing Misconception Definition Concept of a Variable Misconception Equality Symbol Misconception As algebra teachers, we all know how frustrating it can be to teach a particular concept and to have a percentage of our students not get it. We try different approaches and activities but to no avail. These students just do not seem to grasp the concept. Often, we blame the students for not trying hard enough. Worse yet, others blame us for not teaching students well enough. Students often learn the equality symbol misconception when they begin learning mathematics. Rather than understanding that the equal sign indicates equivalence between the expressions on the left side and the right side of an equation, students interpret the equal sign as meaning “do something” or the sign before the answer. This problem is exacerbated by many adults solving problems in the following way: 5 × 4 + 3 = ? 5 × 4 = 20 + 3 = 23 Students may also have difficulty understanding statements like 7 = 3 + 4 or 5 = 5, since these do not involve a problem on the left and an answer on the right. Falkner presented the following problem to 6th grade classes: 8 + 4 = [] + 5 All 145 students gave the answer of 12 or 17. It can be assumed that students got 12 since 8 + 4 = 12. The 17 may be from those who continued the problem: 12 + 5 = 17. Students with this misconception may also have difficulty with the idea that adding...
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...Team B Calorie Count Tool PRG/211 May 5, 2014 Team B Calorie Count Tool PROBLEM STATEMENT Team B was asked to develop a program which would calculate the user’s daily intake of calories and measure those calories against the overall calories expended. The core purpose of this program will do two primary functions. First, it will record the user intake of calories as acquired through meals throughout the day. Second, the user will record caloric output associated with physical activity. This information will be calculated together to determine the caloric surplus or deficit for the user. In order for the program to execute accurately, and provide customized results, the user will be required to input personal data to include gender, age, weight, and height. This additional information is essential to determine the user’s default caloric burn rate, otherwise known as the basal metabolic rate (BMR). The BMR and the calories burned as a result of physical activity will be calculated against the intake of calories to determine the overall success for the user. As the program is executed it must: * Record user name, age, height, weight to enable more accurate calculations * Record the users specific caloric values entered for each meal * Record the user activity and caloric burn values for that activity * Calculate the basal metabolic rate (BMR) for the individual * Subtotal the total caloric values for the day * Combine the physical activity and...
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