Applied Project

NB. My topic for my applied project will be on Ethics and Values within organizational development of the military in the Air Force. Please answer the question below base on the above Applied project topic. Stated above. Students are required to analyze an ethical decision-making dilemma on Ethics and Values within the organizational development of the military in the Air Force. The best projects address a relevant, immediate and important ethical decision that must be made or has been recently made. Experience demonstrates that relevance of a topic and the immediacy of the issue actively contribute to superior projects.

The Applied Project should be a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 15 pages typed in length, 12 point New Times Roman font, double-spaced with standard one-inch margins all around. The structural model for students to follow is: Introduction and Background; Problem Identification; Alternate Solutions; Recommended Solution including logic supporting the recommendation. APA style is required. Late submissions will be not be accepted. Students are responsible for submitting an Organizational Ethics Project: on Ethics and Values within the organizational development of the military in the Air Force: Faced with increasing pressure to create an ethical environment at work, businesses can take tangible steps to improve their ethical performance. The organization’s culture and ethical work climate play a significant role in promoting ethics at work. Ethical situations arise in all areas and functions of business, and often professional associations seek to guide managers in addressing these challenges. Corporations can also implement ethical safeguards to create a 4 comprehensive ethics program. This can become a complex challenge when facing different customs and regulations around the world. Organizational Ethics Project: requires preparing an Ethical Responsibility Report for one’s own current (or possibly a former organization) based on the information presented in the textbook and through additional research. This project should be an overall evaluation and critique of the organization’s ethical responsibility performance (based on the criteria discussed in the textbook regarding business ethics and social responsibility) as it relates to the organization’s key stakeholders. It should also include the student’s suggestions/ recommendations for improvement derived from information in the textbook, online readings, and research publications. The paper should be at least 10-15 typed pages, with relevant citations (at least five references must be scholarly in nature; one of the references must be the textbook (include citations)*) using APA style, double spaced, and in 12 pt. Times New Roman font. NB. My topic for my applied project will be on Ethics and Values within organizational development of the military in the Air Force. Please answer the question below base on the above Applied project topic. Stated above. Techer needs to see critical think in depth thinking in the paper for maximum points. Please see grading rubric below.

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Rubric for Values & Ethics in Administration Applied Research Paper

Criterion Excellent Very Good Good Competent Inadequate

Overall quality of the paper as

the culmination of the project

Exceptionally clear and

coherent; highly original;

very compelling, well

supported argument

Very clear and

coherent; very

original; compelling,

well supported

argument

Generally clear and

coherent; original;

interesting, supported

argument

Displays unclear or

incoherent

development at times;

unsupported

arguments at times

Not clear or coherent;

little or no originality;

argument lacks

sufficient support

Expression of the organizational

problems/issues

Exceptionally clear,

elegant expression of

organizational issues

Very clear and

succinct expression of

organizational issues

Clear, readable

expression of

organizational issues

Expression of

organizational issues

is barely adequate

Nonexistent

expression of

organizational issues

Review of relevant literature

and/or other sources

Exceptionally thorough,

appropriate, clear, and

systematic. Literature is

highly relevant.

Very thorough,

appropriate, clear

review. Literature is

very relevant.

Generally thorough,

appropriate, and clear

review. Literature

bears relevance.

Review barely meets

standard for a

research paper and/or

is marginally

relevant.

Scanty or unclear

review. Literature is

not relevant.

Description of, and

appropriateness of, methods

used to conduct the

organizational assessment

Exceptionally thorough

and clear description of

methods, which are

entirely appropriate to

conduct the assessment

Very thorough and

clear description of

methods, which are

appropriate to

conduct the

assessment

Generally thorough

and clear description

of methods, which are

adequate to conduct

the assessment

Description of

methods is brief

and/or somewhat

unclear. Methods are

barely adequate to

conduct assessment

Scanty and/or unclear

description of

methods, which are

not adequate for the

assessment

Description of the findings of the

assessment

Exceptionally thorough,

clear, and interesting

description of the findings

Very thorough, clear,

interesting description

of the findings

Generally thorough

and clear description

of findings

Barely acceptable

description of

findings

Scanty and/or unclear

description of the

findings

Description of conclusions and

recommendations, degree to

which they derive appropriately

from the findings, and degree to

which they address the

organizational problems/issues

Exceptionally thorough,

clear, and convincing

conclusions and

recommendations, which

derive directly from the

findings and directly

address the

problems/issues

Very thorough, clear,

and convincing

conclusions and

recommendations,

which derive well

from the findings and

address the

problems/issues

Generally thorough

and clear conclusions

and

recommendations,

which stem from the

findings and provide

insight into the

problems/issues

Barely acceptable

discussion of

conclusions and

recommendations,

which seem unrelated

to the findings and

provide little insight

into problems/issues

Scanty or unclear

conclusions and

recommendations,

bear little or no

relationship to the

findings and provide

minimal insight into

the problems/issues

Description of the limitations of

the assessment

Exceptionally clear,

honest, and insightful

description of the

limitations of the

assessment

Very clear and

interesting description

of the limitations of

the assessment

Generally clear but

somewhat

perfunctory

description of the

limitations of the

assessment

Barely adequate

description of the

limitations of the

assessment. Some

possible limitations

are not included

Unclear, minimal,

and/or inadequate

description of the

limitations of the

assessment

Format of entire paper, and

especially of references

Exceptionally well

formatted paper.

References entirely in

APA format.

Very well formatted

paper, with minimal

mistakes. References

almost entirely in

APA format

Generally well

formatted, though

several mistakes.

References generally

in APA format

Formatting is barely

acceptable.

References veer from

APA format in

several instances

Inadequate formatting

and/or fraught with

mistakes. References

not in APA format

Writing style, including English

grammar and usage, and

application of APA style

Exceptionally well

written paper exhibiting

flawless English grammar

and usage and excellent

APA style

Very well written

paper exhibiting

facility with English

grammar and usage

and APA style

Readable paper

exhibiting good

English grammar and

usage and good use of

APA style

Barely acceptable

style. Paper exhibits

many mistakes with

English grammar and

usage and limited

APA style

Poorly written paper

exhibiting weak

English grammar and

usage and poor use of

APA style

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