Ethical Dilemma Paper

Ethical dilemma paper

Your research paper or project is a key element of your grade; however, it is intended to be an

endeavor that will benefit you as you address ethical issues in your current or anticipated work

environment. Maybe this should go without saying in a class on ethics but the final write-up is to

be your own work product, not merely a collection of cut and paste musings from other authors. Your

final submission will be graded on four primary factors: mechanics (12 points) (content and

format, grammar, punctuation, etc.); readability and organization (10 points); originality of topic

and content (both subject matter and authorship) (15 points); and quality of work (20 points)

(Master’s level work). Your final product should not be over five double-spaced pages of text,

excluding the cover page and references or bibliography

What ethical issue are you planning on addressing? Remember as you conduct your research

(interviews, surveys, etc.), you are to become the "expert" on a narrowly focused topic so that

your paper will have the required depth within the page limitations.

Please, please understand that via appropriate services (Turnitin), I do check the sources,

originality, and references of your work. Show me what you have gleaned from your readings

and/or research (surveys, interviews, etc.), discussions with peers and group-mates, personal

experiences, or whatever; however, do not tender as your own the re-encapsulated work of others.

The purpose of this research assignment is to give you the opportunity to become "the" expert

in a narrow area of business law. Ideally, in the near future, you will be in a meeting

(firm, board, department, etc.), a topic relating to business ethics comes up and those in

attendance look to your for guidance, wisdom and direction, having just written a graduate

paper on that specific topic. The topic that you select should be of interest to you personally,

relate to your current professional setting, or help you toward your professional goals in a future

endeavor. Your final paper should include a review of relevant literature and, ideally, would

include a bit of original research (survey, interviews, etc.). That stated, remember that you only

have five pages (exclusive of cover and bibliography) for your final produce---that's not much

space. For those new to business writing, covering your topic within five pages may seem like a

daunting task initially. Note that I don't dictate that you use a particular style manual, only that

you be consistent.

Examples (DO NOT USE THIS AS YOUR TOPIC)

Research Topic: Medical errors that lead to unethical decisions in the workplace

Maintaining Compliance with Regulatory Agencies

Surveillance at Work: The ethical dilemma in this case is how much of surveillance is right