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The discussion board for this course will cover some fundamental ethical principles that are commonly discussed in ethics courses. You will be asked to apply these concepts to a business setting after reviewing an interactive learning tutorial and/or listening to the same materials discussed in an audio format.

In this module I would like you to consider the relationship between ethics and feelings as discussed in the tutorial and podcast materials provided on the background readings page. After reviewing these materials, identify an ethical issue that you encountered in a business setting and discuss this in terms of how the scenario impacted you emotionally and how it might be considered from the position of intuitionism (or based on other concepts presented in the tutorial).

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week 2

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In this module we will be discussing the concept of utilitarianism. After reviewing the presentation from Pearson Learning Solutions and/or the podcast in the background materials, consider an ethical issue that occurred in a business setting that might be examined using utilitarian ethical principles and assess the situation from a utilitarian perspective. Comment on the usefulness and some of the problems with this approach in relation to evaluating situations from an ethical position.

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week 3

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After reviewing the Pearson Learning materials in the background page of this module, respond to the following:

Viktor Frankl (1905–1995) once said: "Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." Dr. Viktor Frankl was a Jewish Austrian neurologist and psychologist who survived the concentration camps during World War II. Frankl had his opinion on human freedom. Respond to the following questions:

Explain whether you agree with Frankl's opinion that it is important for a person to have the freedom to choose one's attitude in a given set of circumstances and to choose one's own way.

Describe a personal example in a business setting that supports your explanation. For instance, you might want to discuss how people deal with edicts from on high in a given organization vs. situations where employees have a voice in the decision making process.

To what extent you believe that freedom or the right to choose is important from an ethical perspective and how does this choice impact business success?

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week 4

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Social Contract Theory

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After reviewing the tutorial and/or podcast in the background section, discuss social contract theory and apply social contract theory to a business situation you are familiar with. To what extent does SCT help to explain differences in ethics and ethical perspectives in a culturally diverse setting?

What is the efficacy of SCT in describing issues related to business ethics?

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In this course you have been exposed to a number of issues that involve ethical consideration. Please take some time to reflect some of the issues you have been asked to contemplate over the past four modules. How will you apply these concepts to your life/job in the future?

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