Philosophy 111: Ethical Relativism, taught by Professor John Doe. The course comprised [short description of course]. Jane distinguished herself by submitting an exceptionally well researched and interesting project on ethical practices in ancient Greece. I would rank her in the top 2% of students that I have taught in the past five years in respect of her writing ability and research skills. Overall, Jane is highly intelligent and has good analytical skills. Her project on ethical practices in ancient
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‘Deontological and teleological approaches to ethical decision making’ The term deontological is an approach to Ethics that focuses on the rightness or wrongness of actions themselves, as opposed to the rightness or wrongness of the consequences of those or to the character and habits of the person, whilst on the other hand, teleological Teleology is a reason or explanation for something in function of its end, purpose, or goal. For example, a teleological explanation is where is does not focus
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assignment — worth between 4-7 points each). a. Discuss and describe 3 of the factors described in chapter S in ethical decision making. In your answers describe the factor and discuss its role in ethical decision making (7 points). n b. Discuss the role of leadership in corporate culture and ethical decision making (4 points). c. Discuss and describe 3 habits of strong ethical leaders (7 points). d. Choose either Egoism or Utilitarianism to discuss and describe. In your answer you
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meaning and use of our ethical expressions and their origin. 5. List four (4) philosophers who dealt with morals. * Socrates * Plato * David Hume * Aristole 6. Differentiate between moral realism and moral relativism. * Moral realism is that moral values are spirit like realms, absolute abstract truths while moral relativism is the opposite point of view which denies that moral values exist a spirit like object as divine command. 7. Values and ethical issues should be emphasized
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Describe the main features of situation ethics Situation ethics is a theory used to make decisions that are personal to each unique situation. It allows rules to be bent and it rejects prefabricated decisions and ‘prescriptive rules’. In short, right and wrong depend on the situation. Situation ethics arose in a time when the Church was going through a major change in its moral rules. Joseph Fletcher was a part of this change in the Church’s perspective. He was inspired by Jesus’ gospel message
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22/03/2014 Lecture outline Teaching and Learning in COMM101 What is a Corporation? The Business of Business Sources of Morality The Importance of Moral Principles Past Cohort Performances HD Autumn 2013 (607) Spring 2012 (440) Autumn 2012 (674) Spring 2011 (528) 15% 6% 13% 13% D 31% 25% 28% 22% C 32% 34% 29% 25% P 12% 19% 18% 25% F 8% 10% 7% 9% TF 2% 5% 3% 6% Avg. 69.75 65.36 69.02 65.88 Autumn 2011 (701) 10% 24% 26% 25% 7% 6% 65.38 1 22/03/2014 Critical
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my | Course outcomes | CO1 - Explain the concept of ethics, role, importance and various theories and thought of ethics in administration; | | CO2 - Identify the implications arising out of the ethical issues; and | | CO3 - Apply the concept, skills and methods used for evaluating ethical issues in case analysis and recommend strategies for improvement. | WEEK | HOUR | TOPICS | Teaching & Learning Activities | References | 1 | 2 | Overview of the course * Scheme of work * Assessment
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The whole point of this movie was to show how everything is connected. It started off by talking about how life on earth started. The earth was so hot that only certain types of bacteria could survive. The bacteria was taking in carbon and releasing oxygen. A specific bacteria started to evolve into trees. It was called cyanobacteria. Others evolved enough to make life. Now, humans have taken over almost all territories on earth. The agricultural revolution was our first great revolution and is still
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of the ethical dilemmas encountered in the workplace, discussing ethical behaviour and values that relate to HR. It looks at relevant ethical tools, such as utilitarianism and relativism in order to examine current practices in the workplace and their links to corporate social responsibility. Learning outcomes By the end of this chapter, you should be able to: u u u u Critically explore and evaluate the ethical nature of human resource management; Identify and define current ethical and moral
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likely way to say you meet social responsibility? 5. What is the difference between Moral Universalism, Ethnocentric Approach, and Ethical relativism? 6. Which area of the world most publicly cited for human rights violation? (Hint: Not Africa) 7. What is the primary problem when companies try to define ethics? Why it is hard to decide what is ethical? 8. What are the criticisms of MNC’s? Why are they criticized? 9. What are the dimensions of sustainability? 10. What
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