standards? Why should I continue to believe in them? What can be said in their favour and what can be said against them? Are they really reasonable for me to hold? Are their implications in this or that particular situation reasonable?” Ethics is the study of moral standards, the process of examining the moral standards of a person or society to determine whether these standards are reasonable or unreasonable in order to apply them to concrete situations and issues. The ultimate aim of ethics is to develop
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Text: Estate Planning for Financial Planners, 6th ed., Michael A. Dalton and Thomas P. Langdon Course Description: Estate Planning focuses on the efficient conservation and transfer of wealth, consistent with the client’s goals. It is a study of the legal, financial and non-financial aspects of this process, covering topics such as trusts, wills, probate, advanced directives, charitable giving, wealth transfers and related taxes. Course Objectives: At the end of this course, the student
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of the courts; the law exists, ultimately, only because the state will enforce it. CRIMINAL LAW. - Criminal Charges are laid by Police or the DPP CIVIL LAW - All other areas of the law that covers disputes between citizens. e.g. intellectual property, family law. THE NATURE OF LAW Theoretically why does the law exist ? To protect basic human rights: Note: Australia has no bill of rights unlike the US the UK and others. To aid in the resolution of conflicts. To promote fairness, order
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here’s what Oxford English dictionary states about risk- “Risk is (Exposure to) the possibility of loss, injury, or other adverse or unwelcome circumstance; a chance or situation involving such a possibility.” Risk may vary in different field of study! But definitely the core concept is “Uncertainty”. By nature people have a strong desire against uncertain events! These events can rather be stated as ‘threat’ imperiling their way of life. Consequently the concept of insurance came up with an aim
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DISCUSSION BOARD FORUM 3 CASE STUDY Topic: Property Barney has finally decided to retire after many years on the job as a deputy in a small North Carolina town and as a detective in the “big city” of Raleigh, NC. Though Barney sometimes appeared to be a bumbling law enforcement officer, it turns out that he was a dutiful saver and a shrewd investor who now owns an interest in a second home on the North Carolina coast as well as some prime real estate in the North Carolina mountains. Barney
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Touro University California Theresa Williams-Rivers Module 1 Case Assignment ETH501: Business Ethics Dr. Gary Shelton Saturday, April 26, 2014 A Master’s paper submitted to the faculty of Touro University California In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Graduate Diploma in Master’s Degree in Business Management Introduction The purpose of this assignment is to provide a critical analysis of the 2002 collapse of Adelphia Communications as seen through the lens
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Introduction………………………………………………………………….…...1 2. Theory and Concept……………………………………………………….…. .3 3. Key Findings……………………………………………………………………..4 3.1 Issues of Online Identity Theft …………………………………………...4 3.2 Trends of Online Identity Theft……………………………………………5 4. Case Study………………………………………………………………………..7 4.1 Background…………………………………………………………………..8 4.2 Analysis……………………………………………………………………….8 5. Recommendations and Conclusions……………………………………..…9 Executive Summary Identity
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self-esteem or self-confidence, and they want to feel like they belong to a group and are accepted by others. There are many effects of fire fighter arson, which all are very clear cut effects, they include the possibility of injury, loss of life, property and financial loss due to fire, and the increase of insurance premiums that we pay when arson occurs. This crime of arson will also make the community loose trust in their fire department. This loss of trust could affect fundraising and that would
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including: 1) Training Agenda & Packet Instructions 2) Ethical Guidelines for the Conduct of Research 3) Cases & Questions Packet If you have any questions concerning the training, the materials in this packet, or scheduling, please e-mail at prof.ethics.training@ou.edu. Block 1 3 Training Agenda Day 1 Registration 8:30 - 9:00 I. Complexity in Ethical Decision-Making § 9:00 – 10:30 II. Personal Biases § 10:30 – 12:00 Lunch 12:00 – 1:00 III. Problems in Decision-Making §
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bitcoins as a currency. There are more than sixty thousand in the USA.2 However, until March, 2014 IRS notice 2014-21 came into operation; the bitcoin was treated as currency in the USA for tax purposes. But thereafter, bitcoin is considered as a property, and gain and losses generate from bitcoins are considered as a capital gain or loss.3 However, existing tax laws provide a measure of guidance as to reporting and tax treatment for bitcoin transactions but still there are doubts among the users
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