Task Description
Ethical dilemmas are prevalent in all organisational contexts. Research has revealed that many students feel unprepared to manage ethical dilemmas when they occur, and also report that they feel they should receive more training about how to address such dilemmas prior to entering the workplace.
Researchers have also found that many students report that they have limited self-awareness and want more opportunities to learn more about themselves during their time at university. It is especially important to have self-awareness when faced with ethical conflict. If we know who we are and what we stand for, we are more likely to make choices that align with our values and that we are comfortable making. More broadly, self-awareness is associated with outcomes such as greater creativity, self-control, improved decision-making, and job-related well-being.
The aim of this assessment task therefore is to increase students’ knowledge of themselves and the factors that influence their decision-making when faced with an ethical dilemma.
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Suggested assignment structure
l Introduction
l Describe yourself
• Who am I?
• What are my core values and purpose?
• How do I prefer to manage ethical dilemmas at work?
3 Describe your chosen ethical dilemma
l Analyse the factors that affected your response
l Discuss how you could have handled the dilemma more effectively
l Conclusion
• Reflect on yourself and write a description
• Identify your ethical dilemma
• What happened? When and where did it occur? Who was there?
• Analyse the factors that affected your response
l Search the scholarly literature for evidence
• Build an argument for your factors
• Is your experience consistent with theory/research? Why/why not?
• Consider how you could improve your response
l Suggestions must be evidence-based
Writing Your Essay: Suggestions
In order to complete the assignment successfully, you should make sure that you complete the following tasks. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and you should ensure that you read the marking rubric too:
· Make sure that you have listened to and/or read the slides from the Week 1 and 2 seminar presentations. While you do not have to refer to these in your essay, these will provide useful background information about ethical dilemmas and unethical behaviour. In the seminars, I also discussed the assignment and how you should approach it, so this is a good starting point.
· Reflect on yourself and write a description of who you are, including your values and purpose. Here, you may wish to refer to the self-awareness questions that we discussed in the Week 1 seminar. You should consider other information about yourself too, such as your age and gender, your educational background, your cultural background, and your work history. Although not compulsory, it may be helpful to briefly discuss your personality here too. Overall, you want to think about who you are as a person. You should also consider how you prefer to manage ethical dilemmas, and how this aligns with who you are.
· Identify the ethical dilemma that you previously encountered that you would like to use for analysis. As mentioned in class, the ethical dilemma should be comprehensive enough to allow you to discuss it in some depth. Ideally, the ethical dilemma should have occurred in a work context. You should be able to provide a detailed description here, including what happened, where it happened, who else was present, and so forth.
· Spend some time reflecting on how you responded to the ethical dilemma. What did you decide to do?
· Again, spend some time reflecting on the factors that affected your response to the dilemma. Why did you respond in this way? In other words, what factors affected your decision-making? You should refer to the recommended readings mentioned in the Week 2 seminar as a starting point to help you identify relevant factors.
· Once you have identified a preliminary list of factors that affected your decision-making, search the literature to compare and contrast your ideas with findings from scholarly research, and identify appropriate evidence to use in your essay. You will need to spend significant time conducting research for this assignment, so make sure that you leave adequate time to do this. You will need to build an argument for the role of each factor in contributing to your decision-making to make your argument persuasive.
· Reflect on your response, and think about how you could have managed the ethical dilemma in a more appropriate way. If you were faced with the same dilemma in future, what could you do to help you respond more effectively? What steps could you take to improve your ethical decision-making? Again, you will need to refer to the academic literature here to provide a convincing argument.
· Read the Marking Rubric carefully and refer to it regularly while writing your essay. Make sure that you structure your essay appropriately and proof-read thoroughly.
· If you have evidence in tables or figures, or a short document, please include it in an Appendix. Please note that Appendices should be brief.
Criterion 1
Introduction (2 marks)
You have provided an exceptionally clear and convincing context to your essay, supported by relevant scholarly sources. You have provided a comprehensive summary of your essay, including the structure, argument and purpose.
Criterion 2
Self-Reflection and Analysis (4 marks)
You have provided an exceptionally clear, comprehensive and insightful analysis of yourself as a person, including a range of highly relevant information about who you are. Both your personal values and purpose are clearly described. You have included a critical discussion of your strengths and weaknesses relevant to ethical decision-making. You have thoughtfully explained how you prefer to respond to ethical dilemmas and why. The analysis is highly cohesive and well‐supported by appropriate scholarly evidence and examples.
In Strength and weakness: I think you can analyze it from a corporate perspective and from an individual perspective
Criterion 3
Description of Ethical Dilemma (2 marks)
You have chosen a highly appropriate ethical dilemma for analysis. You have described the ethical dilemma very comprehensively, including the context, key players, and what occurred. Your description is supported by very relevant scholarly sources as required.
Criterion 4
Analysis of Factors That Influenced Decision-Making (8 marks)
You have provided a critical and comprehensive analysis of 2-3 factors that influenced your decision-making in response to the ethical dilemma. You have effectively integrated elements of your self-reflection and analysis to explain your decision-making. Your analysis is supported by highly appropriate scholarly evidence and useful insights from your experience. You have demonstrated original, independent and insightful thinking, providing a logical link between your experience and the scholarly literature. Overall, your argument for your chosen factors is exceptionally convincing.
Criterion 5
Recommendations for Improvement (3 marks)
Recommendations for how you could have managed the ethical dilemma more effectively are derived from highly relevant scholarly literature and your own insightful analysis. You have provided two or more logical, feasible and practical recommendations.
Criterion 6
Conclusion (2 marks)
Your conclusion is exceptionally clear and concise. You have appropriately summarised the major points of your essay.
Criterion 7
Writing (2.5 marks)
The structure of your essay shows very strong planning and sequencing abilities. Your writing is exceptionally fluent and the essay is written in an appropriate professional tone. Correct use of punctuation, grammar and spelling enhances the readability of your essay.
Criterion 8
Presentation (1.5 marks)
The professional presentation of your essay is flawless complemented by a title page, page numbering, double‐ spacing and appropriate margins. A single referencing style is consistently used throughout, with no errors in the in‐ text citations and/or Reference List. Essay is within the required word limit (+/‐10%).
Writing and Presentation Guidelines
When finalising your essay, please make sure that it conforms to the following requirements and includes:
· A title page including your name, student number, and word count. Markers will stop reading once they reach the maximum word count.
· 2.5cm margins on all sides of the page
· Double-spaced text and page numbering on all pages
· Headings for all major sections excluding the Introduction and Conclusion
· All text formatted in 12-point Times New Roman font
Reference must be Academic Journal from the excel which I uploaded
