• Watch the “Valuing Ethics” video offered by the Project Management Institute. The video is posted under Required Reading/Videos. If you have trouble with the embedded video, here is a link to the web page where the video is located: Valuing Ethics.  If you use the link, please confirm you are watching the correct video. If the assignment doesn’t make sense to you, it may be that your browser is redirecting you to the wrong video.  The speaker in the video is Mark A. Langley, President and CEO of Project Management Institute.
• Read the PMI® Ethical Decision Making Framework document. A link is posted under Required Reading/Videos.

Instructions: This assignment is a paper written in APA format.  Create an appropriate subheading for each of the three parts of the paper as desribed below. Then provide your answers that fully examines, assesses, or compares the required information. To earn full credit, answers must address the requirements from the rubric. The paper must be 2-4 pages (600-1200 words) total length. In addition, a cover page and reference page are required. The EDMF should be one of the references used. 

• Part A – Identify & Assess Ethical Dilemma. Based on what you learned from watching the video and reading the Ethics Framework, identify one ethical issue / dilemma that a project manager may face. Do not choose an illegal issue or dilemma as that causes and immediate stop to using the EDMF process. Be specific when desribing the ethical dilemma. Using Step 1 from the EDMF, assess the dilemma. Discuss the complexity of the issue.
• Part B – Identify & Assess Potential Solutions. Using Step 2 of the EDMF, identify and describe 2 alternative courses of action that the project manager could take to resolve the ethical issue. Include pros and cons for each of the courses of action.
• Part C – Analyze Potential Solutions. Using Step 3 of the EDMF, analyze both courses of action identified in Part B. Idenfity the best course of action.  Explain and defend why you feel this is an ethically sound solution.  (How does it meet the criteria to move to Step 4 of the EDMF?)

• Watch the “Valuing Ethics” video offered by the Project Management Institute. The video is posted under Required Reading/Videos. If you have trouble with the embedded video, here is a link to the web page where the video is located: Valuing Ethics.  If you use the link, please confirm you are watching the correct video. If the assignment doesn’t make sense to you, it may be that your browser is redirecting you to the wrong video.  The speaker in the video is Mark A. Langley, President and CEO of Project Management Institute.
• Read the PMI® Ethical Decision Making Framework document. A link is posted under Required Reading/Videos.

Instructions: This assignment is a paper written in APA format.  Create an appropriate subheading for each of the three parts of the paper as desribed below. Then provide your answers that fully examines, assesses, or compares the required information. To earn full credit, answers must address the requirements from the rubric. The paper must be 2-4 pages (600-1200 words) total length. In addition, a cover page and reference page are required. The EDMF should be one of the references used. 

• Part A – Identify & Assess Ethical Dilemma. Based on what you learned from watching the video and reading the Ethics Framework, identify one ethical issue / dilemma that a project manager may face. Do not choose an illegal issue or dilemma as that causes and immediate stop to using the EDMF process. Be specific when desribing the ethical dilemma. Using Step 1 from the EDMF, assess the dilemma. Discuss the complexity of the issue.
• Part B – Identify & Assess Potential Solutions. Using Step 2 of the EDMF, identify and describe 2 alternative courses of action that the project manager could take to resolve the ethical issue. Include pros and cons for each of the courses of action.

• Part C – Analyze Potential Solutions. Using Step 3 of the EDMF, analyze both courses of action identified in Part B. Idenfity the best course of action.  Explain and defend why you feel this is an ethically sound solution.  (How does it meet the criteria to move to Step 4 of the EDMF?)

 

Assignment: Ethics Paper

Learning Objectives: Discuss the role of the project manager as outlined by the Project Management Institute (PMI). (LO1) Graduates recognize that integrity is an essential component of accountability and is required in the evaluation of differing value systems to determine appropriate courses of action. This assignment is part of the Davenport University Excellence System competency for Ethical Reasoning & Action. To prepare for the assignment, make sure you have read/watched the assigned materials.  Watch the “Valuing Ethics” video offered by the Project Management Institute. The video is posted under Required Reading/Videos. If you have trouble with the embedded video, here is a link to the web page where the video is located: Valuing Ethics.  If you use the link, please confirm you are watching the correct video. If the assignment doesn’t make sense to you, it may be that your browser is redirecting you to the wrong video.  The speaker in the video is Mark A. Langley, President and CEO of Project Management Institute. Read the PMI® Ethical Decision Making Framework document. A link is posted under Required Reading/Videos. PMI® Ethical Decision-Making Framework Instructions: This assignment is a paper written in APA format.  Create an appropriate subheading for each of the three parts of the paper as desribed below. Then provide your answers that fully examines, assesses, or compares the required information. To earn full credit, answers must address the requirements from the rubric. The paper must be 2-4 pages (600-1200 words) total length. In addition, a cover page and reference page are required. The EDMF should be one of the references used.  Part A – Identify & Assess Ethical Dilemma. Based on what you learned from watching the video and reading the Ethics Framework, identify one ethical issue / dilemma that a project manager may face. Do not choose an illegal issue or dilemma as that causes and immediate stop to using the EDMF process. Be specific when desribing the ethical dilemma. Using Step 1 from the EDMF, assess the dilemma. Discuss the complexity of the issue. Part B – Identify & Assess Potential Solutions. Using Step 2 of the EDMF, identify and describe 2 alternative courses of action that the project manager could take to resolve the ethical issue. Include pros and cons for each of the courses of action. Part C – Analyze Potential Solutions. Using Step 3 of the EDMF, analyze both courses of action identified in Part B. Idenfity the best course of action.  Explain and defend why you feel this is an ethically sound solution.  (How does it meet the criteria to move to Step 4 of the EDMF?) Assignment Rubric.  Please review the rubric for this assignment before you begin.  It is posted as a PDF file in the Rubrics post in the Syllabus area. This assignment will use SafeAssign.  For information on SafeAssign, please see the post at the top of Written Assignments. PMI is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. Due Week 6, Day 7