Category: Ethics

Throughout the course, you encountered a number of different moral theories. While you had enough exposure in the first few weeks to build a moral compass, you have had more time to get to know the theories better and may be morally motivated by a different primary theory or set of theories than you used for the week three assignment. The goal here is to pick just one theory you feel is a “best guide” for moral behavior.
Then you are to create an Infographic promoting that theory, either on its own or by comparing it to other theories. Consider yourself as being in marketing and you are trying to convince others to choose your theory. Describe situations where this theory provides good guidance. Focus on the positives (i.e. consequentialist theories allow you flexibility while treating everyone equally, non consequentialist theories provide solid rules to follow and proper justification, virtue theories focus on the person and not the action, etc.)
-Using one of the following programs, create an infographic that promotes your theory in a convincing way as an ideal guide for future moral decisions. https://piktochart.com/ https://www.visme.co/ https://prezi.com/ or MS PowerPoint
-It is not bad to display some of the negatives, but the goal here is to promote your theory.
-Be sure you submit as a PDF or that the link works (send it to others to see if they can open it).
-Lastly, when using resources, be sure to have a citation where the information is used on the presentation and include a references/works cited section at the bottom.
Attached will be a PDF of a Moral Compass, please choose one of the topics and use it for guidance.

Overview
Capitalism is an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. Socialism is a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates for the means of production, distribution, and exchange being owned or regulated by the community as a whole (1). Understanding the difference between capitalism and socialism will help you understand how these economic systems impact how resources are collected and distributed within society, which is connected to that society’s system of work. In this assignment, you will write an essay discussing how capitalism and socialism function in different countries.
Preparation
Choose one capitalist country and one socialist country from the following lists:
Capitalist CountryLinks to an external site.
US
UK
Japan
Socialist CountryLinks to an external site.
China
Cuba
Venezuela
Instructions
After choosing your countries, use the corresponding library guide to research your chosen countries and then write a one-page essay in which you do the following:
Explain the concepts of capitalism and socialism in your chosen countries.
Compare and contrast capitalism and socialism in your chosen countries with supporting definitions, explanations, and examples.
Identify three pros and three cons for both capitalism and socialism in your chosen countries.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Examine the role capitalism plays in corporate decision making.
Sources
1. William H. Shaw. 2014. Business Ethics: A Textbook with Cases. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning 9th edition textbook.

Analyze the Decision Point (Being Smart about Smartphones), Pg 289, and then answer the questions raised with approximately a one-page synopsis and be prepared to discuss in class.
(attached is the reading and subsequent quetions)

The attached essay needs to be redone so that it actually takes a side instead of it being an outlook on the sides. I’ve also attached the original instructions for reference. Make it look like an opinion essay.

note: I have a link for a virtual volunteer Ideas. can you choose one of them and answer the questions below. Also, I have “to do” 10 hours of volunteer service-learning. The volunteer idea that you choose I will have to use for a project in the future and make a story. If you can get all the information about what they do. Thank you.
Service action plan:
Plan to complete a minimum total of 10 service-learning volunteer hours by the end of the semester in an action or advocacy capacity.
For this module, you will create a service action plan that describes the service project and the personal learning objectives you hope to achieve through it. These can include objectives such as become more aware of local and state-level advocacy opportunities for homeless veterans—and for each objective, include the following: a.) activities that will help you achieve this objective; b.) resources that will use; c.) how you’ll assess if you have met your objective.
– Start here
Please copy and paste this format into your submission:
Service Project Descriiption:
Organization(s) where I will be Serving (Provide the specific name of the organization):
Total # of Hours I Plan to Serve:
Personal Learning Objective #1: List objective #1 here
a) Activities to achieve this objective include…
b) Resources I will use include…
c) I will know I met my objective when…
Personal Learning Objective #2: List objective #2 here
a) Activities to achieve this objective include…
b) Resources I will use include…
c) I will know I met my objective when…
(Can add more than two objectives if needed)
note: I have a link for a virtual volunteer Ideas can you choose one of them and answer the questions below to be for project and make a story.

Module: Use the perspectives and understandings about yourself that you have gained from both the Clifton Strengths Finder assessment and the Values, Beliefs, and Personal Bias assignment to identify a cause that is meaningful to you, one that you can contribute to as part of our service learning project for social change to support it. You will work towards completing this project throughout this course as your final project. The authors of A Social Change Model of Leadership explained that “If knowledge is connected to something that you really care about, you will be more likely to act on it. “Commitment is a decision of the heart and mind to follow one course of action rather than another” (Fairholm, 1994, p. 122). It is both liberating and limiting. To decide to be an English major means you will likely never be a biologist. If you loved both fields of study, a commitment to one means grieving over the inability to devote energy to the other. Commitment means taking action. Our commitments to action are usually predicated on our most deeply felt beliefs. Consider how your beliefs can influence your behavior. For example, because you believe that people should treat each other with dignity and respect, you might volunteer to be on an inter-fraternity task force group on hazing. Because you believe deeply in social justice and equality, you might establish or join a group that studies and advocates for changes in campus admissions policies. Because you believe that children in an inner-city setting lack many of the opportunities that other children take for granted, you may volunteer weekly to tutor young children. “Commitment is a personal attitude or value that excites us to do whatever needs to be done because we see the need. More than mere identification of intent, commitment is doing. The attitude of commitment flows out of our beliefs and values and is part of our definition of who we are” (Fairholm, 1994, p. 121). It is important to link our motivated actions back to an articulation of our beliefs: “I have decided to do this, because I feel profoundly about that” (Astin & Astin, 1996, pp. 41-42).
Other ideas for a service-learning project or change-action project (these terms are used interchangeably in the textbook) include:
If you value family, health, serving others, and caring, perhaps you would like to find a way to help homeless families and would opt for a service-learning project at someplace like Second Harvest Food Bank; or perhaps at a homeless shelter, or even at a non-profit service organization that supports families with children who are facing a medical crisis, such as the Ronald McDonald House. Students who have an emphasis on psychology, public policy, sociology, anthropology, and even life sciences coursework may find this type of service-learning to be closely aligned with their academic learning.
Perhaps you value adventure, caring, and creativity, and you have a deep love for the outdoors. A service-learning opportunity that might appeal to you could be connected to the environment, a project with a local river rehabilitation group, or beach clean-up, or even one in which you work to protect the sea turtle nests on Florida’s beaches. Students who have coursework in environmental science, biology, public policy, and even environmental engineering may find this type of service-learning to be an extension of the type of academic work they have completed.
This discussion is a brainstorming opportunity, please use your colleague’s as a “hive mind” to help you in your brainstorming regarding your planned service-learning project.
Post your top three values in your discussion response and your thoughts and ideas on current social or environmental issues that reflect those values.
Question to Answer:
Initial Post: Copy & paste the information below into your initial post:
1. Top three values: ” first link”
2. Issues that reflect those values:
3. A cause that is meaningful to me:
4. Possible project idea: ” second link”
5. One question(s) for classmates (colleagues):
example of a classmate:
1- Top Three Values:
– Religion
– Family
– Health
2- Issues That Reflect Those Values
There is always much controversy with religion, which is understandable since everyone comes from different cultures, backgrounds, and families. I personally believe whatever you may believe it is most important to love and respect others. The family has such a strong impact on our lives because it is the first relationship we create in this world. Issues can arise with family because no person is perfect, and a parent’s lack or failure to be there may cause the child harm. Having a healthy body and mind is arguably one of the most beneficial and freeing things in the world. In the States, it can be hard to achieve this because there is so much processed food and crazy diets.
3- A Cause That Is Meaningful to Me:
I have a heart to serve and love people, specifically kids. Volunteering at kid’s camps, Operation Christmas Child, VBS, teaching swim lessons, or working with Best Buddies has brought me so much joy. Our youth is our future, I believe it is vital that we protect, enlighten, inspire, and encourage our youth to grow into the best versions of themselves to reach for their dreams. Each person is different and that is what makes them unique and special, the worst thing you could ever do is try to be just like everyone else (my opinion).
4- Possible Project Idea:
I plan to start a nonprofit organization for children, I don’t wish to release all the information since it is still in the works. However, a brief idea of this program is a kid’s camp, that encourages our young adults to have fun, understand and grow their own unique talents, and blossom their confidence. I hope to educate our youth in a fun way, where they are trying new hobbies, accomplishing things they didn’t know they could, creating friendships, and flourishing into amazing men and women.
5- Question: What could you do to make a difference in your community this week?
Note: for question 4 I have a link for a virtual volunteer Ideas can you choose one of them. “I need an advice” Can you choose one to be for a project because I will have to answer this question for the future. Can you give me an advice, how many pages will I need because I have to do 10 hours of volunteer service-learning. to make a story. This is a review of the project and the questions. You don’t have to answer the questions I just need an advice. Thank you !!!
FORMAT: Each response should be a minimum of a paragraph. 10 questions = 10+ paragraphs. One paragraph = 5 sentences with 100-200 words. **CITE COURSE CONTENT in your responses and include a References or Work Cited page.
Note that to earn an Outstanding on the quality criterion on the rubric you must exceed 10 hours of volunteer service-learning.
Answer each of the following questions and include a References or Works Cited page for the course content you cite and include to support your responses.

1- What was the project?
2- How did you implement the project from the action plan phase to completion?
3- What worked well in it and what could you have done differently?
4- How does this experience connect with the five exemplary leadership practices and the 7Cs of social change leadership? Be specific, list the five exemplary practices which of the 7Cs of social change leadership your project highlighted. Discuss how they connected to your service-learning experience.
5- Going beyond the 5 exemplary leadership skills and the 7Cs, how did the experience affirm, challenge, contradict, or illustrate some of the other concepts and theories presented in our readings and lessons? Be specific and cite the concepts, readings, or theories to which you refer.
6- How were your personal learning objectives accomplished?
7- What is your personal definition of leadership?
8- What is your personal definition of social change?
9- In your opinion, did your service-learning work provide some form of social change? How and why?
10- How will this service-learning experience impact you in the future?
11- References page to list the source for each of the concepts, readings or theories you cited to fully answer #4 and #5.

Purpose
The Discussion here is the equivalent in an online course to face-to-face discussion in a classroom-based course. This is the place where you discuss course topics with the instructor and each other. Just as in a regular classroom, a good deal of learning takes place through the interaction that these discussions will stimulate. They will test your ability to critically evaluate the positions of the philosophers we are studying.
Directions
A course in ethics should help us to make decisions about right or wrong. This is not the same as a discussion of what is legal. This is what you should do regardless of whether you get caught or not. At this point you should have read excerpts from Plato and Aristotle. These philosophers attempted to devise ways for us to determine how to make the morally correct choice. In your posts I want you to apply each theory to the fact and determine whether the theory is helpful.
By the time Oliver was 15 years old he had been to 7 different foster homes. He understood by the time he was 10 that he would not be adopted and would continue to be shuffled through the system until he “aged out,” as they called it. He wasn’t a bad student and despite his moving around, he managed to do ok in school. Although, he hadn’t remained in anyone’s home long enough to make any lasting relationships, he managed to make friends on the street with criminals who amicably referred to him as “family.” Regardless of where he moved, he could catch a bus to their neighborhood and they would give him something to eat and a few dollars to buy himself something. Oliver knew they broke the law but as time passed he started to view them as the good guys in I guess what some would think of as a Robin Hood sort of way. Around 15 they started to suggest he move in with them and find a real home. Some would say that the system had failed him, but as far as those outlaws were concerned, the system hadn’t failed Oliver, it had only done what it was supposed to do, look out for the privileged and disregard the rest. Oliver had some encounters with church and other adults, but he started to wonder how do we know what is right and what is wrong. In his free time he has read the same excerpts from Plato and Aristotle that you have.
In ONE consolidated post of at least 600 words, explain to Oliver how:
Euthyphro’s dilemma helps us understand the relationship between religion and ethics.
Whether the discussion of Justice between Socrates and his friends in Book I of the Republic can help him decide what to do.
Whether using the Doctrine of the Mean can help him decide what he should do.
What you think he should do based on what you have learned and your personal perspective.

Read chapters 3&4 from Justice by Michael Sandel. Linked here: https://iasbaba.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Michael_Sandel-_Justice-_What_s_the_Right_Thing_to_Do.pdf
Then, answer two of the three following prompts. Do not use AI to for these responses. Number your answers so we know to which prompts you are responding.
1. Did both libertarianism and utilitarianism appeal to you? That’s not uncommon; however, libertarianism and utilitarianism are at odds.
* Libertarianism focuses on the individual. Utilitarianism focuses on the collective.
* Libertarianism opposes any act that restricts freedom. Utilitarianism supports maximizing pleasure as a result of an action’s consequences.
* Do one of the following two things:
– Reconcile the differences, somehow, between libertarianism and utilitarianism. Explain how a person could subscribe to both.
– Though you may have initially been drawn to both theories, evaluate each of them carefully. Think about the premises they start from and the conclusions they lead to. Choose which ethical theory you think is superior. Defend your choice by showing us how you came to that conclusion.
2. The premises of libertarianism and utilitarianism are:
* Libertarianism: We own ourselves.
* Utilitarianism: Human beings are governed by two sovereign masters: pleasure and pain.
* Explain how at least one of the above premises is false.
– Further explanation for this prompt: Some people don’t like the conclusions that libertarianism leads to (such as selling organs on the free market). Some people don’t like the conclusions that utilitarianism might lead to (such as hurting a minority for the sake of the majority). Rather than arguing with the conclusions, I want you to argue with the premises. Does either libertarianism or utilitarianism start from faulty premises? Defend your reasoning why you think either premise is (or both premises are) not true. You could use argument by analogy or moral coherence, but that is not required.
3. Republicans and Democrats both use libertarian principles to support their position on abortion.
* Republicans defend the freedom and self-ownership of the fetus.
* Democrats defend the freedom and self-ownership of the woman carrying the fetus.
* Which side has the more defensible libertarian position, and why? Show how the other side is using libertarianism inappropriately.
* Note: This is a rational exercise, not a moral exercise. Your answer does not need to line up with your personal position on abortion. There are other ethical approaches to take in the abortion debate apart from libertarianism that might better support your personal view.

Is it ethical to use CHATgpt (or other similar chatbots) in the workplace? Why or why not? Use ethical theories to support your position.
Is the use of CHATgpt (or other similar chatbots) ethical in an educational setting? Why or why not? Use ethical theories to support your position.

deontological and utilitarian moral theories play a large role in arguments for and against gun ownership. For this assignment, find a recent op-ed (written within the last six months) advocating for or against restrictions on gun ownership.
You will then provide two responses to the main argument of the article: one from a utilitarian point of view, and one from a deontological point of view. Each response should be no more than two paragraphs, for a total of four paragraphs. Make sure to cite any relevant data, especially when writing your utilitarian response. Each response should explicitly utilize the corresponding moral theory.
NOTE: An op-ed (also sometimes referred to as an opinion article, editorial article, or viewpoint article) is not the same as a news article. An op-ed advocate for a certain position, while a news article simply describes an event. For this assignment, you will be analyzing an op-ed. Op-eds are often published by news organizations, but they are not the same as news articles. Do not select an article that is describing someone’s position. Your op-ed can come from a news organization, but it should not be mere reporting.