The purpose of the LAWS420 Course Project is to provide you with a practical view of the ethical dilemmas that you are likely to encounter as you pursue your chosen career path. Whether you become a health professional, an accountant, an attorney, a small business owner, or a software engineer, you will be faced with ethical questions, both large and small, on a regular basis. With this assignment, you have an opportunity to begin to consider what you will do when you are faced with these issues. This assignment is due in Week 6 and is to be submitted to the Dropbox item called Week 6: Course Project.
Begin this assignment by selecting a profession, preferably one in which you currently work or one in which you plan to pursue in the future. If your career track is one that leads you to become an entrepreneur, a small business owner, or a manager in a large corporation, please include an explanation of that business in which you now work or anticipate working in the future.
If it is a profession, describe what makes it a profession (this would include required education, licensing, organizational membership, continuing education, etc.). Locate the licensing regulations and ethical codes and standards of conduct that apply to this profession. Determine how these are enforced for this profession.
If it is a business that is licensed by the government and/or regulated by a trade or business organization (whether mandatory or voluntary), describe the ethical standards that are found in these licensing regulations and business organizations. Feel free to use such groups as the Better Business Bureau or Chamber of Commerce to discover ethical guidelines that might apply to your business.
As with the professions, locate the licensing regulations (if any), codes, and/or standards, and determine how these are enforced.
Provide a list of four current ethical dilemmas facing this career field. These can arise from changing technology, an ongoing and unresolved ethical dilemma, or one based on a controversial business or professional policy or practice. For each current ethical dilemma, provide a different article that addresses the dilemma. Use the DeVry University Library online at https://library.devry.edu to research and select your articles (consider EBSCOhost or LEXIS-NEXIS). Do not use Google or other non-academic search engines or articles from sources such as Wikipedia.
The body of your paper will be divided into four sections; one section for each of the four ethical dilemmas. Each section will begin with one paragraph devoted to a description of one of the ethical dilemmas. After this description, explain how you would go about deciding what you should do, supporting your position using (1)one or more theories of ethics found in our textbook and (2) a minimum of one article from your research.
Be sure to review the Guidelines section for specifics about the length, style, and format requirements of this Course Project paper.
This assignment is worth 19% of your final grade.
Be sure to review this APA tutorial as proper citations are expected on all course work.
APA Style Tutorial
Tutorial
APA Guidelines for Citing Sources This video will give you a quick introduction to APA guidelines for citing sources. Highlights include purposes of citing, guidelines and examples of how to cite sources in text and at the end of a paper, and how to format a reference list or an entire paper.
See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due date information.
Guidelines
• The body of the report must be 4–6 pages in length, 12-point font, and double spaced. The paper must include a cover page, table of contents, introduction, the body of the report, summary or conclusion, and works cited.
• Even though this is not a scientific-type writing assignment and is mostly creative in nature, references are still very important. You must have a minimum of one different academic source for each ethical dilemma. Any outside references must be cited (anonymous authors or web pages are not acceptable). These should be listed on the last page, titled references.
• APA format and citations are required, including appropriate in-text citations.
• All DeVry University policies are in effect, including the plagiarism policy.
• Papers are due during Week 6 of this course. (Please see the Syllabus for more information on assignment deadlines.)
• Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q & A Forum.
• This paper is worth 190 total points and will be graded on the quality of the research topic, the quality of paper information, use of APA citations, grammar, and sentence structure. (See the Grading Rubric in this Course Project description.)
Grading Rubrics
Category Points % Description
Documentation and Formatting 30 15 All references are properly cited, and each ethical dilemma cites a different academic source.
Organization and Cohesiveness 60 32 The paper is easy to understand and flows in an organized fashion. Overall, the paper presents an understandable and easy-to-follow approach.
Editing 20 11 No or very few typographical errors, and no or very few grammatical errors.
Content 80 42 All required information is included in the paper. Student provides substantial information to support each answer, and various sources are used to substantiate answers.
Total 190 100 A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.
Best Practices
The following are the best practices in preparing this paper.
Note: Please see the specific content requirements for this paper under the Objective section of this Course Project description.
• Cover Page: Include whom you prepared the paper for, who prepared it, and the date.
• Table of Contents: List the main ideas and sections of your paper and the pages in which they are located. The illustrations should be included separately.
• Introduction: Use a header on your paper. This will indicate that you are introducing your paper.
The purpose of an introduction or opening includes the following:
1. Introduce the subject and why the subject is important.
2. Previews the main ideas and the order in which they will be covered.
3. Establish a tone of the document.
Include a reason for the audience to read the paper in the introduction. Also, include an overview of what you are going to cover in your paper and the importance of the material. (This should include or introduce the questions you are asked to answer on each assignment.)
• Body of Your Report: Use a header titled with the name of your project. Example: “The Ethical Dilemmas of an Accountant.” Then proceed to break out the main ideas. State the main ideas, state major points in each idea, and provide evidence. Break out each main idea that you will use in the body of your paper. Show some type of division like separate sections that are labeled, separate groups of paragraphs, or headers. You would include the information you found during your research and investigation.
• Summary or Conclusion: Summarizing is similar to paraphrasing but presents the gist of the material in fewer words than the original. An effective summary identifies the main ideas and major support points from the body of your report. Minor details are left out.
Additional hints on preparing the best possible project include the following:
1. Apply a three step process of writing: plan, write, and complete.
2. Prepare an outline of your research paper before you go forward.
3. Complete a first draft and then go back to edit, evaluate, and make any changes required.
• Work Cited: Use APA format.