COURSEWORK 100%
a) Group assignment 1 20% (Company Case)
b) Mid sem/Quiz 15% (MCQ-Chapter 2 and 3)
c) Individual assignment 1 15% (Becton Dickinson Case Study)
d) Individual assignment 2 15% (Refer to Rachel Case Study)
e) Individual assignment 3 15% (legal/unethical-illegal/ethical)
f) Group assignment 2 10% (Infographic)
g) Individual presentation 10% (Infographic)
a)GROUP ASSIGNMENT 1 (20%)-Company Case
The lecturer will allocate a company for the group to discuss. For this assignment, your
group is required to identify any ethical issue(s) and the relevant facts in the company
that has been given to you by the lecturer.The assignment will be evaluated based on the
following criteria as contained in the UUM Ethics rubric.
Content of the Assignment:
1. Executive summary (1-2 pages)
2. Introduction to company and what happened (2-3pages)
3. Discussion (10-12 pages):
a. Ethical awareness –what are the ethical issue(s) in the case. Were the actions of
any of the parties involved unethical? Bonus marks will be given to teams that
highlight business ethics related issues rather than general ethical issues
b. Awareness of stakeholders – the content of this subsection can address questions
such as who are the stakeholders of the ethical issues. Why did the parties do
unethical things? Do they have better alternatives? What constraints did the
parties face or encounter?
c. Ethical reasoning – the content of this subsection can address questions such as
what are the different views of the various stakeholders on the ethical issues in
the case. Which stakeholder has the strongest ethical argument?
d. Ethical suggestions – the content of this subsection can address questions such
as what are your group’s suggestions/alternatives/options on how the ethical
issue(s) in the case can be (better) resolved.
e. Ethical decision making – decide on the best solution to resolve the ethical
issue(s) in the company and justify your decision using the moral principles
4.Conclusion (1-2 pages)
Students are required to analyze the ethical issue(s) in the company and demonstrate the
ability to apply with the ethical theories and concepts that you have learnt in the classroom.
Students need to find appropriate ethical theories / concepts learnt to link with the ethical
