Devry ETHC445 Week 2 Assignment Latest 2019 September

ETHC445 Principles of Ethics

Week 2 Assignment

ETHICAL DILEMMA
ANALYSIS

This week you will use
the theories of ethics discussed in class to reason through an ethical dilemma.
Select one of the ethical dilemmas below to deconstruct. the key problems,
choices, and the ethical theories that provide reasoning and guidance.

Ethical Dilemma 1: A
newspaper columnist signs a contract with a newspaper chain. Several months
later, she is offered a position with another newspaper chain, offering a
higher salary. Because she would prefer making more money, she notifies the
first chain that she is breaking her contract. The courts will decide the
legality of her action, but what of the morality? Did the columnist behave
ethically?

Ethical Dilemma 2: An
airline pilot receives his regular medical checkup. The doctor discovers that
he has developed a heart murmur. The pilot only has a month to go before he is
eligible for retirement. The doctor knows this and wonders whether, under these
unusual circumstances, she is justified in withholding information from the
company regarding the pilot’s condition.

Ethical Dilemma 3: An
office worker has had a record of frequent absence. He has used all his
vacation and sick-leave days, and has frequently requested additional leave
without pay. His supervisor and co-workers have expressed great frustration
because his absenteeism has caused bottlenecks in paperwork, created low morale
in the office, and required others to do his work in addition to their own.
However, the individual believes he is entitled to take his earned time and
additional time off without pay. Is he right?

Ethical Dilemma 4:
Rhonda enjoys socializing with fellow employees at work, but their discussions
usually consist of gossiping about other people, including several of her
friends. At first, Rhonda feels uncomfortable talking in this way about people
she is close to; but then she decides it does no real harm, and she feels no
remorse for joining in.

In conjunction with
the readings from course material (be sure to cite), decide which ethical dilemma you believe is
most problematic and why. Discuss the ideas of “good vs. evil,”
“wrong vs. right,” and “ought/should be vs. what is.” Form
the readings, discuss the ways in which Augustine and Aquinas would have solved
the problem based on lecture and course reading material. In what ways do
Augustine and Aquinas differ and why?

Create a document in APA format that explains
your findings and reasoning. Your
assignment should be between 2-3 pages accompanied by a 5-minute oral
presentation, using a technology of your choice (your instructor will provide
additional details). Both documents should be be submitted to the Week 2
assignment box.