Assignment 3: Ethical Foundations
Tasks:
Select any four of the following fundamental theories:
The Ten Commandments
The Justification of Human Rights
Utilitarianism
Aristotelian Ethics
International Ethics Standards for Business
Distributive Justice
The Entitlement Theory
Fundamental International Rights
Model Business Principles
The Caux Principles
Using the Argosy University online library resources or the Internet, conduct research to analyze the ethical principles of the selected theories.
Create a chart in a Microsoft Word document comparing the four selected theories. Your chart must include the following:
A description of the basic tenets of each theory.
A description of the historical or social setting of each theory.
An explanation of how the ethical principles of the selected theories apply to a corporate setting.
Submission Details:
By Monday, January 16, 2017, save your chart as a Microsoft Word document and name it as M1_A3_lastname_firstinitial.doc. Submit it to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox. Include all citations in APA format.
Assignment 3 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Effectively analyzed and then reported the findings relative to the assigned topic.
24
Articulated key points in a clear, logical, and professional manner, with supporting evidence wherever required; actively contributed to the discussion by providing points of view with a rationale, challenging points of the discussion, or drawing relationships between points of the discussion.
12
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
4
Total:
40
