You should select a business ethics issue that either has occurred or might occur in a veterinary practice and write an analysis of the issue and potential decisions/solutions

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 Discipline: Business and Management
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Graded Project

Instructions

Example Selection

You should select a business ethics issue that either has occurred or might occur in a veterinary practice and write an analysis of the issue and potential decisions/solutions, using the concepts introduced in your textbook. You might pick one of the following:

  • A situation currently in the news
  • An ethics dilemma witnessed in a veterinary practice either as an employee or a client
  • A high quality hypothetical business ethics issue in a veterinary practice (either one you’ve seen in books or film, or one you create)

Be sure to choose an example for analysis that seems interesting, difficult, or complicated.

Project Process

Step 1: Select an example for your analysis as outlined above.

Step 2: Perform your analysis. Apply the recommended high quality, ethical decisionmaking process described in your course book. You’ll want to consider the facts of the situation, the ethical lenses, legal, regulatory, and any other more specific lenses that might be applicable. Describe how the key concepts apply, and explain why the decision is difficult or complicated. Recommend the course of action you believe is ‘best’ taking all the relevant considerations into account.

Your textbook should be your primary reference. Your paper may also include independent and reliable sources (many of which you might access from your textbook’s chapter notes). You should feel free to consult sources on the Internet. However, always make sure your work is original and well-documented. Notes from a website should include the source of the site. This is done to establish that the site is authoritative and not merely idle opinion.

Use APA style for citations and the Works Cited page. For information on APA style format see the Library.

Step 3: Write a first draft of your essay. Your paper should be written using a word-processing program, such as Microsoft Word or a Word-compatible program. Your analysis should be five to eight written pages. The essay should include a brief introduction, several paragraphs examining the key issues, your recommended course of action, and a conclusion that acknowledges arguments for and against your recommended decision. (Recommendation: Finish your first draft several days before you plan to finalize your paper. It’s best to set it aside for a couple of days before moving on to the completion.)

Step 4: Complete your final draft. Carefully review your written essay, correct any errors, and submit your final draft to your instructor. (Recommendation: Read your essay out loud to yourself. Doing this will help make you aware of gaps, redundancies, and areas where the writing should be improved.) Include a title page and a bibliography of sources. The last page after the main body of the essay should provide a list of your reference sources.

Grading Criteria

The following rubric will be used to grade your project.

Skill/Grading Criteria Exemplary (100–90) Proficient (89–80) Fair (79–70) Poor (69–60) Not Evident (59–0)
Selection of example situation for analysis Example situation selected involves several different kinds of issues and provides plenty of complexity for the analysis

(Remember, the way a situation is described enables the reader to see the complexity!)

10–9 points		 Example situation selected involves several different kinds of issues

8–7 points		 Example situation selected involves a few different kinds of issues

6–5 points		 Example situation selected doesn’t seem to require much, if any, weighing of issues

4 points		 Example situation selected is presented as a simple decision

3–0 points
Identification of relevant issues Describes the example situation

Explains the facts

Identifies all relevant ‘lenses’ (ethical, legal, regulatory, and so on)

Shows completeness in thought process applied to identifying relevant lenses

15–14 points		 Describes the example situation with adequate description of facts

Explains the facts

Identifies most relevant ‘lenses’ (for example, ethical, legal, regulatory)

Shows thought process applied to identifying relevant lenses

13–12 points		 Statement of the example situation with few details or facts

Identifies some relevant ‘lenses’ (for example, ethical, legal, regulatory)

Shows limited thought process applied to identifying relevant lenses

11–10 points		 Simple statement of the example situation and facts

Identifies 2–3 relevant ‘lenses’ (for example, ethical, legal, regulatory)

Thought process used in analysis not well communicated in essay

9 points		 Appropriate connection to Business Ethics course concepts are not in evidence in the introduction to the chosen example/ situation and identification of relevant issues

8–0 points
Assessment of relevant issues Explains how the lenses apply (what would a utili tarian assessment say, what would a Kantian evaluation say?)

Explains legal and regulatory views (perhaps corporate culture) of the issues at stake

Takes stakeholders into account

Indicates which values, legal obligations, ethical perspectives seem most compelling and why

30–29 points		 Explains how the lenses apply (what would a utili tarian assessment say, what would a Kantian evaluation say?)

Explains some legal and regulatory views (perhaps corporate culture) of the issues at stake

Takes some stakeholders into account

Indicates which perspectives seem most compelling

28–27 points		 Explains how the lenses apply (what would a utili tarian assessment say, what would a Kantian evaluation say?)

Explains few legal and regulatory views (perhaps corporate culture) of the issues at stake

Takes few stakeholders into account

Simple statement of which perspectives seem most compelling, without discussion

26–25 points		 Explains how the lenses apply (what would a utili tarian assessment say, what would a Kantian evaluation say?)

Explains 1 legal or regulatory view

Takes few stakeholders into account

Simple statement of what’s right, without discussion

24 points		 Explains how few or some lenses apply to the situation

Missing significant legal and regulatory issues

No discussion of impact on stakeholders

23–0 points
Recommended decision and supporting arguments Recommends a resolution to the situation (for example, Sally should do x, y and z)

Explains reasons for this decision, in spite of the reasons against this decision (acknowledges both sides)

30–29 points		 Recommends a resolution to the situation (for example, Sally should do x, y and z)

Explains reasons for this decision but struggles with discussing ambiguity / reasons against

28–27 points		 Recommends a decision

Doesn’t explain this decision in terms of business ethics concepts

26–25 points		 Recommends a decision

Doesn’t provide arguments for and against

24 points		 Doesn’t recommend a decision

23–0 points
Written communication Is clearly written and articulate

Use of language reflects nuances in the complex situation

10–9 points		 Is clearly written and articulate

Use of language reflects nuances in the complex situation

8–7 points		 Is written in plain and clear language, but complexity may not be included

Shows limited grasp of subtleties involved in making hard business ethics decisions

6 points		 Is written in simple language that conveys basic points

Doesn’t show grasp of subtleties involved in making hard business ethics decisions

5 points		 Mentions important concepts but doesn’t connect the dots to explain the way they apply to the example/ situation being analyzed

4–0 points
Format Follows all formatting instructions completely

5 points		 Follows most formatting instructions

4 points		 Follows some formatting instructions

3 points		 Follows few formatting instructions

2 points		 No effort put into formatting

1–0 points

Submitting Your Project

Each project is individually graded by your instructor and therefore takes up to a few weeks to grade.

Be sure that each of your three files contains the following information:

  • Your name
  • Your student ID number
  • The lesson number
  • Your email address

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