Phase one

Module Two Project Proposal Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

This project proposal provides an opportunity for you to choose a case study and identify a related professional code of ethics and ethical framework. This proposal also builds toward Part One and Part Two of the project, in which you will expand on these responses to analyze and reflect on the case based on the code of ethics and ethical framework.

Your case study should come from the course textbook. Review the guidelines when choosing your case study in the Supporting Materials section. The case study you choose should be related to the professional code of ethics you also choose in this assignment and will provide the background for your work on the project. Consider these examples:

If you chose a case in a healthcare environment or focused on a health issue, you may want to select a code of ethics from healthcare or nursing.

If you chose a case involving a workplace, consumers, corporate social responsibility, or sustainability, you may want to select a code of ethics from business.

Directions

For your project proposal, you must address the following criteria:

Identify a case study from the Supporting Materials section of this assignment.

Identify a professional code of ethics from a profession or organization that is related to the case study you select in this assignment. This is the code of ethics you will use in your project.

An internet search with keywords including the profession or organization and code of ethics is a good place to start. For examples of professional codes of ethics, consider the following:

American Counseling Association(ACA)Code of Ethics

American Medical Association(AMA)Code of Ethics

American Nurses Association(ANA)Code of Ethics for Nurses

American Psychological Association(APA)Code of Conduct

American Society for Public Administration(ASPA)Code of Ethics

Association for Computing Machinery(ACM)Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

Association of International Certified Professional Accountants(AICPA)Code of Conduct

National Association of Social Workers(NASW)Code of Ethics

National Education Association(NEA)Code of Ethics for Educators

National Society of Professional Engineers(NSPE)Code of Ethics for Engineers

Radio Television Digital News Association(RTDNA)Code of Ethics

Society of Professional Journalists(SPJ)Code of Ethics

Explain how this professional code of ethics informs decision making within the context of your case study.

What is the purpose of this professional code of ethics?

How does it support decisions?

Explain what makes the code of ethics you chose applicable to your selected case study.

Identify the origin of this professional code of ethics.

Consider the history of your chosen professional organization.

Explain which ethical principles are most important to this professional code of ethics, and why.

Refer to the list of ethical principles in the Module Two Guide.

Identify a possible ethical framework that includes these ethical principles.

Consult the list of five ethical frameworks described in the Module One Guide.

What to Submit

Submit your project proposal as a1-to2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing,12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. You must cite the case study, ethical framework, and the professional code of ethics and any sources regarding its origin/history.If other sources are used, follow APA citation guidelines when citing sources both throughout and at the end of your paper.

Phase two

Module Three Project Draft Introduction and Background Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

In the previous module, you worked on your project proposal, where you chose your case study and professional code of ethics and considered related ethical frameworks. In this week's assignment, you will begin to write your draft for Part One of the project. You will also finalize your choice of ethical frameworks related to your case study and professional code of ethics. You will address the rest of Part One in Module Five.

For this project draft, you will write the beginning of the case analysis for your project. As a reminder, you should review the work done and selections you made in the Module Two Project Proposal assignment.

Directions

Using the case study and professional code of ethics you chose for the project proposal, you will do the following:

Introduce the audience to the key problems and issues of the case.

Analyze the ethical components of the case.

To do this, you will finalize your choice of an ethical framework, considering what you identified in the project proposal.

To choose a case study, refer to the instructions in the Supporting Materials section. To choose an ethical framework, refer to the overview in the Module One Guide. Use the professional code of ethics you chose in Module Two Project Proposal.

You must cite the case study, professional code of ethics, and ethical framework, but no other sources are required.

Phase three

Module Five Project Draft Options and Recommendation Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

In the Module Two Project Proposal, you chose your case study and professional code of ethics. In the Module Three Project Draft, you chose the ethical framework and wrote the beginning of the case analysis. In this assignment, you will continue writing the case analysis. Before you proceed with this project draft, review the feedback you received on the project proposal and the previous draft. You will continue to use the same case study, ethical frameworks, and professional code of ethics from those assignments.

Directions

Part One: Case Analysis

In the section of Part One that you completed for Module Three Project Draft Introduction and Background, you introduced the audience to the key problems and issues of the case. You also began analyzing the ethical components of the case.

Note: Review the feedback your instructor provided on your project draft introduction and background. If your draft needed improvement in any area(s), be sure to revise as needed.

Now, for this project draft options and recommendation, you will complete the second part of Part One: Case Analysis to provide an ethical solution and recommendation.

Specifically, you must address the following criteria:

1. Identifypossible solutionsto the case.
2. Describe thestrengths and limitationsof each solution you identified.
3. Recommend a solution from the ones you identified. Then, justify yourrecommendationas the most ethical solution.
4. Evaluate your recommended solution using variousethical perspectives.
5. Describe theethical implicationsof your solution.

You must cite the case study, professional code of ethics, and ethical framework, but no other sources are required.

What to Submit

Submit your project draft as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. You must cite your case study, ethical frameworks, and professional code of ethics, but no other sources are required. If sources are used, follow APA citation guidelines when citing sources both throughout and at the end of your paper.

Phase four

Project Guidelines and Rubric

Competencies

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:

• Use ethical frameworks in decision-making
• Analyze the impacts of a professional field's code of ethics
• Recommend ethical improvements to a solution

Overview

People often find themselves in situations where they need to make decisions or propose solutions that are well supported and based on established ethical principles. Throughout this course, you have selected a case study, looked at ethical frameworks and related principles, and considered a set of professional codes of ethics related to your selected case study. For this project, you will take that information and incorporate it into the two parts of this project, analyzing a case study, presenting the related facts, suggesting an equitable solution, and applying relevant ethical frameworks toward a final solution.

Directions

For your project, choose the following:

• A case study
• An ethical framework
• A professional code of ethics

Use the same case study, ethical framework, and professional code of ethics you selected earlier in this course.

Specifically, you must address the following criteria:

Part One: Case Analysis

In this section, you will introduce the audience to the key problems and issues of the case. You will also analyze the ethical components of the case and determine the most ethically justifiable course of action from a set of solutions.

1. Describe thebackgroundof the case. In your description, make sure you include:
   1. The summary of the case
   2. The people and events behind the case
   3. A citation of your chosen case study.
2. Explain theethical issuesof the case. In your explanation, make sure you include:
   1. The key members
   2. The significance of the case.
3. Determine theprinciplesfrom your chosen ethical framework that apply to the case.
4. Explain how theethical frameworkcan be used to examine the ethical issues of the case.
5. Explain how your chosenprofessional code of ethicsapplies to your case.
6. Identifypossible solutionsto the case.
7. Describe thestrengths and limitationsof each solution you identified.
8. Recommend a solution from the ones you identified. Then, justify yourrecommendationas the most ethical solution.
9. Describe theethical implicationsof your solution.

Part Two: Reflection

In this section, you will reflect on your experience writing a case analysis. You will also discuss how your personal ethics may have influenced your solution to the case.

1. Describe your experienceanalyzing the case.In your description, make sure you include:
   1. The difficult choices you had to make
   2. Your moral intuition of the case
2. Discuss how yourpersonal ethicshelped to guide your conclusions. In your discussion, make sure you include:
   1. Specific examples of ethical principles from the framework you used
   2. How the solution may have been different if you had used a different ethical framework
3. Describe how the identified professional code of ethics aligns to yourinterests or values.
4. Explain the importance of thiscode of ethics in society.

What to Submit

To complete this project, you must:

Submit the completed paper as a 3- to-5-page Microsoft Word document. You must cite your case study, your chosen ethical framework and professional code of ethics, but no other sources are required. Sources should be cited according to APA style.