Essay Part 1 of 2: Analysing an Ethical Dilemma

Task Description:

A written analysis (2500 words) of a complex ethical problem similar to that which you might encounter in the IT industry.    Using the Ethical Decision Model as outlined in the textbook, analyse the situation and arrive at a rational course of action.

Your reasoning should be made clear (show how you arrived at the decision, don’t just present the decision).    You should make reference to the Normative Ethical Theories (as outlined in text) as part of your analysis.   You are free to mention any other content from the text that you see fit to use.

 

This assignment is the first part of a two part assignment. In the second part (which is due later) the problem scenario is extended to a later time and you will perform a similar anlaysis on that more complex situation. The first part leads into the second part.

To help you understand the task:

1. Analyze the case study, making use of the Ethical Decision Making Model as provided in the text book. Your analysis should include the points of view of the main characters.
2. Synthesize the findings of your analysis into a prioritized set of conclusions for each of the main characters, and
3. Evaluate and present your conclusions to determine what would be the ethical course of action for Erika, Jason and Elizabeth?

Criteria & Marking: 

Your result be be determined based on:

• How deep your analysis went using the EDM (there are subtle issues that anin-depth analysis will find),
• How valid your supporting arguments were,
• Other supporting material from text, and
• How well it is all presented (clear, concise, grammatically correct, use of template). There is no one correct way to do this assignment, you have considerable freedom within the broad constraints listed above.

Individual students have much scope to present their case and their findings. Unlike programming where a solution is either correct or incorrect, there is inherent ambiguity in ethical analysis.

Assignment – Problem Solving Assignment

Essay Part 2 of 2: Analysing an Ethical Dilemma

Task Description:

A written analysis (4500 words) of a complex ethical problem similar to that which you might encounter in the IT industry. This scenario is a continuation of the scenario used in Part 1.    In the same way as in Part 1, use the Ethical Decision Model  to analyse the situation and arrive at a rationally supported course of action. Your reasoning should be made clear (show how you arrived at the decision, don’t just present the decision).    You should make reference to the Normative Ethical Theories (as outlined in text) as part of your analysis.   You are free to mention any other content from the text that you see fit to use.    This assignment is the second part of a two part assignment. It follows on from the scenario presented in Part 1.

The final 1000 words of this assignment should be a description of how your ethical standards and ability to solve ethical dilemmas has changed since you began the course. This is a free-format description of what you have learned, what capabilities you now have that you did not have before, how this is likely to help you in the future, plus any other points you see fit to mention.

Criteria & Marking: 

As with Part 1, your result be be determined based on:

• How deep your analysis went using the EDM (there are subtle issues that anin-depth analysis will find),
• How valid your supporting arguments were,
• Other supporting material from text, and
• How well it is all presented (clear, concise, grammatically correct, use of template).

There is no one correct way to do this assignment, you have considerable freedom within the broad constraints listed above.   The final 1000 word analysis section will be assessed for evidence that you have learned something significant from this course based on the requirements stated in the assessment task.   Take into account that there is no one right way of doing the assignment, there are only degrees of correctness. Individual students have much scope to present their case and their findings. Unlike programming where a solution is either correct or incorrect, there is inherent ambiguity in ethical analysis.

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