Chapter 3: Written Assignment: In the News
Purpose: To reinforce the importance of ethics in the day-to-day operations of real companies. In addition, students will apply what they learn in the course to the news article to demonstrate an understanding of the learning objectives. Instructions: Identify one story in the news that pertains to an ethics situation faced by a company. You can use news outlets or publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, or Harvard Business Review. The assignment will be formatted with a cover page and reference page. Students should use APA as the formatting structure for the assignment. However, you don’t need an abstract. Below are the specifics for the assignment. Please identify one story in the news that pertains to ethics in the day-to-day operations of the company. Then address the following: Paragraph
1. Summarize the news story or article in less than 100 words.
2. Explain how the story relates to ethics in the workplace.
3. How does the story relates to what you have learned in the course?
4. What is your takeaway/opinion on how the organization handled the situation?
