ETHC232 final exam – june 2016

Multiple Choice

 

 

Question 1.1. (TCO 1, 2) What is NOT true about Ethics? (Points : 5)

Ethics is not always dependent on the law

Different factors in a situation can change whether an act is ethical

Ethics always have a clear right or wrong answer

Ethics is the study of how people determine what behaviors are right or wrong

 

Question 2.2. (TCO 2) What is the ethical objective of Teleological Ethics/Utilitarianism? (Points : 5)

Happiness for the minority

Happiness for the individual

Greatest happiness for the greatest number of people

To achieve some happiness for the moment

 

Question 3.3. (TCO 3, 4) How is a legal norm created? (Points : 5)

By the creation of guidelines by corporations

Established by a law and the interpretation of that law

Created by an individual’s behavior

None of the above

 

Question 4.4. (TCO 5) What is NOT true about organizational culture? (Points : 5)

Can relate to an organization’s beliefs

May relate to an organization’s customs

Applies only to corporations

 

May relate to an organization’s values

 

Question 5.5. (TCO 8) What condition is not required for whistleblowing to be morally justified? (Points : 5)

Proper moral motivation

All internal company channels were followed

The employee already contacted the local news media

Whistleblower has compelling evidence that the illegal/immoral act has occurred or has been ordered

 

Question 6.6. (TCO 8) What is Opportunity Cost? (Points : 5)

the amount of a corporate executive’s salary

what must be given up in order to receive the benefit of something else

the amount of money an organization must pay in order to be socially responsible

the amount of money a corporation saves by not being socially responsible

 

Question 7.7. (TCO 7) What is true about religion and culture? (Points : 5)

may influence ethical behavior

have no relationship to ethics

solely dictate what is ethical

they never conflict

 

Question 8.8. (TCO 6) In what field is Genetic Modification an ethical concern? (Points : 5)

Legal

Teaching

Information Technology

Medical technologies

 

Question 9.9. (TCO 6) What is NOT required for insider trading to be illegal? (Points : 5)

buying or selling security information

an employee

stocks

information not accessible to the general public

 

Question 10.10. (TCO 2) Which formulation is Kant’s Categorical Imperative? (Points : 5)

Always treat every human being, including yourself, as a means in himself, and never merely as an ends from a means.

Treat every human being, instead of yourself, as a means

Always treat every human being, including yourself, as an end in himself and never merely as a means to an end

You have the choice of treating every human being as either a means or an end and your ultimate decision will be an ethical one

 

 

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Essays

 

Question 1. 1. (TCOs 1, 2, 3, 4) You are an information technologist for a company. You recently discovered that the manager who hired you is e-mailing a competitor her resume along with the resumes of several top quality employees. Explain what ethical course of action should be taken and why. Include in your answer a detailed explanation of the ethical theory used. What are some possible consequences of your actions? (Points : 50)

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Question 2. 2. (TCOs 3, 4, 5, 7) What is the overall relationship between laws and ethics. In regard to the field of human resources, are there times in which laws and ethics conflict? If so, when and how? Provide an example of such a conflict. (Points : 50)

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Question 3. 3. (TCOs 1-5) Your employer asks whether you have completed an assignment that was due last week. Over the past three weeks, you have been completely inundated with new assignments and, as such, you have completely forgotten about this particular task. You know that if you admit to your supervisor that you forgot, you run the risk of being written up (again) and possibly losing your job. Describe how each of three ethical frameworks (deontology, utilitarianism, virtue ethics) would deal with this situation. Which ethical framework would you choose to follow? (Points : 50)

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Question 4. 4. (TCOs 1-8) Is action that is in the interest of a business always in the public interest? When might they be in conflict? What are some examples of business interests that may not be in the public interest? When looking at companies that are required to handle medical information or other forms of advanced technology, what considerations must employees weigh in these situations? (Points : 50)

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Question 5. 5. (TCOs 6, 7, 8) You work at a plant in which huge amounts of antifreeze are used and disposed. You find out that some of the employees are throwing the antifreeze in the lake behind the plant. The lake runs into the general drinking water supply for the town. What is whistleblowing? How does it relate to ethics? How does it relate to the law? What are some possible consequences of whistleblowing in this situation? (Points : 50)

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