31 Aug Ethical Exercise
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Moralists believe that ethical behavior is that which producesthe greatest good and that which conforms to moral rules and principles. Ethics is much more than a personal decision. In theory, ethics is howyou react to temptation when no one is looking. The reality is that, formost, the greatest good invariably turns out to be what is good for theindividual making the ethical decision. There is no ethical policystronger than the leadership provided by the head of the organization.
Describe what factors help to create an ethical workplace. Should organizations have a code of ethics? Why or why not? Shouldgood faith determine whether an act is legal or illegal? Provide anexample or two.
Through writing this assignment, you will be responsible forusing a minimum of 2 scholarly/peer-reviewed sources (e.g.GMC Library). Textbooks are not considered a scholarly/peer-reviewedsource; however, they may still be included as a supplemental reference.
Your assignment is to be a minimum of 500 words. Going over the minimum page length requirement is acceptable; however, Iam not looking for a 10+ page essay.
Be as thorough as possible when writing yourassignment, and remember, this is an academic assignment, so no text-talk, noconversational tone, and ABOVE ALL OTHER THINGS don’t plagiarize!! Lastly, spell-check and proofread your work! Failure to followthese steps will negatively impact your grade.
For this course, you will submit the graded activity using Turnitin.An Originality Report will become available within a few minutes after yourfirst submission. Inside the Originality Report will be a Similarity Index. TheSimilarity Index shows a percentage of the material in your paper which matchesother sources found by Turnitin. You will be expected to have a SimilarityIndex of less than 20%. If your Similarity Index is greater than 20%you will need to review your Originality Report to be sure that you haveparaphrased your work appropriately, and cited your sources correctly.
The Originality Report will help you to avoid plagiarism and improve thequality and content of your essay. It is strongly suggested that you keepdirect quotations to a minimum, and never copy and paste text without propercitations. You have until the activity due date to resubmit your work, however,there will be a 24-hour delay before the Originality Report becomes available.It is your responsibility to submit your activity on time, with a SimilarityIndex of less than 20%.
General APA Formatting Guidelines:
The assignment should have an APA title page and an APAreference page. The APA title page and APA reference page DO NOT counttowards the minimum word count! Your body of work needs to be a minimumof 500 words. Note that an APA abstract page is NOT required!
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