Instrucctions
The term paper will be approximately 15-17,
double-spaced, pages in text length, not including cover page or Appendices.
Thepaper
must be written according to APA style; and be carefully and currently
referenced. Appropriate references are critical. This is a research
paper in addition to an analytical paper, and thus the student must use at
least 6 different sources, including books and textbooks, though at the
graduate level preference should be given to published journal articles. Other
sources may be organizational websites, government websites, or other reputable
Internet sources.
A Table of Contents must be included which
lists each heading as well as the beginning page number for that section.
Note that
this is a researchand analytical
paper. Analyses based on the law, ethics, and social responsibility, and
reasoning to conclusions based on legal, ethical, and social responsibility
principles, are required, and are expected, at the graduate level.The paper must be
substantive, principled-based, logical, and well reasoned at the graduate
level.For individual or group papers, avoid all personal pronouns, such
as “I” and “We”; rather use “The authors.” Avoid any personal opinions except
in the overall Conclusion to the paper.
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Paper Content
Abstract
(very brief summary of paper)
Table
of Contents
I.
Introduction(5% of
paper grade)
A. Purposes
of Paper
·
Analytical paper – “3 value” analysis of law,
ethics, and social responsibility
·
Current, controversial, and narrowly focused
topic involving business directly or indirectly
·
Significance of topic
B. Background
Information regarding topic
II.
Legal Section(20% of
paper grade)
A. Introduction
to Legal Section
B. Statement
of Relevant Legal Principles and Rules of Law
C. Application
of Law to Topic and Legal Analysis
D. Legal
Conclusion (and transition to Ethics Section)
III.
Ethics Section(40% of
paper grade as set forth below)
A. Utilitarian
Ethical Analysis(20% of paper grade)
·
Introduction (brief) to ethics as a branch of
philosophy
·
Introduction and brief explanation of
Utilitarian theory
·
See Cavico and Mujtaba Business Ethics text
Chapter 7 for discussion of Utilitarianism
·
Stakeholder, pleasure v. pain, numerical model
of Utilitarianism – Utilitarian analysis as per required model (See required
Utilitarian model below)
·
Moral conclusion pursuant to Utilitarian model
B. Kantian
Ethical Analysis(10% of paper grade)
·
Introduction and brief explanation of Kantian
ethics
·
See Cavico and Mujtaba Business Ethics text
Chapter 8 for discussion of Kantian ethics
·
Statement of Kant’s Ethics Principle – The
Categorical Imperative
·
Application of the Three Tests of the
Categorical Imperative to topic (Universal “Law” Test; Kingdom of Ends Test;
Agent-Receiver Test)
·
Kantian Moral Conclusion
C. Additional
Ethical Analysis(10% of paper grade)
·
Selection by student(s) of additional third
ethical theory for analysis
·
See Cavico and Mujtaba Business Ethics text
Part I for suggested ethical theories
·
Statement of ethical theory and key ethical principles
·
Application of ethical theory and principles
to topic and ethical analysis
·
Moral Conclusion pursuant to additional third
ethical theory
·
Overall Conclusion to Ethics section as a
whole (and transition to Social Responsibility section)
IV.
Social Responsibility Section(20% of paper grade)
A. Introduction
to Social Responsibility section
B. Definition
of term “Social Responsibility” and formulation of definitional-principle
C. Application
of Social Responsibility definitional-principle to topic
D. Social
Responsibility recommendations
E. Social
Responsibility Conclusion
V.
Conclusion(5% of
paper grade)
A. Restatement
of Major “3 Value” Conclusions
B. Overall
Conclusions, Personal Opinions, Recommendations, and Predictions
References(5% of paper
grade)
·
Research sources (six minimum; current;
primary sources or “strong” secondary)
·
APA style for sources and citations
Style(5% of paper grade)
·
Consistency of style among sections
·
Grammar, spelling, and punctuation
·
Lucidity and “flow” of writing
·
Integration of paper
