Student(s) Names______Co. researched______Grade /70

Ethics Project

70 points

For this project, you will pair up with 1 or 2 other person(s). You and your partner will research a company that has recently been in the news for acting unethically. At the end of the project you and your partner will present the topic to the class.

RESEARCH PORTION OF PROJECT (20 points)

  1. Search newspaper websites, or other reputable websites for stories on the many unethical issues that have recently occurred in the business world. (Ex. Lehman Brothers, AIG, JP Morgan, Bernie Madoff, Walmart, etc)
  1. Research the situation surrounding the decisions made by these individuals and/or companies
  1. Print at least (3) three articles on the topic to use as reference (they will be handed in for a grade)

THEN…..

You will create a PowerPoint presentation(or any other presentation tools, such as Prezi, etc) about the situation and the unethical decision(s) that were made.

Finally, you will present this situation to the class

PRESENTATION (50 points)

Explain/Introduce the company to the class (12 points)

Who they are

What they sell

Where they sell their products (USA/international)

Who they sell their products to. Who is their target market?

How big are they?

What industry they are in

What happened? Provide in detail the unethical dilemma. (6 points)

Include as many details as you can in order for the class to fully understand the situation.

What government interventions OR regulations could have prevented this from happening? (4 points)

(Brainstorm at least 2)

Your reaction to the situation (6 points)

What are your feelings about the situation?

What do you think should happen to the people involved?

What impact to you think this will have on the rest of the industry?

What effect will or could this have on you, your family and people you know? (5 points)

What would you have done if you were in their position? EXPLAIN IN DETAIL!! (5 points)

Your sources (5 points)

List ALL the websites and articles you used to research the topic.

Creativity of the PowerPoint (or other presentation tool) (7 points)

THIS IS A BIG PROJECT!! IT WILL COUNT AS A TEST GRADE FOR THE ETHICS UNIT, SO WORK HARD AND BE CREATIVE!!

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