ETHC 232 (Ethical and Legal Issues in the Professions) Entire Course

Whistleblowers
(graded)
If you are an employee of a business, and learn that it is violating the law, what would you do in this situation? What
are your ethical obligations? Under what conditions would you report the illegal activities? Under what conditions
would you keep quiet?
devry ethc232 week 7 discussion dq 1& dq 2
dq 1
Personal
Morality
(graded)
Can you think of a situation in which personal or religious beliefs might conflict with something that may be asked of
you professionally? What should you do in this situation?
dq 2
Cultural
Differences
(graded)
What are some examples of cultural differences around the world that can affect business practices? Should a
business change practices based on cultural sensitivities? Why or why not?
devryethc232week 2 You Decide
You Decide
You Decide: Choices and Consequences.
Go to the You Decide tab this week for details on this assignment.
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox,
read these.equella.ecollege.com/file/8ff9f27a-3772-48cf-9855-4bec4e6706bf/1/Dropbox.html”>step-by-step
instructions.
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Decide> Activity
Scenario Summary
One of the great and ongoing situations that calls for ethical decision making is the reality that there is almost always
a greater need for something than there is a supply to meet the need.
For our assignment and scenario, the need is the life-and-death situation of the need for transplantable organs and
the rather small and transitory supply. Hard decisions need to be made, and there is little time to think things through.
These are emergency situations.
Transplantable organs become available on short notice – usually because a donor has died for reasons unrelated to
the organ. They need to be removed and transplanted very quickly, because they only remain fresh for a limited