ASHFORD PHI 445 Entire Course Personal and Organizational Ethics *NEW SYLLABUS*.

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PHI 445 Week 1 DQ 1 Psychological Egoism.

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Psychological Egoism

After reviewing Chapter 1 in your textbook and watching “Virtue Ethics,” find a contemporary article showing how the theory of psychological egoism in a corporation resulted in an ethical dilemma.

Is there a way that the decision-making process within a large corporation can overcome this fact of human selfishness?

What would be a solution in this scenario?

How does the theory of psychological egoism fit within your personal body of ethics and values?

How does the theory of psychological egoism fit within the ethical structure of the company or organization you work for now or have worked for in the past?

PHI 445 Week 1 DQ 2 Self Interest or Community Interest.

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Self-Interest or Community Interest

As read in Chapter 2 of the course text, Adam Smith argued that self-interest is a critical element in a society’s economic development. Karl Marx, by contrast, argued that society functions better when each of us is more community oriented.

Pretend you are either Adam Smith or Karl Marx, and explain economic recession from these perspectives.

Discuss when greed and selfishness in businesses go too far and become a hazard to society.

Stepping back into your shoes again, contrast your system of values and ethics concerning greed and self-interest with the system of values of Smith or Marx.

Discuss if the ethical perspective of a particular group to which you currently belong, or previously belonged resembles the perspective of Adam Smith or Karl Marx?

PHI 445 Week 1 Journal.

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Week One Journal

Objective: The learner will be able to recall, analyze, evaluate, and apply Week One activities to a Week One Journal in preparation for the Final Paper.

Instructions: In this assignment you will summarize the key points from this week’s activities so you may attribute them to the Week Five Case Study. The journal is the same for every week so you will be able to plan your journal responses as you are completing the readings and participating in the class. Please populate all fields in the table appearing under each section of the journal. Please post the completed table to the in-box designated for the journal activity in Week One, Day 7.

PHI 445 Week 1 Quiz.

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PHI 445 Week 2 DQ 1 Puffery and Deception.

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Puffery and Deception

A critical point of distinction between deceptive advertising and mere puffery is whether a claim is a measurable statement of fact.

Think of some contemporary examples of each and explain why they are or are not measurable statements of fact.

When you notice deceptive advertising or puffery, how does your sense of personal ethical perspectives and values affect the way you make decisions about those advertised goods and services?

How does the ethical program of a particular group to which you currently belong, or previously belonged, treat the topic of misrepresentation or exaggeration of company goods and service?

PHI 445 Week 2 DQ 2 Unintentional Discrimination.

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Unintentional discrimination occurs when a company’s policies uncritically reflect prejudicial stereotypes yet do not involve overt racial prejudices of its managers or executives. Does legislation to verify voter identification fall under the domain of unintentional or intentional discrimination? Explain your views.

Also, how does your personal ethical perspective on discrimination- intentional or unintentional- compare to the culture of a particular group to which you currently belong, or previously belonged?