Week 10 Assignment

To prepare:

• Review the
• document to understand the expectations for this next Assignment.
• As in the first two papers, use APA formatting and the same APA 7 Course Paper template.
• A minimum of seven (7) peer-reviewed sources should be included. Sources used from Papers 1 and/or 2 also may be used in this Final Paper.
• A title page and Reference list are to be part of this Assignment, though these items are not included when considering the length of the paper.
• Imagine you are the decision maker of this organization. You already have addressed the initial two steps of the Prescriptive Model for ethical decision making found in Terry Coopers text (see Chapter 2). You have provided the Descriptive Task and have engaged in Defining the Ethical Issue.

Paper 3 Assignment: (710 pages, not including the Title Page, Abstract, and Reference List)

• In summary format, reintroduce your organization, the ethical challenge you are addressing, and the philosophical principles and obligations that you have stated stakeholders must consider. Refer to your first two papers for this requirement.
• Explain with sufficient detail Steps 35 of Coopers model for ethical decision making:
• Step 3: When considering the ethical decision, identify the possible solutions.
• Step 4: Describe the likely outcomes for each of these options.
• Step 5: Choose what you believe is the best option and, including ethical principles, justify the reason for your decision.
• As you envision the implementation of your ethical decision, discuss the:
• Obstacles you anticipate
• Steps you can take to minimize those possible objections
• Organizational structures, policies, or controls which are essential to ensure enactment of your decision
• Integrate into your discussion how the decision you identified contributes to positive social change. That is, how does your solution contribute to the advancement of human rights and liberty? How does it contribute to justice and expand equity?
• Add a conclusion that summarizes the key elements of your paper.

The Wheatley Institution. (2014, May 28).

[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lww8I1_nNoA&ab_channel=TheWheatleyInstitution

• Cooper, T. L. (2012). The responsible administrator: An approach to ethics for the administrative role (6th ed.). Jossey-Bass.
• Chapter 10, Conclusion: Responsible Administration
• Pelissero, J. P., Skeet, A. G., & Callaghan, H. S. (2024). Voting for ethics: A guide for U.S. voters (2nd ed.). Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

Writing Resources

• Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.-f).
• . https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293631
• Note: As you access this site, make sure to use the APA Course Paper Template with Abstract (APA 7) for this weeks Paper 3 Assignment.
• Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.-a).
• [Multimedia file]. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa