Term Paper, Nsu 5015

Term Paper Format, Outline, (including Utilitarian Ethical Model) and Grading Rubric:

5015 Term Paper

Official Huizenga School Cover Page (with author certification statement(s))

Title to Paper: Integrating Values - The Legality, Morality, and Social Responsibility of the Consumer Electronics Industry and the Acquisition of Conflict Minerals (insert topic)

Abstract

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...