Ethics Presentation for SIFE

8/3/2019 Ethics Presentation for SIFE

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INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS

ETHICSPresentation by: Zhan Yang

Pictures taken by: Ana Melhor

Special Guest: John Mullen


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Mission Statement

The mission of INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESSETHICS is to inform students involved in a clubcalled Future Business Leaders of America(FBLA) about various forms of business ethics.

This presentations goal was also to give them a

taste of business and the ethics involved.


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How This Project Came About Since I went to Upper Dublin High School, I

thought it would be nice if I brought what I

learned back to my high school. Various calls were made to the members of FBLA,

asking them if a presentation on ethics will behelpful.

Emails were exchanged between me and the FBLAsponsor Mr. Strelzik, as well as a few meetingsdiscussing what these students needed in regardsto the presentation.


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Focus of the Project

The project focused on 2 main components ofethics.

Utilitarianism

Kantian Ethics

The pro and cons were discussed, as well a case

study that dealt with both focuses of ethics.


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Utilitarianism

Utilitarianism itself was divided into fourdistinct outlooks.

Consequentialism

Hedonism

Maximalism

Universalism Each outlook was explained and discussed

separately.


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Utilitarianism

Under

Utilitarianism, Ialso talked aboutthe principle of

utility, and actand ruleutilitarianism.


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Kantian Ethics

Under Kantian Ethics, six primary focuses weretalked about.

Categorical Imperatives

Hypothetical Imperatives

Respect for persons

Concept of rationality Principle of Universializabiltiy

Autonomy


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Case Studies

Students divided

into two groups,one worked withme, and the other

worked with Mr.Mullen to study thetwo case studies.


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Case Studies The two case studies used

were:

Beech-Nuts Bogus AppleJuice which involved sellingconcentrated apple juice asreal apple juice.

Clean Hands in a DirtyBusiness which talked about

ethics in advertising fortobacco industries.


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Case Studies Surprisingly, the students had

very distinct outlooks on howto approach each of the casestudies. They were also able topoint out the right and wrongunder both utilitarianism andKantian ethics.


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Questionnaire

A questionnaire was sent to Mr. Strelzik todistribute among the students that attended tomeasure the effectiveness of the project.


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Questions

Did you know anything about business ethics before thepresentation?

Do you have a better understanding about ethics now?

What did like and dislike about the presentation?

Did you think the presentation would have been moreeffective if there was a projector?

What did the presentation teach you about ethics?

Other comments and suggestions.

Although these questions were sent. The resultshave not yet been sent back to me.

Ethics Presentation for SIFE

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