\nCase Studies: Lehman Brothers, British Petroleum, Monsanto,
\nMerck, Goodyear, Perdue Farms
\nIn the Week Three Discussion, you selected a current business problem from the following case categories:
\nBanking
\nFuel and the Environment
\nGMOs
\nFactory Farming
\nPharmaceuticals
\nGender Discrimination
\nIn this written assignment, you will present your work on the case analysis using selected components of an
\nargumentative essay as described in Sections 9.1 and 9.2 of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking
\n(Hardy, Foster, & Z??iga y Postigo, 2015). This written assignment will include a revised and polished version
\nof your discussion work, the presentation and support of two premises, and an analysis of how your chosen
\nethical theory offers the best moral solution to the business problem in your case analysis.
\nUsing the components of the argumentative essay located in Sections 9.1 and 9.2 of With Good Reason: A
\nGuide to Critical Thinking (Hardy, Foster, & Z??iga y Postigo (2015), your assignment should include the
\nfollowing:
\nAn introduction. This is the ?Problem? portion of the essay that is covered in Section 9.1: The
\nArgumentative Essay (Hardy, Foster, & Z??iga y Postigo, 2015). This should be an improved
\nversion of the introduction in your initial post, revised on the basis of your professor?s feedback
\nand additional research. In this introduction you will need to (a) identify the specific issue or
\nproblem that you want to address and give an impartial presentation of the controversy, (b)
\narticulate briefly the characteristics of the economic system that serves as the setting for the
\nbusiness, and (c) examine the laws that affect the operations of the business. The introduction
\nshould be one paragraph of around 200 words in length.
\nA thesis. Start a new paragraph with a precise and clear sentence in which you state your moral
\nposition with regard to the case that you presented in your first paragraph. This is known as
\nstating your thesis. (See the ?Thesis? passage in ?The Argumentative Essay? in Hardy, Foster, &
\nZ??iga y Postigo, 2015). The thesis you state here should be an improved version of the thesis in
\nyour initial post in the discussion, revised on the basis of your professor?s feedback and your
\nreading of ?The Argumentative Essay? indicated above.
\nA thesis is only one sentence, so do not write a series of sentences, or a complex sentence with
\nexplanatory clauses (e.g., ?because?? or ?since?? or ?according to Dr. Mary Expert, an economist
\nwith the Bureau of Labor statistics??, or ?a law that was ratified with 80% votes in favor??). An
\nexample of a precise and clear thesis is this: ?Factory farms are not morally justifiable? or, of
\ncourse, the opposite point of view: ?Factory farms are morally justifiable.? Keep in mind that your
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\nthesis in this assignment will be the basis for the argumentative essay of the Week Five written
\nassignment, so take your time when formulating this thesis.
\nEthical theory. In the same second paragraph as the thesis statement, identify the ethical theory
\nthat supports your moral position. You may choose from utilitarianism, duty ethics, or virtue ethics.
\nPresent the characteristics of the ethical theory in a broad sketch, and include citations and
\nreferences in APA form. Then, apply your chosen ethical theory by explaining how it lends itself to
\nthe moral position that you are defending.
\nTwo premises. Present at least two reasons in support of your thesis and these should be
\npresented in the form of a claim. These are called premises. Articulate each premise in one clear
\nand grammatically correct sentence. Review Section 9.1 of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical
\nThinking (Foster, Hardy, and Z??iga y Postigo, 2015). Start a new paragraph for each.
\nIn the rest of the paragraph, support your premise by presenting an analysis of how the ethical
\ntheory lends itself to the best solution. This analysis includes articulating the characteristics(s) of
\nthe economic system at work that support the claims in your premises. It also includes examining
\nthe effects of the law(s) at work that also support the claims in your premises.
\nComparative analysis. In the final paragraph, analyze how this application lends itself to a
\nsolution that is superior to that offered by one of the ethical theories that you did not select. To do
\nthis, provide a clear statement describing the moral solution offered by this other theory. For
\nexample, if you chose utilitarianism to apply to your case, then you can choose from either virtue
\nethics or deontology for your comparative analysis. Explain in no more than three sentences what
\nmoral solution would result from the application of this other ethical theory. See the ?Sample Case
\nAnalysis? in the required reading for an illustration of how this would look like. Finally, analyze the
\nstrengths of the moral solution presented by your chosen ethical theory in ways that demonstrate
\nhow it is superior to the moral solution offered by the other ethical theory.
\nOnce you receive your assignment back from your professor, start working on revisions based on your
\nprofessor?s feedback. This is the first step in preparing your Final Project and the details are presented on the
\nFinal Project?s prompt. You will benefit from starting your Final Project as soon as you receive your assignment
\nback from your professor.
\nRequirements for Your Assignment:
\nYour assignment should be 1000 words in length, excluding the title page and reference page(s).
\nYour examination should be both thorough and succinct. This is a combination that demands time and
\nthought, so give yourself sufficient time to draft and revise.
\nYour assignment should include citations, as well as a list of references. Both must be in APA form.
\nYou should draw from the sources provided in your chosen case category in the discussion this week.
\nAlso refer to Section 9.1: The Argumentative Essay and the introduction to Section 9.2: Strengthening
\nthe Argumentative Essay (intro only for the latter) from Hardy, J., Foster, C., & Z??iga y Postigo, G.
\n(2015).
\nYour references should include at least two scholarly sources from your own research in the Ashford
\nUniversity Library, Google Scholar (this is not the same as Google), or the Stanford Encyclopedia of
\nPhilosophy. No Wikipedia articles and the like should be included in the references, nor employed to
\ninform your paper. Also keep in mind that dictionary definitions are not references in the academic
\nsense.Your assignment should be submitted no later than the end of Monday (11:59 pm, U.S.
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\nMountain time).
\nCarefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
\nIn Ashford courses, there are two different ways to submit assignments for grading. Depending on the system
\nthe course utilizes, assignments will either be submitted via the classroom Assignment Basket or Waypoint
\n.
\nWaypoint Assignment Submission
\nThe assignments in this course will be submitted to Waypoint. Please refer to the instructions below to submit
\nyour assignment.
\n1. Click on the Assignment Submission button above. The Waypoint “Student Dashboard” will appear.
\n2. Browse for your assignment.
\n3. Click Upload.
\n4. Confirm that your assignment was successfully submitted by viewing the appropriate week’s
\nassignment tab in Waypoint, or clicking on Check Assignment Status within the Meet Your Instructor
\nunit in the left navigation panel.
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