Essay Undergraduate 2,267 words

Social Media Background Checks: Ethics of Hiring Decisions

Examines the ethical implications of using Facebook to screen job applicants, applying deontology and virtue theory to a real-world hiring dilemma.

Ethics

~12 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,176 words

Comparing Ethics Codes: ACA, AACC, and AAPC Counselors

A comparison of ACA, AACC, and AAPC ethics codes examining duties to clients, professional competence, and societal responsibilities.

Ethics

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 712 words

Conoco International Ethics Award: Program Design & Measures

Analyzes Conoco's international ethics award program: its purpose, ideal first recipient, structural barriers to ethical action, and success measurement strategies.

Business

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,282 words

Wag the Dog: PR Ethics and Propaganda in Political Spin

Analyzes Wag the Dog through PRSA ethics, propaganda devices, and real-world media parallels like the ACA debate and Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Communications

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 486 words

Kant's Ethics Applied to Physician Referral Conflicts

A deontological analysis of a physician's ethically questionable lab referral practice using Kant's categorical imperative and duty-based moral reasoning.

Ethics

~3 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 610 words

Hillary Clinton Email Server: Ethics and Legal Issues

An analysis of the ethical and legal questions surrounding Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as U.S. Secretary of State, including FOIA concerns.

Ethics

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,875 words

Police Reform and Community Policing Ethics: LA and Pittsburgh

Examines police ethics, corruption responses, and community policing reforms in Los Angeles and Pittsburgh, comparing approaches to rebuilding public trust.

Government

~15 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,344 words

Technology, Privacy, and Ethics in Supermarket Retail

Examines supermarkets' use of recording devices through a deontological lens, weighing retailers' duties against customers' right to privacy in the digital age.

Ethics

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,621 words

Independent Auditor Ethics: Fraud, Independence & Reform

Examines ethical challenges facing independent auditors, using Tyco and Bernie Madoff cases to explore fraud, independence failures, and reform under Sarbanes-Oxley.

Ethics

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,013 words

Bayer's Cipro Patent Ethics During the Anthrax Crisis

Analyzes Bayer's ethical dilemma over the Cipro patent during the 2001 anthrax scare, weighing shareholder interests against public health obligations.

Ethics

~6 min read

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