Consider the following three problems. In a written response, analyze each problem, identify the consequences of the actions taken, and then determine whether the actions taken represented a greater good, who would benefit from the good, and whether the consequences ethically justify the decisions and actions.   1) The Mayor of a large city was […]

Using academic scholarly research tools, find a current event article that addresses an ethical dilemma from the past five years and annotate it thoroughly.  What are the key points to the article?  Summarize the dilemma.  What are the key terms of the article?  What conflicts or controversies does it raise?  Where can you offer analysis […]

This week you will use the theories of ethics discussed in class to reason through an ethical dilemma. Select one of the ethical dilemmas below to deconstruct. the key problems, choices, and the ethical theories that provide reasoning and guidance.   Ethical Dilemma 1: A newspaper columnist signs a contract with a newspaper chain. Several […]

Ethical Memoir   Compose a 2-page paper that describes a particular moral-ethical dilemma that you encountered and what the outcome of that dilemma was. Did you solve the dilemma? If so, how? If not, what were the repercussions or consequences? What would you do differently if faced with the same problem today? What is the […]

STUDY OF ETHICS   The study of Ethics brings many different kinds of “thinkers” together. One person’s philosophy on ethics may be another person’s philosophy on evil. We will be working this term on constructing personal ethical bases and understanding how Ethical Codes (both personal and professional) are created and followed.   To start us […]

Question 1A student believes that there is a 90% probability of getting an A on the next test. This would be considered:   Empirical probability   Manufactured probability     Subjective probability   Classical probability   Question 2Given the following information, find the probability that a randomly selected student will be tall, but not very tall. […]

DISCRETE PROBABILITY VARIABLES   For this discussion you will use technology to create a short 1-2 minute multimedia post/presentation.   Suggestions: Narrated PowerPoint, recorded video (.mp4), Screencast-O-Matic (.mp4), or a similar tool of your choice. Video can be recorded directly within a post as well, but make sure to plan out in advance what you […]

Question 1The age of every fourth person entering a department store. The selected individuals would be considered a:     Statistic     Parameter     Population   Correct!     Sample   Question 2 In a survey of 1000 adults, 34% found they prefer charcoal to gas grills. The 1000 would be considered a: […]

REGRESSION   This is the time to start preparing for the Reflection paper at the end of the course.  As such the discussions will take on a different tone/format for weeks 6 and 7.  The posts will consist of   ANALYTICAL: Describe how you could use Linear Regression to serve the needs of a decision-making […]

HYPOTHESES IN THE REAL WORLD This is the time to start preparing for the Reflection paper at the end of the course.  As such the discussions will take on a different tone/format for weeks 6 and 7.  The posts will consist of   ANALYTICAL: Describe how you could use Hypothesis Testing to serve the needs […]