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Ethics Case Study Resource

• NSPE Code of Ethics

Overview

The issue of conflict of interest is among the most fundamental ethical situations faced by engineers. During their professional practice, engineers face situations involving conflict of interest on an ongoing basis. Each situation must be evaluated based upon the individual and specific facts in the case as there is no one-size-fits-all rule that can be applied to conflict of interest situations. Some situations involve obvious answers while others are more complicated and require careful analysis and examination. While sometimes the appropriate response is disclosure of all of the facts and circumstances to all parties, in other cases, disclosure is insufficient and other courses of action are necessary. In other situations, the engineer must avoid the conflict entirely or else run afoul of basic ethical principles.

Instructions

Requirements:

1. Based on ENGR 105 class discussions, the course text, your knowledge of the NSPE Code of Ethics (found on the Ethics Case Study Assignment page under Ethics Case Study Resources) and your research, reflect on the proper course of action you should take in the scenario presented. Your position should be specifically based on contents of the Code and on upon your worldview. Clearly identify how you would address any potential conflicts of interest. Synthesize the similarities and differences between the Bible’s approach to ethics and the engineering creed as they pertain to this scenario. Keep in mind that you are an employee of the construction firm, not a manager or executive in the company. You must carefully balance your personal views with those of the company and the international standards represented by NSPE.
   1. Prepare a 1200–1500-word report (length of main body, not counting title or reference page) on your evaluation of this situation, taking care to properly cite sources both in- text and in a reference list at the end of the report. Reports that contain verbatim copied passages without proper citation will receive zero (0) credit. In addition, reports that contain lengthy copied passages from sources, even if they are properly cited, will be severely marked down.
   1. Your report is to be to be submitted through Canvas prior to due date / time shown in a doc, docx, or pdf file with the following specifications:
      1. use font styles Arial, Calibri or Times New Roman with a font size of 12
      1. use 1.5 line spacing
      1. use 1-inch margins on all sides
      1. file name format: lastname_firstname_ENGR105-section# (e.g., Engineer_Ima_ENGR105-001)

Scenario:

You are an engineer employed by a building construction firm, assigned to the drainage systems group. You receive the following solicitation from a company:

ACME Building Supply Company would like to invite you to participate in a new program tailored for engineers of septic/drainage systems. To qualify for this plan, attend the complimentary ACME Building Supply Company Seminar on Septic/Drainage Systems. If you are convinced of the value of our system, simply note on your construction plans that ACME carries septic and drainage products.  For the ACME Building Supply Company Rewards Program, your customer makes discounted purchases of ACME septic pipe on your ACME cash account (this is strictly a pay as you go basis). Every month you will receive a rewards certificate. This certificate is based on a percentage of monthly sales. Priority cash coupons may be redeemed at ACME and the East Westville Resort and Country Club.

As a new engineer, you are very interested in increasing your knowledge of the types of systems and technology available and of the potential suppliers of materials for your projects.

Questions:

1. Would it be ethical for you to attend the complimentary ACME Building Supply Company Seminar on Septic/Drainage Systems? Why or why not?
2. Would that decision change if the seminar were being held in Las Vegas, Nevada or on board a cruise ship? Why or why not?
3. Would it be ethical for you to participate in the ACME Building Supply Company Rewards Program?  Why or why not?
4. You discover that the owners of ACME are active in the LBGT community. Does that affect your previous decisions? Why or why not?

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt for each discussion. The student will complete 4 Discussions in this course. The student will post one thread of at least 350 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of the assigned Module: Week. The student must then post 2 replies of at least 250 words each by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of the assigned Module: Week. The student is required to support the content of both their thread and response posts with direct, specific, and properly cited quotations from the assigned textbook reading.

With each word being worth 10 cents, write four $12 summaries of the reading from any four of the following chapters in Courageous Faith:

• Chapter 2 – Overcoming Obstacles
• Chapter 3 – When Dreams and Heroes Die
• Chapter 4 – Becoming a Leader
• Chapter 6 – No More Excuses
• Chapter 8 – Facing Your Weaknesses
• Chapter 9 – Reaching Out to Others
• Chapter 10 – Realizing Your Goals
• Chapter 12 – Standing Up for What You Believe

This means that in this assignment you are developing four summaries of 120 words each (one for each of the four chapters you selected). You should aim to create four summaries where each summary is between 100-120 words. Each of your summaries should not exceed the 120-word or $12 limit. Be sure to include at least one quote from the chapter in each summary. For an example of this type of thread, please see the provided example.

Link to Chapters:

A. Cultural

1. Describe the relationship between the cultural beliefs, biases and the social issue, then provide specific examples to support your description. For example, you might describe how the cultural belief is related to bias based on race, ethnicity, gender, expression of gender, age, sexual orientation, or social class.
2. Explain how the cultural beliefs and biases help you better understand the social issue.

B. Social Roles

1. Describe the relationship between the social roles and the social issue and provide specific examples to support your description. For example, you might describe how the relationship is positive, negative, or strained. In your response, you might consider what expectations are in place because of the social roles.
2. Explain how the social roles help you better understand the social issue.

C. Social Inequalities

1. Describe the relationship between the social inequalities and the social issue. How are the social inequalities present in the issue?
2. Explain how the social inequalities help you better understand the social issue.

Delivering Feedback and Goal Setting [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 3, 4, 5] Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 3 in Leadership for Today and the Future and listen to the podcast in which Brené Brown interviews Charles Feltman, Brené With Charles Feltman on Trust: Building, Maintaining, and Restoring It (Links to an external site.), and review How to Write SMART Goals (Links to an external site.).

Scenario: For this assignment, you are to assume the role of the newly appointed Director of Business Development at a tech company and will lead a cross-functional team. You have been in this role for 6 months and it is time for performance reviews. Monica Rose is an Account Manager on your team. Monica has been in her current role for the past 5 years.

Previous performance appraisals have shown that she meets expectations in managing her workload and has great relationships with clients and her colleagues. However, since you started your role you have received several complaints from her colleagues. One of the complaints is that Monica is not meeting deadlines and she reported it is due to the heavy workload and lack of adequate support. Like many organizations, your department has been impacted by the Great Resignation and your department is short two Account Managers. During your one-to-one sessions with Monica, she reports that she is doing fine and does not express any concerns regarding needing support or deadline extensions.

However, you have noticed that Monica is late to team Zoom meetings and that her Teams’ account shows her offline. When you address this with Monica, she reports that at times she experiences internet connectivity issues. Based on the scenario presented, how would you as a leader address the current situation? You have the opportunity to further develop your employee. Discuss what steps you would take to build trust and empower the employee to improve their performance. Next, you will develop a performance improvement plan that contains three goals for this situation.

Finally, explain your plan for following up with the employee. To address the situation, in two to three double-spaced pages, Describe how you plan to build trust and empower your employee. Develop a performance improvement plan that contains three SMART goals directly related to the situation addressed in the case study. Present your plan for following up with the employee. Share how you would address any resistance from the employee during the feedback session.

IHP 525 Milestone Four Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: Your task is to help the organization answer their question by critically analyzing the data. You will run descriptive statistics and a statistical test,
create a graph, interpret the results, and present the results and recommendations to non-technical decision makers in the form of a data analysis. Keep in mind
that it is your job to do this from a statistical standpoint. Be sure to justify your conclusions and recommendations with appropriate statistical support.
Prompt: In Milestone Three, you created a table listing the statistics you were going to complete to investigate your health question. In Milestone Four, you will
actually complete these calculations.
Specifically, you must address these critical elements:
I. Data Analysis
A. Graphs: In this section, you will use graphical displays to examine the data.

1. Create at least one graph that gives a sense of the potential relationship between the two variables that form your chosen health
   question. Include the graph and discuss why you selected it as opposed to others.
   B. Conduct an appropriate statistical test to answer your health question.
   C. Explain why this test is the best choice in this context.
   D. Analysis of Biostatistics: Use this section to describe your findings from a statistical standpoint. Be sure to:
2. Present key biostatistics from the graph(s) and statistical test and explain what they mean. Be sure to include a spreadsheet showing
   your work or a copy of your StatCrunch output as an appendix.
3. What statistical inferences or conclusions can you draw based on the results of your statistical test, descriptive statistics and graph?
   Justify your response.
   Rubric
   Guidelines for Submission: You will submit screenshots of the graphs, the completed table from Milestone Three, and 2–4 paragraphs explaining and
   interpreting these items in a single Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and using APA format for
   any citations.
   Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
   Data Analysis: Graphs:
   Graph
   Creates a graph that gives a sense of the
   potential relationship between two
   variables that form the chosen health
   question and discusses why this graph
   was selected over others
   Creates a graph that gives a sense of the
   potential relationship between two
   variables that form the health question
   and discusses why this graph was
   selected over others, but graph is
   inappropriate, reasons are illogical, or
   response contains inaccuracies
   Does not create a graph that gives a
   sense of the potential relationship
   between two variables
   20

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Data Analysis: Test Conducts appropriate statistical test
accurately to answer chosen health
question
Conducts statistical test to answer
chosen health question, but response
contains inaccuracies or test is not
conducted appropriately
Does not conduct appropriate statistical
test to answer chosen health question
20
Data Analysis: Best Choice Explains why test is the best choice in
this context
Explains why test is the best choice in
this context, but explanation is cursory
or contains inaccuracies
Does not explain why test is the best
choice in this context
15
Data Analysis: Analysis:
Biostatistics
Presents graph and statistical test
results, including spreadsheet showing
work or computer output, and
accurately explains what chosen
calculations mean
Presents graph and statistical test
results, including spreadsheet showing
work or computer output, and explains
what they mean, but response contains
inaccuracies or omits key details
Does not present graph and statistical
test results, including spreadsheet
showing work or computer output and
does not explain what these
calculations mean
20
Data Analysis: Analysis:
Statistical Inferences
Draws appropriate statistical inferences
based on statistical hypothesis test
results and graph and justifies response
Draws appropriate statistical inferences
based on test results and graph, but
does not justify response, justification is
illogical, or response contains
inaccuracies
Does not draw appropriate statistical
inferences or conclusions based on test
results and graph
20
Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related
to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax,
or organization
Submission has major errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that negatively impact
readability and articulation of main
ideas
Submission has critical errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that prevent
understanding of ideas
5
Total 100%