Assignment OverviewAssignment: Unit 2 – Discussion BoardType: Discussion BoardUnit: Making Ethical DecisionsGrading Type: NumericPoints Possible: 75Points Earned: Points Earnednot availableDeliverable Length: 200–250 wordsView objectives for this assignmentAssignment DescriptionPrimary Response is due by Thursday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Saturday (11:59:59pm Central).
Primary Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 200–250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
For this Discussion Board, please complete the following:
This week, we are examining ethics, how it relates to our day-to-day lives, and how we might encounter it in our work lives. To connect the material to your life, you were asked to take an ethical self-assessment in intellipath®. If you have not yet completed the interactive self-assessment, you can complete it here.
Steve usually tries to tell the truth, but he thinks that it is okay to lie occasionally to get ahead or to avoid an inconvenience. Showing up to work late today because he had overslept, he tells his boss that he had to stop for gas. He thinks to himself, “Just a little white lie…”
If you were Steve’s friend, what would you tell him?