Business Ethics: Ethical Perspectives and Issues Report

This report addresses the BTEC Level 4-5 HNC/HND Diploma Unit 45 on Business Ethics. It explores various ethical perspectives, including absolute and relative ethics, and examines their development with real-world examples. The report analyzes ethical issues within a selected organization, discussing how these issues affect operational activities and business objectives. It evaluates stakeholder ethics and the implications of ethical behavior. Furthermore, the report assesses moral obligations in the workplace, analyzes mechanisms for employee involvement and empowerment, and investigates current ethical issues within a chosen organization. Finally, it reports on how businesses can align practices with ethics, improve quality, and meet objectives while fostering good employer-employee relationships, culminating in the design of a suitable ethical code.

Assignment Brief
BTEC Level 4-5 HNC/HND Diploma (QCF)
To be filled by the Student
Name of the Student :M. FAHAD RAHIM
Edexcel No: JD63261 Registration No: COL/E-001780 Batch No: 46
Unit Assessment Information
Qualification : Higher National Diploma in Business Management
Unit Code & Title : Unit 45 Business Ethics
Assessment Title & No’s : Business Ethics (Assignment 1 of 1)
Learning outcomes and grading opportunities:
LO 01: Understand different ethical perspectives in business
Learning Outcomes AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3
LO 02: Understand business objectives from an ethical perspective
Learning Outcomes AC2.1 AC2.2
LO 03: Understand ethics in workplace relationships
Learning Outcomes AC3.1 AC3.2
LO 04: Be able to assess a current ethical issue in a business
Learning Outcomes AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
Merit and Distinction Descriptor
M1.3 M2.4 M3.1 D1.1 D2.5 D3.3
Assessor : Date Assessed:
Internal Verifier (IV): Date of IV:
Date Issued : 12/29/16 Date Due : 30/04/2017
Date of Submission: 29/04/2017

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Student’s Signature: …(FAHAD RAHIM)…… Date:.…29/04/2017…
Assignment Feedback
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Formative Feedback: Assessor to Student
Task 1.1
Include in text citations. First briefly explain the theories and then explain with real world
examples.
Task 1.2
Use a variety of sources and include proper citations. Explain the differences in detail.
Task 1.3
First briefly give an introduction to the company stating the vision, mission, objectives, and its
day to day operations. Then identify the ethical issues in the organization. Explain how these
ethical issues obstruct the organization achieving its objectives.
Task 2.1
Briefly mention the objectives. You can even say as mentioned in 1.3. Discuss how the
organizational objectives are affected by the ethical considerations and how you are going to
implement the ethical behavior.
Task 2.2
Improve evaluating the implications of stakeholders’ ethical behavior. Use more intext
citations.
Task 3.1
Content is ok but can improve more. Use proper meaningful headings. Check the flow of the
answer.
Task 3.2
Rearrange the paragraphs to have a proper flow. Include suitable headings. Analyze the
development mechanisms for achieving employee involvement and empowerment.
Task 4.1
Answer is good. Read the merit and distinction criteria and try to improve. Use appropriate
headings. Explain more how this ethical issue affects the organization.
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Task 4.2
Explanation of being ethical has been explained. Include how the organsiation can be ethical
while meeting their objectives of the selected organsiation.
Task 4.3
Include citations. Can improve more. Show how this is related to the ethical issue identified in
task 4.1
Action Plan
Checking whether the student has done the changes according the feedback given for the
tasks.
Summative feedback
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Include acknowledgement, executive summary, table of contents, list of tables, list of figures.
Feedback: Student to Assessor
My assessor made me feel very comfortable and made it easy for me by explaining the
difficulties I had in regards to this module. I feel much more relaxed and positive now about
this module since feedback was given at the right time.
Assessor signature
[e-mail]
Date
Student signature FAHAD RAHIM Date
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Select and organization of your choice and address task 01 and task 02 taking that particular
organization in to consideration.
Task 01 (Covers LO 01 and AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)
1.1 Explain the background and development of early theories of ethics using various real world
examples. (AC 1.1)
1.2 Using different examples understand the relevant absolute and relative ethics and compare and
contrast them. (AC 1.2)
1.3 Select an organization of your choice and identify the ethical issues there. Explain the
consequences that the organization might face with conducting day to day operations. (AC 1.3)
Learners are encouraged to concentrate on M 3.1 in order to achieve distinction and merit
grade descriptors when addressing the above tasks.
Task 02 (Covers LO 02 and AC 2.1, 2.2, 2.3)
2.1 Explain, how business objective s in a selected organization can be affected by ethical
considerations (AC 2.1)
2.2 Evaluate how the stakeholders of a business such as the organization you selected should operate
ethically and the implications of operating ethically. (AC 2.2)
Learners are encouraged to concentrate on M 2.4 and D 3.3 in order to achieve merit
grade descriptors when addressing the above tasks.
Task 03 (Covers LO 03 and AC 3.1, 3.2)
3.1 Asses the moral obligations of the organization that you have selected. (AC 3.1)
3.2 Analyze how the organization can develop a mechanism to encourage the employees to use
business ethics and the ways in which they can be involved and empowered by the employer (AC
3.2)
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Learners are encouraged to concentrate on D2.5 in order to achieve distinction grade
descriptors when addressing the above tasks.
Task 04 (Covers LO 04 and AC 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)
4.1 Select an organization and research about a current ethical issue prevailing in the organization
(AC 4.1)
4.2 Report how the businesses can align their practices with the business ethics and report the ways
in which the organization you have selected can improve the quality and meet the objective while
maintaining a good employer/employee relationship (AC 4.2)
4.3 Design a suitable ethical code to follow by the employees and employers related to the ethical
issue identified in the task 4.1. (AC 4.3)
Learners are encouraged to concentrate on M 1.3 and D1.1 in order to achieve distinction
and merit grade descriptors when addressing the above tasks.
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Assessment Criteria- Pass
Outcome/ Criteria Evidence Achieved Feedback
1. Understand different ethical perspectives in business
1.1 Explain the background
and development of
theoretical ethical
approaches
Explain the development of
ethical theories using real world
examples
1.2 Compare and contrast
absolute and relative ethics
Identify the differences among
the absolute and relative ethics
and make a comparison
1.3 Explain the ethical issues
which can affect the
operational activities of a
business
Identify the ethical issues in a
selected organization and how
those issues obstruct the
organization achieving its
objectives
2. Understand business objectives from an ethical perspective
2.1 Explain how business
objectives are affected by
ethical considerations
Discuss how the organizational
objectives can be affected by the
ethical considerations and how
you are going to implement the
ethical behavior
2.2 Evaluate the implications
for a business and its
stakeholders to operate
ethically
Identify the stakeholders in the
selected organization and what
are the implications of
stakeholders behaving ethically
3. Understand ethics in workplace relationships
3.1 Assess the role of the
company acting as moral agent
Assess whether the organization
treats their employees equally and
fairly, and how they care about the
environment and the community
3.2 Analyze the development
of mechanisms for achieving
employee involvement and
empowerment
Analyze whether the organization is
empowering the employees by
involving them in decision making
processes
4. Be able to assess a current ethical issue in a business
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4.1 Research a current ethical
issue affecting a selected
business
Research about a current ethical
issue and understand it from
business ethical perspective
4.2 Report on how the business
could improve the ethics of
their operations whilst meeting
objectives and ensuring good
employer/employee
relationships
Report how the business can be
ethical while meeting their
objectives relating to the selected
organization
4.3 Design a suitable ethical
code.
Design a suitable ethical code to
follow by the employees and
employers
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Assessment Criteria – Merit
Grade Description (Merit) Possible evidence Achieved Feedback
M1. Identify and apply
strategies to find appropriate
solutions.
M1.3- An effective approach to study
and research has been applied
M2. Select/design and apply
appropriate
methods/techniques.
M2.4- The selection of methods and
techniques/sources has been justified
M3. Present and communicate
appropriate findings.
M3.1- The appropriate structure and
approach has been used
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Assessment Criteria- Distinction
Grade Description
(Distinction)
Possible evidence Achieved Feedback
D1. Use critical
applications to evaluate
own work and justify
valid conclusions.
D1.1- Conclusions have been arrived at through
synthesis of ideas and have been justified
D2. Take responsibility
for managing and
organizing activities. D2.5- The importance of interdependence has
been recognized and achieved
D3. Demonstrate
convergent/lateral/creativ
e thinking.
D3.3- Convergent and lateral thinking have
been applied
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