Case Study Assignments

The following assignments are based on the ballots received per the lottery established by my choosing 1000 as the organizing priority number. While a few of you may be a tad disappointed in that you did not receive your first choice of case or team member, all of you received assignments with cases or persons designated as preferred.

Case : Team Members

#1. Two Roads to China:    Felix B, Tracey P

#5. Merck & Co.:    Ryan H, Luke L, Tom L, Mike T

#6. Johnson Controls:    Doug C, Marie S, Tim S, Tom T

#8. Agrico, Inc.:    Ed B, Eric B, James L, Mike M

#10. CBS:    Elizabeth O, Alex P, Rosa P, Tony Z

#11. Intel:    Gene C, Steve P, Bob W, Chris Coker

If you wish to swap positions, bargaining is permitted under the following strict conditions: (1) swaps must be voluntary and agreed by all parties on both teams; (2) all swaps must be arranged and communicated to me for final approval no later than the end of class on Monday, Dec 4th; (3) no one may simply leave one group to join another, even if that team currently has fewer than four members.

The only unilateral option anyone might exercise is to leave a group and to enter into a formal contract with me to write up an individual assignment. This, too, must be arranged no later than the end of class, Monday, Dec 4th.

Written Outline

"Full outline format" means that you are expected to provide a comprehensive outline of the case, using only complete sentences rather than phrases and incomplete sentence fragments. Follow the format and instructions provided, below, as a template for your preparations.

Part I -- Note the factual background, and indicate just what the ethical dilemma(s) may be.

Note the factual background of the case. Be sure to provide sufficient detail so those unfamiliar with the case understand the basic facts and actors involved.

Indicate just what ethical dilemma(s) is(are) represented in the case.

Part II -- Indicate how you will ethically analyze the question(s) that have been constructed for you in the case description.

Reiterate and explain your understanding of the question(s) you will address in the case.

Explain how you are going to analyze the question(s) in the case (e.g. what ethical theories you have chosen, and why).

Part III -- Provide specific arguments for answering the question(s) in any particular way.

Based upon your explanation of the question(s) in Part II, explain the reasoning for resolving it(them) in any particular way.

Be sure to indicate alternative resolutions, and explain why your choice is preferable to those alternatives.

Presentations

Based upon your written outline, you should prepare an oral presentation to the class, detailing -- in ~15-20 minutes -- the three parts noted above. Handouts and other visual aids are encouraged, but not required. If you do need presentation equipment, such as a computer data projector, videotape setup, or overhead projector, you must let me know at least 3 days in advance (i.e. by 12:00 noon, Friday, Dec 15) so a formal request can be made with audiovisual services in time for the presentation on Monday, Dec 18.

You will be graded both on the written outline (25%) and oral presentation (20%).