Read the following case before answering the questions below.Joe works in a human service organization serving the physically disabled. When he first joined the organization 12 years ago he signed a document agreeing that he would never abuse or neglect an individual. He was trained to understand that if he was assigned 1:1 with an individual, it would be considered neglect if he ever left that person alone. Joe understood that if that occurred, he would be summarily fired. Staff members who violated this rule have in the past all be fired.Joe is bathing a multiply-handicapped individual in that person’s apartment. The person is unable to sit upright for more than a few seconds. Joe was assigned one to one supervision of that person. Given that responsibility, Joe is not permitted to be further than arms-length distance from the person, nor ever to lose eye contact while the person is in the bathtub.While bathing the individual Joe hears screams from a staff member in the hallway outside of the bathroom. She is calling for help, screaming, “He’s going to kill my baby”. Evidently she is being attacked by a large and violent individual who lives at the same location. The staff member being attacked is seven months pregnant. There is no other person at the location at the time the incident is occurring. Assume that Joe understands all of these facts correctly at the moment.In an essay of between 750 and 1000 words, answer the following questions.Based the readings by Trevino and Nelson: Identify and explain three concepts that you believe are important determining how Joe is “likely” to respond to this situation; and,Identify the specific information that each concept would provide in helping to understand Joe’s choice.Provide citations to the readings documenting your answer, including page numbers.

Case Scenario The day after you hand in your situation audit, you notice the following headline in the business section of the newspaper: Employees Accused of Stealing from Company. Apparently, a group of employees who worked for a company similar to yours was routinely lying on their expense reports, claiming—and getting reimbursed for—personal expenditures, including Caribbean trips and four-star restaurants. You nearly spit out your coffee when you read this. You work in the same sector! After completing your situation audit, you feel like you have a good grasp on the mission and values of your company, and you'd be very surprised if such behavior were tolerated. However, this article still makes you wonder about your industry as whole. Once you get to your office, you discover that you aren't the only one interested in this story; everyone is buzzing about it. You soon receive a message from the COO's assistant stating that the COO, Kate Lindsay, wants to see you this afternoon. Why does Kate want to see you? As you sit down in Kate’s office, Kate lives up to her reputation for being focused and direct and immediately launches into what she has to say. "You must have heard about the expense report scandal at our competitor's organization. We need to ensure that the same thing is not happening here." She continues, "I came to this organization because I considered it to be among the best—are we?" She begins reciting a list of questions: "How can we be sure what we believe and say matches what we actually do? How can we be sure we don't have a culture and climate that are viewed as unethical and unhealthy? Do we put enough emphasis on ethical and caring behavior in our decisions and our actions?" She pauses before going on. "I'm new to this position and to this sector in general. I'm clearly responsible and accountable for the climate, culture, and ethical behavior in this organization. We need to be concerned about these issues, and I need your help figuring out where we stand and what, if anything, we should be doing differently." Your help? What does she need? You look at her expectantly. She answers your implied question, "I read your organizational analysis last night, and given your impressive work on that, think you could handle this particular task. I'm an engineer by training and I'm methodical, thorough, and detailed," Kate says. "This report needs to reflect my—and, more importantly, this organization's—careful and thoughtful approach to these issues. So even though organizational culture, climate, and ethics may seem like soft issues, I expect strong critical thinking and an evidence-based report. I don't just want opinions. It might help to imagine yourself as an independent consultant we are counting on for both expertise and objectivity." She glances at her phone. "I have a meeting in two minutes." She stands up. "I really need your best thinking and good advice on this in three weeks. Talk to my assistant about making an appointment to see me then, and have a 15-minute PowerPoint presentation ready along with a brief memo summarizing your points," she says. "Also, I trust you understand this is a matter that needs to be kept between us." She looks at you squarely. "I don't want to learn my questions and concerns have become the subject of general discussions in the office." "Absolutely!" you say as Kate heads out of her office. "Oh,” she says, turning around, “and I want to see some of your work in progress as you do this project. Talk to my assistant about that as well." You return to your desk thrilled that the COO has shared her concerns and asked you for your input. You have so many ideas and lots of questions—but you also realize you are going to need to proceed without all the information you would ideally have. You know you will need to rely only on publicly available information and not poke around in confidential work files or ask others in your office for input or advice. How will you tackle this project? What evidence will you use to inform your understanding and strengthen your analysis? What will you tell Kate when you meet with her? When you submit your project, your work will be evaluated using the competencies listed below. You can use the list below to self-check your work before submission. 1.3: Provide sufficient, correctly cited support that substantiates the writer’s ideas.   1.6: Follow conventions of Standard Written English. 2.1: Identify and clearly explain the issue, question, or problem under critical consideration. 2.2: Locate and access sufficient information to investigate the issue or problem. 2.3: Evaluate the information in a logical and organized manner to determine its value and relevance to the problem. 2.4: Consider and analyze information in context to the issue or problem. 2.5: Develop well-reasoned ideas, conclusions or decisions, checking them against relevant criteria and benchmarks. 5.1: Develop constructive resolutions for ethical dilemmas based on application of ethical theories, principles and models. 9.3: Apply the principles of employment law for ethical practices and risk mitigationProject 3: Culture, Climate, and Ethical Decisions Step 1: Organize Your Work First, review the following resources: description of the final deliverable instructions on how to create a narrated PowerPoint presentation remaining steps to completion for this project After you have a good idea of the scope of work for this project, consider how you will approach an analysis of your own organization: First, review these brief guidelines about conducting research on your organization. Discuss with your instructor any limiting factors you may encounter as you write this report. After you've discussed these issues with your instructor, if you believe it's best for you to research an organization other than your own, please read the guidelines about using an outside organization. As you plan to complete this project, consider the following aspects of the work: the information you need how to get that information allocating appropriate time to each step other project management factors that may seem relevant Keep the final deliverable (see link above) in mind as you complete the project. After you have organized your work, proceed to Step 2, collect and analyze resources for your presentation.Step 2: Collect and Analyze Resources Before beginning your research, there are some preliminary readings you should complete to help you develop a broad understanding of the key theories, concepts, and ideas that are relevant for this project: organizational culture organizational climate business ethics Keep in mind that you are expected to use and properly cite the course readings and materials provided for that apply to your organization’s culture, climate, and ethics. Of course, the relationship of culture, climate, and ethics specific to your particular organization will need to be researched by you using sources external to the course readings and materials provided.As you read about each of the key concepts for this project—organizational culture, organizational climate, and  organizational ethics—think about the implications for industries and organizations like yours and for their leaders. Jot down ideas and questions you will need to research further to develop the expertise required to successfully complete this project. As previously suggested readings on ethics have highlighted, ethics includes many human resource focus areas: discrimination, hiring, promoting, diversity, and enforcement of a variety of federal statutes.Once you have completed your reading and library research for this project, apply what you have learned to your organization, looking for these useful resources: any publicly available policies and procedures that provide helpful insights into how ethical conduct and desired organizational behaviors are managed any nonconfidential sources where your CEO or other leaders may have written or spoken about these topics Next, proceed to Step 3, where you will conduct independent research.Step 3: Conduct Independent Research As you did for the situation audit, adopt the perspective of an outside consultant when working on this report. This will increase your objectivity as you examine your own company.Independently research the concepts of organizational culture, climate, and ethics. Your independent research should focus on topics relevant to your organization’s specific culture, climate, and ethics (e.g., employee surveys, relevant history, legal compliance, recent scandals, ethical concerns, training practices, organization priorities, pay practices, benefit packages, diversity considerations, advancement opportunities, and so forth).Determine the consequences of organizational culture, climate, and ethics to your organization's operations. Would legal measures (employment laws) need to be used to reshape the culture, climate, or ethics of the organization? If so, what impact would that have on the workforce?When you have completed this step, proceed to Step 4 to create an annotated resource list.Step 4: Create an Annotated Resource List Create an Annotated Bibliography.  An Annotated Bibliography is a list of annotated resources. For this step in the project, your Annotated Bibliography will consist of five  annotated resources. You will create an annotated resource list of five key articles or sources dealing with culture, climate, and ethics. These five resources may be used in your memo and presentation. Annotating a resource means that the APA cited resource includes an explanatory notation about the resource and a brief critical analysis of its relevance to your topic.Three of the five annotated resources must come from the course readings provided to you for this project. A project’s resources include all the course materials made available to you, including the links found in Learning Topics, for example, to the detailed sources of information used for further research or as supporting documentation for ideas that appear in a Learning Topic.  Students are required to integrate course readings and other materials provided to them into their Project 3 analysis of a specific organization’s culture, climate, and ethics.  The other two annotated resources are generated through your independent research, as it pertains to your specific organization’s culture, climate and ethics (e.g., employee surveys, relevant history, legal compliance, recent scandals, ethical concerns, training practices, pay practices, benefit packages, organization priorities, diversity considerations, advancement opportunities, and so forth).Consult creating an annotated bibliography for a more detailed discussion of selecting and annotating resources. An example annotated resource is provided to view. One of the five annotated references should deal with the impact of employment laws on organizational culture, climate, and ethics.Keep in mind that the quality of the resources matters in determining the quality of the memo and the quality of the presentation. A well-researched study or article by an acknowledged authority published in a peer-reviewed academic journal is considered primary research. The use of primary research is preferred over using an interpretation of the same academic content that is published in a newspaper column or summarized in a magazine, trade journal, or internet source—even where such secondary sources contain quotes from the original author's work or attribute their interpretation to that material.When you have completed Step 4, submit your annotated resources list in the dropbox located in the last step of this project for review and feedback. The annotated resource list is considered with the other graded deliverables in determining the overall grade for Project 3. Then proceed to Step 5 to present your final narrated presentation and final memo. Project 3 Final Deliverable: Culture, Climate, and Ethical Decisions Create a seven- to eight-slide narrated PowerPoint presentation. Include a cover page and reference section (these are not included in the length requirement) and write a two- to three-page memo to the COO (CAO, CEO, or comparable leader) that highlights the main points of your project’s findings. Include your notes for each slide in the note section of your presentation for each slide. The presentation and memo must both include proper in-text citations and a references section in APA format. In designing your presentation, refer to the guide on creating a narrated PowerPoint presentation. The memo and narrated PowerPoint are submitted in the last step. Consider the following among the key things your presentation will need to address: Define concepts—Define organizational culture, climate, and ethical decisions and practices. Use the academic sources embedded in the steps or other resources of like quality, written by authoritative sources. Identify consequences—Describe the likely consequences of these concepts for an organization’s operations. See sample questions below. Describe culture and climate—Describe and differentiate between the current organizational culture and climate of your organization. See sample questions below. Describe approach to ethical decisions and practices—Think about the meaning of ethics and how they are applied in your organization. Does your leadership model them? Are employees placed in uncomfortable situations? How are ethics communicated? Assess implications for organization—Assess the implications of the above issues for your organization. For example, what does it mean to your organization’s practices that the organization has the type of culture, climate, and ethics you identified? Recommend actions—Recommend actions your COO (CAO, CEO, or comparable leader) should consider implementing to facilitate a shift in the organization’s culture, climate, and ethics to ensure desired or improved outcomes for your organization such as meeting its mission and values. If you don’t see a need for any changes, why? Use these sample questions to guide your work: What is organizational culture? How do authorities on culture define it? How does it relate to my organization? How would I describe the culture of my organization? Does the culture need to be changed? How can that be accomplished? If not, why not? What is organizational climate? How do authorities define climate? Do people enjoy working here? If so, why? If not, why not? Are our motivation, evaluation and reward system perceived as fair and equitable? What effect do such measures have on climate? Do we do climate surveys? What do they indicate as key concerns? Should we measure climate? How? What are organizational ethics? How do authorities define ethics? How does my organization enforce ethics? Do we have fair employment practices? Are we provided clear ethical guidelines? Do we receive ethics training? How do we measure compliance? Do our leaders shape ethical decision making or not? Do we ask or imply certain marginal practices are okay? Any past scandals? How were they dealt with? What steps have been or need to be taken to eliminate recurrences? Learning Topic Print Narrated PowerPoint Presentation One of the things you will need to be able to do in this course is create a narrated PowerPoint presentation. What that means is that you will be recording an audio track—your spoken voice—for each slide in your presentation. First, here are some general guidelines that should help you with this task. Later in this document you will find specific instructions for various types of hardware and versions of PowerPoint. As with any project, it is good to begin by creating an outline. This will help you determine how many slides you will need to develop and how much information you will need to present on each slide. It should also help you determine a logical order in which to present your material. Now you are ready to begin work on your slides and your script. You may find it easiest to create a slide based on your outline and then write the script for that slide. Or you may decide to create all of your slides and then write your full script. Another alternative is to write a full script first and then create your slides. Here are some recommendations for your slides: Keep slides uncluttered by using very brief bullet points—only a few key words each. An easy way to make your presentation look more appealing is to use one of the designs provided within PowerPoint. Adding images and/or clipart is another good way to add some visual interest to your presentation, but don't overuse these. When you are citing your sources of information on a slide, use a small font size so the citations don't detract from the primary points you are making. Be sure to proofread carefully: Any errors on a slide will be particularly noticeable because of the relatively small number of words. When you record your audio for each slide, a loudspeaker icon will appear in the middle of the slide. You can drag this icon to a better position (often the bottom right corner of the slide) so it doesn't interfere with the bullet points you have included. Presentation Script The script for your presentation can be a complete word-for-word documentation of what you intend to say as each slide is displayed, or it can be a much briefer set of notes that you will use as a reminder while you are recording to ensure that you cover all the points you intend to make. The latter approach is preferable, because this makes it less likely that you will sound rushed or overly scripted when you are speaking. Keep in mind that if you were making your presentation in person, you would not want to be reading your comments; instead, you would want to make eye contact with your audience. Here are some additional recommendations for your script: Try to keep the amount of narration to less than two minutes per slide. If you find that you need to say more than that, it is probably a good idea to create another slide so your audience doesn't get bored. Make sure your script and what appears on your slide are closely related so your audience can easily follow what you have to say. Don't simply read the material on your slide—add value by providing additional information. Recording the Narration At this point, you have created and saved your slides as a PowerPoint presentation, and you have your script ready. Now it's time to record your audio. Here are a few general recommendations before you record: If you are using a computer to record, consider using a headset/microphone combination rather than the computer's built-in speakers and microphone. It isn't necessary to spend a lot on a headset/mic (typically $20 or less), and you will be rewarded with better sound quality and less background noise. Make sure your headset/mic is installed and working. There are simple programs on both Macs and PCs that allow you to test whether recording is occurring and whether the sound quality is acceptable. Choose a quiet location to do your recording so that background noise is minimal. When you begin recording, speak clearly and conversationally without rushing. Remember that it's easy to redo the audio for a slide. If you're not happy with the way it sounds, you can do it over. Once you have completed and narrated your presentation, it is a good idea to email the file to another computer. If you are able to watch and listen to the slide show successfully on the second computer, you will know that the audio files have been successfully embedded in the presentation. Recording Instructions For a PC with Windows 7 or Windows 10 and PowerPoint 2010: Open your presentation file in PowerPoint. Click on Slide 1. Click the Insert tab in your menu bar, and then choose Audio (the speaker icon at the far right). When you click on the Audio icon, you should see three options. Choose "Record audio." A new window will open with three recording controls. When you are ready to record, click the red "record" circle. You'll see the "total sound length" counter start to increment so you know how long you've been speaking. When you're finished, click the square "stop" button. If you now click the arrow, you'll be able to hear what you just recorded. And before you close this pop-up box, rename the audio file to something appropriate (e.g., Slide 1 Audio). Now you can follow the same process (steps 2–5) for each of your remaining slides. When you are finished, save the presentation. In fact, you may wish to do this after you record each slide. Now play the full presentation back as a check on both your slides and your narration. To do this, click "Slide Show" in the menu bar at the top, and choose "From beginning." Once you have made any final changes, save the presentation again. For a PC with PowerPoint 2003: Open your presentation file in PowerPoint. Then in the slide sorter click on your first slide. (There are other ways to do this; this is just the easiest!) Then go to the top of your screen in Microsoft PowerPoint. Go to Slideshow and select that. Scroll down and select Record Narration. Check the microphone level and set the quality (remember that you want the quality to be good enough for your audience to hear, but it's not necessary to choose the top quality because that may make the file unmanageably large). Warning: Do not click on the option to link the narrations; this will create a separate (not embedded) sound file. When you upload your presentation to the classroom, the sound file will be left behind on your computer. Click OK and begin recording. When you finish with one slide click the left mouse button one time. Continue with your presentation one slide at a time until you are finished. At the end, click Save. Now play back your presentation by going to the Slideshow Menu again and select View > View Show or just press F5. If the show progresses through on its own with sound, you are 95% of the way there. Save the presentation immediately with a new file name to prevent loss. For a Mac with PowerPoint 2010: Open your presentation in PowerPoint. Click on your first slide. On the menu at the top of your screen, click "Insert." Then choose "Audio: Record Audio." This will pop up a recording window. Make sure your headset microphone, not the computer's internal microphone, is selected as the sound input device. When you're ready to begin recording, click the red record button, and start speaking naturally. When you're finished recording the audio for that slide, press the stop button. "Save" the file. Click on the next slide, and repeat the process. Continue with your remaining slides until you are finished. Do a slideshow of your presentation, listening to ensure that audio is playing back correctly for all slides. If you want to change the audio for one or more slides, just click on the slide and go through the "Insert: Audio: Record Audio" process again. The original audio will be overwritten. When you are done, save the file. You can check the size of the file by choosing the "File" menu at the top, clicking "Properties" at the bottom of the list, and choosing "General." You will need to be mindful of file size, since the audio component of a narrated file on a Mac can be very large. For example, in a 48MB narrated PowerPoint, 44MB might be accounted for by the audio alone. It is possible to upload very large files to LEO discussion areas, but patience will be needed because it is a time-consuming process. For an iPhone (to record audio only): The Voice Memos app that comes standard on the iPhone can be used to record your voice. Just speak normally as if you are talking on the phone. Do this for each slide. Once you are finished, the app allows you to email the recorded files to yourself. The files are in MPEG4 audio format which can be played on Macs or Windows. Save the emailed audio files on the computer where you have your PowerPoint presentation, being sure to note the files' location. Open the presentation in PowerPoint. Click slide 1, then click "insert," "audio," and "audio from file." Do the same with your remaining slides, matching them up with the emailed audio files. Run the slide show to make sure the audio has been successfully inserted on each slide. Using an Outside Organization Requirement: Consult with your instructor If you are not currently employed or believe your employer is not an appropriate choice for this project, you must contact your professor immediately and book a time to discuss the possible alternatives. If either of these situations apply, you must receive approval from your professor before proceeding with any steps in this project. If you are not currently employed, it will be important to consult with your professor and obtain prior approval to complete this project for a specific organization you believe may be appropriate. Here are some guidelines to help you prepare for your discussion with your professor: After reviewing the project requirements, find and select a possible alternative organization. Briefly describe the organization and your relationship with it. Explain your rationale for believing the organization is a good choice. Identify and make note of specific challenges you envisage encountering if the professor supports your suggested choice of organization for this project. Explain your plan for addressing these challenges. If you are employed but believe you may not be able to use your organization for this project here are some guidelines to help you prepare for your discussion with your professor: Review the project deliverables carefully and make note of those for which you expect you will not be able to get the needed information. Identify an alternative organization you believe would work for this project and jot down the key points that support your conclusion. Consider both the advantages and possible disadvantages of doing this assignment on an alternative organization. Note that this project requires no gathering or sharing of confidential or sensitive information so it is usually easy to address and resolve concerns. Learning Topic Print Creating an Annotated Bibliography (Annotated Resource List) An annotated resource includes the author, title, and other details about each work formatted and alphabetized as they would be in a reference list. In addition, each resource includes a brief description and analysis of the content (typically, about 150 words and double-spaced). An annotation usually includes the following: author expertise/background, an overview of the content, the source's strengths and weaknesses, the author's conclusions, a statement about the relevance of the source to the research topic, a comparison with other content-related studies, and an evaluation of methodology.An example in APA style appears below the bulleted list in this Learning Topic. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCESIn graduate-level research (and in professional endeavors), students are expected to carefully consider the sources of information for their research topics and choose appropriate sources. The following list places primary sources (original research and books written by experts) at the top of the hierarchy and materials from product and service providers, which are likely to contain bias, at the bottom. Secondary sources including general circulation and specialized publications fall in the middle: Peer-reviewed journal articles and primary research (i.e., original studies grounded in an acceptable and valid methodology). Primary research ranks above secondary research (i.e., using the work of others to draw findings, conclusions, and recommendations). Books by authors considered reputable in their fields. Scholarly books are supported by the documented research of the author and other scholars. Textbooks. Specialized publications (e.g., the Wall Street Journal, Fortune). The reader needs to be conscious of the author's point of view (biases). Publications that are pitching an approach or selling something, for example, products or consulting services to fix a problem or resolve an organizational issue. ANNOTATED RESOURCE EXAMPLE IN APA STYLEArdichvili, A., Mitchell, J. A., & Jondle, D. (2009). Characteristics of ethical business cultures.Journal of Business Ethics, 854), 445–451. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-008-9782-4The authors, all affiliated with reputable institutions of higher learning, have published extensively on the topic of building and sustaining an ethical business culture. This article defines an ethical business culture as one where employees know the difference between right and wrong and can implement ethical decisions where there are differences in options. The role of leadership, sharing stories of strong ethical decisions, providing opportunities to recognize and celebrate the organization's ethical culture, and implementing practices that reinforce ethical behavior are all deemed critical in creating and maintaining an ethical culture.The article is of value to those seeking best practices in establishing and maintaining an ethical business culture. Despite the fact the findings in the article are neither novel nor supported by quantitative or validated empirical research, the authors do a fine job of summarizing 54 business leader and 13 academics interviews, which provides legitimacy to their claims. 

Create an Excel spreadsheet that will be a teacher’s companion. It has to have an area for the grades, rank them, split them into different quartiles, create relevant charts, give all the summary statistics that are relevant, color code grades that need to be looked into, have a conditional format highlighting when a student does better or worse than previous exams, show relevant lookup values for grades according to number and letter, have relevant pivot tables, etc. The goal is that it is a stand-alone tool for teachers to use to assess everything possible about a student.