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Assignment 1
Within the Discussion Board area, write 200 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.
Much of the focus this semester has been on professional ethics in organizations, though it has been acknowledged that your own personal ethical paradigm strongly influences your workplace choices. At the periphery, the social responsibility aspect of ethics has been hinted at; that is, to what degree are you obligated to others (regardless of who they are or where they live) to act in an ethical manner? Paying taxes, voting, obeying stop signs, pulling your cars to the side of the road when an emergency vehicle passes-these are all demonstrations of a personal commitment to social responsibility and ethical behavior.
Focus your discussion on the following:
To what degree should organizations (non-profit and for-profit) bear social responsibility?
They provide jobs, pay taxes, provide services and goods-but how much profit is enough?
At what point should they be societally obligated to give back, or to give back more than they currently do?
At what point should they stop producing products that contribute little to society's welfare, even if it means fewer profits?
If organizations are people, too (as stated by Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election [Huffington Post, 2011]), can they be trusted to do the right thing?
Assignment 2
Key Assignment
Combine your Interview Protocol and Observational Guide into 1 cohesive document. Incorporate your instructor's feedback into the final draft.
Part 1: Interview Protocol 4 pages
Central guiding research question Relating to improving fall risk in elderly healthcare organization
Target population and sampling plan
Include estimated size of final sample
Type of interview with rationale
Semistructured
Responsive
Narrative
Format and schedule of interview questions
Main questions
Follow-up questions
Probes
Neutral prompts
Planned location and estimated length of interview process
Plans for the following:
Recording and transcription
Field notes
Proposed analysis model and detailed plan for establishing reliability of your coding process outcomes
Cite the methodologist
Part 2: Observational Guide 4 pages
Central guiding research question relating to improving fall risk in elderly healthcare organization
Target group and setting
Investigator relationship to the target group and setting
Consider the available sources of data (social actions, talk, archival records, etc.).
List and organize the anticipated puzzlements and jottings
List 2-3 specific observations that you will need to make.
List 3-4 main questions to guide your conversation with individuals.
Include 1-2 probes for each main question.
What archival records will you seek?
Description of the planned structure and format for recording your field notes
Proposed analysis model and a detailed plan for the presentation of your observational results
Cite the methodologist