Here are required Ethics Journal Components.
Each component should be a minimum of 1 page, double-spaced, APA formatted, unless otherwise specified. It is okay to exceed this length a bit.
Focus on applying the concepts we are studying from the Organizational Ethics and Giving Voice to Values texts. Be sure to reference specific concepts from these texts as supporting evidence to demonstrate your understanding of the concepts.
A minimum of three references should be listed in the references section, and a minimum of three in-text citations (from your references) should be included within the body of the paper itself. Two of the three may be your textbooks (OE and GVV).
Use APA formatting for your paper. This includes having…
-A properly formatted cover page.
-A properly formatted references page.
-Properly formatted in-text citations.
– Use of appropriate headings in your paper, as indicated in the recommended
structure above.
– Prepare your paper in WORD, using 12-point Times New Roman font. Use double-
spacing with one-inch margins.
-Be sure to include a cover and a reference page. The cover and references pages should be separate from the journal components, and are not included in the minimum requirement for the assignment.

Ethics Journal Components

1. What is the most courageous interpersonal action you have ever taken in your life? (coming to the rescue of another person being bullied, having a difficult conversation with a parent, having to hold a friend accountable, speaking to a coworker who is cheating the employer, etc.).

2. What values do you live by? Are these rooted in a religion or not? Do you practice the same values in all aspects of your life (with your parent(s), with your friends, in class, at work, etc.). List three areas where there are conflicts in your values and how you currently resolve them (or not)? (don’t want to hurt a girl/boyfriend’s feelings but need to have an honest conversation, want to do your best in school and don’t want to cheat, etc.).

3. A Tale of Two Stories – Recall a time in your life or work experience when your values conflicted with what you were expected to do regarding a particular, nontrivial decision, and you spoke up and acted to try to resolve the conflict in a way that was consistent with your values. After describing the situation briefly, consider and answer the following four questions:
A. What did you do and what was the impact?
B. Why motivated you to speak up and act?
C. How satisfied are you? How would you like to have responded? (This question is not about rejecting or defending past actions but rather about imagining your ideal scenario.)
D. What would have made it easier for you to speak and act?
• Things within your control?
• Things within the control of others?
Secondly, recall a time in your life or work experience when your values conflicted with what you were expected to do regarding a particular, nontrivial decision, and you did NOT speak up and act to try to resolve the conflict in a way that was consistent with your values. After describing the situation briefly, consider and answer the following four questions:
A. What happened?
B. Why didn’t you speak up and act? What would have motivated you to do so?
C. How satisfied are you? How would you like to have responded? (Again, this question is not about rejecting or defending past actions but rather about imagining your ideal scenario.)
D. What would have made it easier for you to speak and act?
• Things within your control?
• Things within the control of others?
4. Personal Mission Development. Write ¾ to one page documenting the development of your personal mission and personal mission statement. https://www.livecareer.com/resources/careers/planning/creating-personal-mission-statements
a. Identify Past Successes (discuss three or four examples of where you have had personal success in recent years), determine your core values, identify your contributions (to the world in general, your family, your employer/future employer, friends, community), discuss 3-5 goals, and finally incorporate those items into a personal mission statement.
5. Ethics and Values Allowed to Slide. Write one page discussing what ethics and values do you need to recover that you have already allowed to slide – not being honest with a romantic partner, cheating an employer out of time, services, or product, cheating at school, etc.