Moral Minefield

Assignment Guidelines
For the following questions, be sure to connect to the reading material in your book. This is a writing
assignment, so answers should be written in complete and coherent sentences and paragraphs. Answers
in the A range will refer to the text and fully explain how the concepts learned in the text apply to the
question.

You may type your answers directly into this document after the prompts, save it, and then upload it into
the submission box.

Play through the Moral Minefield level for this week and answer the following questions:

1. Copy and paste (or screenshot) your Level overview and scores. You can find this information
again in your Overview & Profile.

2. Reflect on the scenarios presented in the game. Was there anything you found particularly
difficult? Anything that surprised you?

While playing level two, the support scenario surprised me and had me questioning what
determines a party’s intent in a relationship. It was also surprising that the intent with
 relationships from sponsorships and relationship building was the factor that determines if the
relationship is inappropriate or not. If one party has a good intent with the relationship and the
other has a negative will the outcome of the partnership just be inappropriate for the party who
has the negative intentions or both?

3. Explain one of the decision-making scenarios you were given in this level and analyze it in terms
of one of this week’s theories.
(Note: for full credit, be sure you name the theory you are using, explain the theory fully, and then
explain how the scenario illustrates that theory)

The whispers scenario delt with a setback occurring in the lab, and the quality of Ulban may have
been affected, the director advises the employees to say only “all lab activities are functioning perfectly at
present and on track for the launch”. The employees were faced with the choice of taking the directors
instructions or use their discretion to speak about the incident. This is an example of the hypothetical
construction theory. The employees at pharma karma have obligations associated with the business
relationship because of their participation in the relationship.

4. How could you use the concepts discussed in this simulation in your job today? Relate these
concepts to the other course materials and to your own experiences.
(Note: for full credit, be sure discuss a specific scenario, a specific example from your own experiences,
and a specific connection to something you learned from the text)

Being in human resources for a family-owned company I have been in situations that with the owners
wanting to change a policy or implement a new policy that would negatively impact the employees.
This puts me in a similar situation of going with the direction of the owners or suggesting a different
solution. These situations remind me of Rousseau’s thoughts on morality, and how sit the force of
natural compassion. I feel this compassion when I think about the employees at the market and the
best opportunities for them.