Responses to questions 1 – 4 should be answered fully and the question explored, must be (600) words not including References and should be supported with scholarly research from outside internet sources, excluding wiki sources. Remember that well-written responses do not need to be excessively wordy. Be sure to paraphrase and cite your sources. Must be in APA format.
Check Your Understanding:
1. Distinguish between thin and thick consent.
2. You have just been issued a new company blackberry. Are you now obligated to answer work related calls and emails at any time, day or night? Why or why not?
3. Would you use that new Blackberry for personal calls and emails? Why or why not?
4. Discuss the ethical ramifications of recent technological advances.
Exercises (400 words)
1. Visit the Web site for the LRN corporation at
www.lrn.com
and answer the following questions:
a. What does the LRN corporation do?
b. What are the five core values of the LRN culture?
c. What is the stated purpose of the LRN-RAND Center for Corporate Ethics, Law and Governance?
Case Study (500 words)
Review issue 16 from Taking Sides below. Which viewpoint do you side with? Why? Explain. Reference at least two outside resources that further support the viewpoint you side with.
Issue 16 – Should We Require Labeling for Genetically Modified Food?
YES: Phillip L. Bereano, from “The Right to Know What We Eat,” Seattle Times (October 11, 1998)
NO: Joseph A. Levitt, from Statement before the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, United States Senate (September 26, 2000)
Issue Summary
YES: The consumer’s interest in knowing where his food comes from does not necessarily have to do with the chemical and nutritional properties of the food. Kosher pastrami, for instance, is identical to the nonkosher product, and dolphin-safe tuna is still tuna. But we have a real and important interest in knowing the processes by which our foods arrived on the table, Bereano argues, and the demand for a label for bioengineered foods is entirely legitimate.
NO: Levitt points out that as far as the law is concerned, only the nutritional traits and characteristics of foods are subject to safety assessment. Labeling has been required only where health risks exist, or where there is danger that a product’s marketing claims may mislead the consumer as to the food’s characteristics. Breeding techniques have never been subject to labeling, nor should genetic engineering techniques.
