Assignment 2

 

  • From Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases, read “Case 9: The NCAA Has Many Balls in the Air”.
  • Use to locate at least three academic resources for this assignment.        
    • Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Instructions

Write a 46 page paper in which you:

  • Determine the fundamental ways in which the NCAA’s ethics  program failed to prevent the scandals at Penn State, Ohio State, and  the University of Alaska.        
    • Support your response with one example from each of these schools’ scandals.
  • Examine the principal ways in which the leadership of the NCAA  contributed to the ethical violations of Penn State, Ohio State, and the  University of Alaska.        
    • Support your response with one example from each of these schools’ scandals.
  • Predict the key differences in the scenarios that occurred at  Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Alaska if an effective  ethics program was in place.        
    • Provide a rationale for your response.
  • Postulate on two actions that the NCAA leadership should take  in order to regain the trust and confidence of students and  stakeholders.
  • Recommend two measures that the HR departments of colleges and  universities should take to prevent similar incidents from occurring in  the future.        
    • Provide a rationale for your response.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For  assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing  Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your  professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

  • Propose leadership actions and ethics program revisions to prevent ethics violations and regain stakeholder trust.