AB105 Organizational Behavior and Design

Semester 1, AY 2010/2011

Ethical Reasoning Rubric

ISSUE IDENTIFICATION : Identifies Ethical Issue/ Dilemma

Weak Identifies narrow issue with scant

elaboration

Average Identifies broad issue with some Weak Average Professional

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elaboration

Professional Identifies broad issue/dilemma with good

elaboration on why dilemma is open-
ended (e.g. conflicts of interest)

ISSUE EXPLORATION: Explores Effects on Key Stakeholders

Weak Does not directly describe effects of issue

on key stakeholders

Average Provides little or only superficial Weak Average Professional

_____________________________
discussion of effects of issue on key
stakeholders

Professional Identifies the key stakeholders and

addresses their interests and concerns
holistically

ISSUE EXPLORATION : Identifies Alternative Theoretical Perspectives

Weak Identifies only one theoretical perspective

with scant elaboration
Weak Average Professional
Average Identifies only two theoretical _____________________________
perspectives with some elaboration

Professional Identifies numerous pertinent theoretical

perspectives with good elaboration
ISSUE EXPLORATION : Identifies and Elaborates on Uncertainties

Weak Unable to identify uncertainties inherent

in the ethical situation

Average Identifies only a few uncertainties Weak Average Professional

inherent in the situation with scant _____________________________
explanation

Professional Incorporates a comprehensive

understanding of uncertainties into
evaluation of alternatives

CONCLUSION: Identifies learning from issue exploration, specifies future actions

Weak Does not identify learning from issue

exploration to specify future courses of
actions

Average Provides inadequate elaboration on

learning from issue exploration to specify Weak Average Professional
_____________________________
future course of action

Professional Provides extensive elaboration of learning

from issue exploration (reconciles
conflicting values & trade-offs made
between interests of shareholders) to
identify future actions

Note: This is modified from Dr Josephine Lang’s form AB105, S2, 2009-2010 and Wolcott, Susan k.,
(2005). Colloquium on Change in Accounting Education, October 28, 2005.