What are the UN SDGs in a broad context and when and why were they established?

1. What are the UN SDGs in a broad context and when and why were they established?

• 2. What benefits are to be gained by businesses in their engaging with the UN SDGs?

3. To what extent have businesses embraced the UN SDGs as a means by which to communicate their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity? (core question)

4. Does the literature identify any differences as to the extent to which the different UN SDGs are being identified by businesses as priority areas for engagement and action?

5. Does the literature identify any variance between industry sectors in this regard?

6. Does the literature identify any issues with respect to the legitimacy and integrity with which businesses are reporting their UN SDG engagement.

Explain some major, competing viewpoints regarding how the moral dilemma should be addressed, and (iii) Articulate and defend a position about how the moral dilemma ought to be addressed.

Research an event (such as a public lecture, a rally, a teach-in, etc.) or organization (such as a local human rights organization, legal assistance NGO, or an advocacy organization) that (i) is based in the city you are currently in, and (ii) relates in some way to an interesting moral dilemma.

Identify the moral dilemma that is raised by your chosen event or organization. (For example, it could be a moral dilemma addressed in a public lecture. Or it could be a moral dilemma a view about which is expressed in an organization’s mission statement.) Write a report in which you do the following: (i) Explain the nature of this moral dilemma, (ii) Explain some major, competing viewpoints regarding how the moral dilemma should be addressed, and (iii) Articulate and defend a position about how the moral dilemma ought to be addressed.

Search for Contemporary Moral Dilemmas in the UAEContemporary Moral Dilemmas in the UAE

Identify the moral dilemma that is raised by your chosen event or organization. (For example, it could be a moral dilemma addressed in a public lecture. Or it could be a moral dilemma a view about which is expressed in an organization’s mission statement.) Write a report in which you do the following: (i) Explain the nature of this moral dilemma, (ii) Explain some major, competing viewpoints regarding how the moral dilemma should be addressed, and (iii) Articulate and defend a position about how the moral dilemma ought to be addressed.

A few things to note and guidelines:

If you are uncertain about whether the event or organization will work for the LBA, contact your professor.
Be sure to take a clear position on the topic, including an effective #thesis.
You must engage with one or more authors or theories encountered in class.
Apply all of the following course-level LOs: #ethicaltheaory, #ethicalconflicts, #ethicalframing, #moralstatue, #ethicaldilemmas.
Apply the following general ed Learning Outcomes: #thesis, #organization, # evidence-based
Important: As you work, be sure to keep your notes and outline on this assignment in an accessible place, as you will be asked to discuss it in a future class session.

Assignment Information
Length:
900-1300
Weight:
15%
Learning Outcomes Added
Ethical Theory: Identify the main claims, concepts, criticisms, and justifications of an ethical theory.

EthicalConflicts: Resolve conflicts among competing ethical claims and act in a way that best satisfies relevant ethical considerations.

EthicalFraming: Define ethical problems by framing them in a way that helps to resolve them.

MoralStatus: Assess the moral status of different stakeholders and evaluate what course of action should be taken given their status.

Ethical dilemmas: Discuss specific ethical dilemmas posed by the distribution of a public good, international issue, and taking or saving a life.

A few things to note and guidelines:

If you are uncertain about whether the event or organization will work for the LBA, contact your professor.
Be sure to take a clear position on the topic, including an effective #thesis.
You must engage with one or more authors or theories encountered in class.
Apply all of the following course-level LOs: #ethicaltheaory, #ethicalconflicts, #ethicalframing, #moralstatue, #ethicaldilemmas.
Apply the following general ed Learning Outcomes: #thesis, #organization, # evidence-based
Important: As you work, be sure to keep your notes and outline on this assignment in an accessible place, as you will be asked to discuss it in a future class session.

Assignment Information
Length:
900-1300

Learning Outcomes Added

Ethical Theory: Identify the main claims, concepts, criticisms, and justifications of an ethical theory.

EthicalConflicts: Resolve conflicts among competing ethical claims and act in a way that best satisfies relevant ethical considerations.

EthicalFraming: Define ethical problems by framing them in a way that helps to resolve them.

MoralStatus: Assess the moral status of different stakeholders and evaluate what course of action should be taken given their status.

Ethical dilemmas: Discuss specific ethical dilemmas posed by the distribution of a public good, international issue, and taking or saving a life.

What pieces of information are relevant to the United States?

What pieces of information are relevant to the United States?
What does this information tell us?
Is it generally favorable toward the United States?
Is it usually hostile toward the United States?
Is a potential warning needed?

Next, describe the events or indicators that must be monitored for development into potential threats. What pieces of information did you see that would require us to increase surveillance on what is happening there? Answer each of the following:
What types of events or indicators will need to be monitored?
Why would these events or indicators need to be monitored more closely?
How could these types of events or indicators potentially develop into a threat?

Finally, examine the information gathered to make recommendations on the threat to the United States. Consider some of the following:
What are the pro- and anti-U.S. ideas being communicated within the country?
What is the political environment within the country?
What does this political environment mean to the United States?

What is secondary analysis and what are the advantages and disadvantages of using secondary data?

1. This week we focused on developing an understanding for some different qualitative methods. What are two or three assumptions that are made specific to qualitative research? Be specific in your description of each one. When considering some of the various qualitative methods that are out there, what challenges might they pose to a study’s validity, reliability, and generalizability?

2. A tremendous amount of research is conducted each year through secondary analysis. What is secondary analysis and what are the advantages and disadvantages of using secondary data? Give an example of a study that was done using secondary data analysis and summarize the findings briefly. Be sure the study is peer-reviewed.