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ACCG XXXXXXXXXX – Tutorial Assignment
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The tutorial assignment is to be submitted via iLearn by 5pm Monday, 29th March.
Deliverables
One short answer assignment of 1200 words in total (maximum), excluding any references.
Ensure you answer all questions.
Referencing
Ensure you reference all sources you use in your assignment, including online sources. Direct
quotes (i.e. statements not in your own words) should be included in quote marks in addition
to being referenced. You should use the APA 7th referencing system, since this is the same
system you will need to use for your essays.
The Li
ary has set up an institutional account for APA’s ‘Academic Writer’, which includes
tools for using this system. There are also numerous web resources on APA referencing, and
popular referencing software (e.g. Endnote – free to students) can be set up to automatically
insert your references in the co
ect style.
Extensions and Penalties
There will be a deduction of 10% of the total awarded mark for each 24-hour period or part
thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission: 20% penalty).
This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made
and approved. Note that there are limits on how long after the due date students can apply for
special consideration, so please submit any applications as soon as possible. BESS can assist
with inquiries about the special consideration process.
Marking
The value of marks per question is provided on the assignment sheet. Marks will be awarded
for each question according to how accurately, completely and clearly you answer each
question.
Questions
1. In the COVID19 Pandemic, Australian state governments imposed minimum legal
equirements for businesses to manage the health risks of COVID19 to their employees
and customers, such as social distancing in store and sometimes mandatory use of masks.
Explain why business might have ethical obligations in managing COVID19 safely that go
eyond these legal requirements. Your answer should explain two differences between ethics
and the law, and give an example of how each difference might apply in this case. [2 marks]
2. In 2021, two beach volleyball stars decided to boycott a tournament held in Qatar over
a requirement that women competitors wear long shirts and pants while competing ‘out
of respect for the culture and traditions of the host country’. Read the following article
on this case and then answer the questions below:
https:
www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/fe
22/qatar-beach-volleyball-bikini-ban-karla-
orger-boycott
https:
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https:
students.mq.edu.au/support/technology/software-downloads/endnote-x9
https:
www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/fe
22/qatar-beach-volleyball-bikini-ban-karla-borger-boycott
https:
www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/fe
22/qatar-beach-volleyball-bikini-ban-karla-borger-boycott
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Consider how a relativist and universalist would assess whether it is ethical for the organisers
of this tournament to impose dress standards on competitors. Your answer should:
2A. Explain the main differences between relativist and universalist approaches to ethics
[1 mark]; and
2B. Illustrate these differences in how a universalist and relativist would analyse the
ethical issue in this case. [1 mark]
3. In 2021, Facebook temporarily blocked users from accessing Australian news sites via
their site, in protest against Australian government legislation to compel Facebook to pay
news organisations for the articles that Facebook users distribute. Read the following
article on this case and then answer the questions below:
https:
www.abc.net.au/news/ XXXXXXXXXX/facebook-to-restrict-sharing-or-viewing-news-in-
australia/ XXXXXXXXXX
3A. Explain what makes an action ethical according to utilitarians and at least one
argument for this view. [2 marks]
3B. Outline at least two benefits and two harms in this case that a utilitarian would
consider in their analysis of Facebook’s actions. [2 marks]
3C. In light of your answer in 5B, explain how a utilitarian would assess the ethics of
Facebook’s actions in this case overall? [1 mark]
4. As the COVID19 vaccine becomes more widely available, experts have discussed
whether employers should be able to compel workers to accept a vaccine. Read the
following article to answer the questions below [Note: Remember ethics is not just about
what is legally allowed or required]
https:
www.smh.com.au/politics/federal
osses-have-the-power-to-force-employees-to-take-
the-vaccine-experts XXXXXXXXXXp56r64.html
4A. According to Kant, what determines whether an action is right or wrong? [1 mark]
4B. Outline at least two rights or duties that employers may have in this case, and at least
two rights or duties workers in this case might have. [2 marks]
4C. Briefly explain Kant’s ‘categorical imperative’. Choose one right or duty in your
answer to question 4B, and explain how this would either meet or not meet the
equirements of Kant’s categorical imperative. [2 marks]
5. Read the article below on the continued rise in CEO pay in the banking sector after the
Royal Commission into Misconduct in Banking and Financial Services, and then answer
the following questions:
https:
www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/17/australian-ceo-bonuses-at-near-
ecord-highs-despite-royal-commission
5A. How does a virtue ethicist decide whether an action is ethical or unethical? [1
mark]
5B. How would a virtue ethics approach to whether CEOs are paid too much be
different from the utilitarian approach Moriarty discusses in Week 2? [2 Marks]
5C. Provide your own analysis of whether CEOs are paid too much from a virtue ethics
standpoint. Your answer should consider at least 2 virtues, and 2 vices, that might be
elevant, and explain why a virtue ethicist would think these are important [3 marks]
https:
www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/17/australian-ceo-bonuses-at-near-record-highs-despite-royal-commission
https:
www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/17/australian-ceo-bonuses-at-near-record-highs-despite-royal-commission