In this assignment, you will use PowerPoint to present your chosen topic for the final project. This topic you select must:

1. Contain at least one major ethical dilemma relevant to your specialization in psychology or future work in the field.
2. Contain at least one multicultural component or issue relevant to your specialization in psychology or future work in the field.

If this is based on a real case or situation, be sure and de-identify all components to protect confidentiality, and impose some creativity into the case so that is not identifiable.

Other Assignment Requirements

• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• Format: Use current APA 6th edition style and formatting guidelines.
• Font: Arial.
• Length: 3–4 PowerPoint slides, excluding title page and reference list.
• References: At least 3 scholarly sources.

Please refer to the Topic Selection and PowerPoint Presentation Scoring Guide to ensure you understand the grading criteria for this assignment.

Note: Your instructor may also use the APA Writing Feedback Rubric to provide additional feedback on your academic writing. The writing feedback rubric does not affect your assignment grade, but its feedback may factor into the grading criteria, if professional communication and writing is a course competency. Evaluate your own work using this rubric. Refer to the Learner Guide for instructions on viewing instructor feedback

Ethical Dilemma
Case Study Exercise

Ethical Dilemma:
You are the new vice president for human resources of a company that has not been
performing well, and everyone, including yourself, has a mandate to deliver results.

The pressure has never been heavier. Shareholders are angry after 31 months of a tough market that has left their stock underwater. Many shareholders desperately need stock performance to pay for their retirement. Working for you is a 52-year-old manager with two kids in college. In previous evaluations, spineless executives told him he was doing fine, when he clearly was not, and his performance is still far below par.

If you are to show others in the company that you are willing to make tough decisions, you feel you must fire this individual. The question is, who’s going to suffer: the firm and ultimately shareholders whose retirement is in jeopardy, or a nice guy who’s been lied to for 20 years, through no fault of his?
1. What would you do? Explain in details.

2. What would be the various performance criteria that you would establish?

3. What would be the main feedback you would give this particular employee?

4. How would you manage the performance of this employee? What would you
different?

Ethical Dilemma
Case Study Exercise

Ethical Dilemma:
You are the new vice president for human resources of a company that has not been
performing well, and everyone, including yourself, has a mandate to deliver results.

The pressure has never been heavier. Shareholders are angry after 31 months of a tough market that has left their stock underwater. Many shareholders desperately need stock performance to pay for their retirement. Working for you is a 52-year-old manager with two kids in college. In previous evaluations, spineless executives told him he was doing fine, when he clearly was not, and his performance is still far below par.

If you are to show others in the company that you are willing to make tough decisions, you feel you must fire this individual. The question is, who’s going to suffer: the firm and ultimately shareholders whose retirement is in jeopardy, or a nice guy who’s been lied to for 20 years, through no fault of his?
1. What would you do? Explain in details.

2. What would be the various performance criteria that you would establish?

3. What would be the main feedback you would give this particular employee?

4. How would you manage the performance of this employee? What would you
different?