Ethics and Compliance Program

  1. Week 6 Assignment – Week 6 Assignment – Ethics and Compliance Programs

    Resources

    • From Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases, read "Case 9: The NCAA Has Many Balls in the Air".
    • Use Strayer Library 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 4–6 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.