Assignment 1 - Ethics of Counseling

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Paramita Nayak Assignment 1 I feel as though there are a lot more ethical concerns with this situation than appear at the forefront. One of the obvious ones is cheating – cheating is wrong no matter what the situation is. Even though Amanda is able to pass the course herself – her not taking the final and having someone else essentially take it for her to get a passing grade is still cheating and still wrong. A minor side note is that Amanda’s father offering Marissa a job simply because she is his daughter’s friend could also be seen as unethical. The summer internship section did not say if they held an interview process and if she was selected out of a bunch of people because of her qualifications, but the wording implies that she just got it because of the employer being her friend ’s dad. The ethical problems are both the cheating and the summer internship – for the cheating, it is ethically wrong that she is having her boyfriend take the final because she is feeling overwhelmed. Ethically, since he took the final, it is not fair to the other students that he takes it for her since they are all working hard to do well in the exam, and she is just having someone else take it. For the internship, it is unethical for her to get it if there was not a proper interview process, as she could just be taking the position from someone more qualified and deserving just because of a form of nepotism. Legally, it is not illegal to give someone a summer internship for nepotism. However, the lines become a little blurrier when it comes to academic dishonesty. Since the University sets its own policies regarding cheating, it could easily be considered plagiarism, conspiracy/facilitation, and/or misrepresentation 1 (JC Law, 08/31/23) Depending on the type of cheating, criminal charges could be pressed, but most likely the University would handle it internally, with their own justice system for cheating. So, legally, the cheating portion would be unethical, while the nepotism internship would not. Prudential ethics is defined as ethics that are all about self-interest or personal choice. Prudentially, neither nepotism nor cheating would be unethical – both serve to assist Amanda. Since Amanda is benefiting from them, from a prudential standpoint it would not be unethical for her to do so.

Paramita Nayak If I were Marissa, I would communicate with my professors that I was overwhelmed and why. Most professors are willing to work with you and are there for you instead of being against you. I believe that my professors would help me get through the coursework and assist me with managing my courseload when finding out the amount alongside the fact that I would be moving. I was taking three classes last summer semester and when my professors found out, they all made sure to help me with deadlines and extend them if needed. I would view myself through the Virtue Lens 2 ; it would not be in my best interest and benefit of being my best self to have my boyfriend take my class final for me, so I would not do it. If I were Amanda, I would honestly talk to Marissa and let her know that ethically, what she is doing is wrong and that I would need to report it. Both ethically and legally she could get into a lot of trouble if caught and viewing it through the Justice Lens 2 would show that she deserves consequences for her actions. The Virtue Lens 2 would also show that her actions are not aligned with her best interests and self, which would lead me to report her more. If I were Michael, I would simply not do the assignment. From a prudential standpoint, it does not benefit Michael directly to do the assignment. He has already taken the class and done well, there is no benefit from him doing it again for someone else since he will directly gain nothing and lose his time doing it. He has already studied for the class and done well in it, so there is no reason for him to help her since he already did the work to pass the final. I think the University of Iowa should punish her if she chooses to cheat. Many students work hard to get good grades while taking on a large courseload and having other things going on in their personal lives. Since she hasn’t cheated yet, I believe the University should speak with Mar issa and let her know that they know of her plan and go through the ethics and punishments for doing this. I believe the University should highlight with her why it is important for her to be doing her own final and how it is unfair for her to have someone else take it for her while everyone else works hard to do well on the

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