Capstone Course : Learning On Structuring A Business

When I hear the word ethics, the first thing that comes to my mind is the moral code, standards or values on how we should act as person, these are the rules by which we make decisions between right and wrong or good and bad. Therefore, we based on these rules to make judgments. If a person doesn’t follow those moral standards or values we automatically think that person is a bad person or vice versa. We find ethical standards in everywhere we go. There are Medical ethics, Law ethics, Business ethics and many more but I want to focus right now on Business Ethics. It is important that every business has a moral code to follow. This will help not only the employees but also the customers of the company to know, appreciate and respect the

The HMO’s stress wellness and preventive care, therefore its focus is more on health maintenance rather than just the treatment itself. Because of this, HMO’s offer much richer benefits than the traditional plans. HMO’s have little to no upfront costs in an effort to encourage maintenance, while comprehensive and major medical plans have up-front cost sharing so as to discourage over utilization.

I and two other individuals have agreed to start a business that will provide management consulting services to nonprofit organizations. Because of the increased scrutiny on actions of corporations and those who act on behalf of organizations, we have determined that it would be essential to have our ethics program developed before we start offering our services. A business as a moral agent must prove that it has an effective ethics program to protect employees, the corporation, and businesses that the company will serve. It is also important to have an ethics program to support the ethical values of our corporation and to make it clear to employees what is acceptable behavior, and to make clear what policies and standards are to be

The AP Capstone Program is truly an exceptional course of study which will grant the students allowance for an outstanding future. The difference between a student who enters and complete the program is incredible, their personality and intelligence will dramatically revolutionize for the better. I believe Capstone will be able to bring out my authentic qualities and gain the ability to utilize them expressively in the forthcoming. Collaboration. This skill set is extremely significant when pressing to become successful in life, there are countless situations where working with others is necessary. For instance, the numerous group projects we receive and teamwork is a significant portion of the total mark. Capstone is perfect in this perspective

Define your guiding principles or values for your selected business considering the topics of culture, social responsibility, and ethics.

To have ethical practice in businesses it needs to begin with “whether our behavior is moral or immoral and deals with fundamental human relationships”. (Lawrence & Weber, 2014, p. 69). The foundation of ethical behavior has to be laid early in life and developed/built on it; this guidance can come from various sources such as, religion, family, school, neighborhoods, friends, etc. “The totality of these learning experiences creates in each person a concept of ethics, morality, and socially acceptable behavior.”

What are key concepts related to business ethics that should be considered in the development of the ethics training program?

I will show more compassion for all others. In my professional and personal life, I will take the time to listen to people and be genuine with help I offer.

While my personal code of conduct is not as detailed or organized as an institutional code of ethics, it is fairly universal and can meld with most institution’s code of ethics. These provisions are as follows: Always strive for high professional standards. Keep up on the latest information. Always strive to do better and to make things better. Be transparent and open. Understand and respect confidentiality and disclosure. Avoid conflicts of interest. Respect all people. Make the right decision. Do not make a decision based on historical inertia. Consider all sides of an issue while paying attention to the long-range consequences and remembering the interconnectedness of everything. Be better than just sustainable, as sustainable is the foundation from which to build. Consider and reduce the environmental impacts. Ethics over economics. Be a decent person, who is pragmatic, open-minded, and patient. Be an upstanding person who is incorruptible and takes responsibility. If something is wrong, fix it, do not wait for others to fix it first. Help others and lookout/mentor other professionals just starting out. Build a better world through good (hard) work. Most importantly, love the

A personal code of ethics is a set of ideas and rules that an individual believes in. It varies from person to person as it is typically inspired by their culture, religious beliefs, lifestyle and experiences. Having a personal code of ethics is key for an individual to have as it will keep them grounded and will remind them of what they strive to be when making day-to-day decisions. I am very thankful for this religion assignment for it allowed me to reflect upon my life and come up with rules and morals I live by. While constructing my code of ethics, the only criteria I had in mind is for it to not only be good for others but also myself.

The course challenged me in ways I couldn’t believe. The hardest part of the course is the time I had to dedicate. I am a husband, father of three, employed full time, and am also a part time Air Force Reservist. All of this on top of a full MBA course load was a bit extreme. I found time to manage all my commitments and give the capstone course my all. Between the face to face meeting, emails, WebEx’s and phones calls my group seemed to make

As a student of business, a code of ethics is essential in determining guidelines you will follow when making decisions. My personal code of ethics is based on my core values and the standards I expect of myself. The code is to be followed while in the classroom, at work, or when working with others. This code has been made for the purpose of assisting me in making good choices, and having a way to decide what is right and what is wrong.

The most enjoyable part about the capstone course was it did not feel like a class and felt more like a round table discussion. Being able to express our opinions about certain topics, made it easier to communicate with peers outside of the class. There was multiple people who I have class with before since my freshman year but did not truly engage in a conversation with them until this capstone course.

During the time spent in this class, I have learned about the methodology of critical thinking and how to better collect relevant information which can be used to formulate an argument. While taking this course, I also can use this within my everyday life when I approach different people from different walks of life. I can say with more certainty that I now have more knowledge which ultimately can be used in my everyday encounters, but more importantly will enhance how I will communicate with people in my civilian work.

The cart will be supplied with local food from our local farms and local bakers ensuring we have the best products to sell. It is our intention to ensure our food is the freshest by using local farm to market food as well as keeping the prices low. Making money is why we are in business. For us to make money it will be necessary to have repeat customers which will keep our business thriving. Using social media will let our customers know where we are on a given day. Social media works both ways, our customers can contact us on social media such as facebook to find out where we might be over a weekend. This will help us reach the goals of repeat business in the Portland/Vancouver area. We are hoping by the use of social media, using farm fresh produce for our food and keeping our prices at a reasonable rate that our customers will come back to us time and time again to enjoy delicious, healthy, and freshly made vegetarian and vegan food that customers will enjoy and seek out at local events in the area.