The proposal can either focus on 1) a case that has ethical implications or 2) an analysis of
ethical problems emerging from organizational functioning and operations or organizational
policy. The proposal will:
1) Identify, define and discuss the ethical dilemma from practice that will be used in the final
paper.
2) Present a comprehensive description of the issue, explaining all relevant facts and explicitly
stating the central ethical dilemma(s).
3) Analyze the issue selected, from all sides of the issue. Discuss the values that conflict as part
of the ethical dilemma: what are the opposing personal, professional and agency values at play,
why they conflict, who are the parties involved.
4) Provide a synopsis on how the dilemma is influencing your professional development
5) Provide a preliminary literature review of articles that are helping you think through the issues,
consisting of at least 2 annotated references
