Reference no: EM133187850
Article (Case):
Analyze the Surfside building collapse. Base your analysis on the article and supporting videos listed below.
Putzier, K., Calvert, S. & Levy, R. (2021). Behind The Florida Condo Collapse: Rampant Corner-Cutting; Inadequate waterproofing, thin columns and faulty concrete emerge as leading possibilities in Champlain Towers South tragedy, Wall Street Journal (Online) ; New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]. 24 Aug 2021.
This article is available in the library and an accessible version is posted.
Supporting Videos:
- Viteri (2021) Rescuers spoke to woman trapped in Surfside collapse but she didn't make it, June 10 (3 min)
- CNN (2021). Engineers hunt for answers in the Surfside building collapse (1 min)
- CNN.com (2021) Federal agency to investigate Florida building collapse (4 min)
- Condo President Warned Residents in April (4 min)
- Surfside Condo Collapse Could Reshape Miami's Real Estate Market (6 min)
Task 1. Analyze and Apply Ethical Approaches.
In your text, Figure 5.5 Four Methods of Ethical Reasoning identifies four (4) of ethical reasoning: Virtues, Utilitarian, Rights, and Justice.
To prepare for the final exam, you should study the case, and to the extent possible given the information in the reading and video materials, be able to apply these approaches to evaluate key stakeholder groups.
You should be prepared to answer essay questions such as:
- Analyze whether or not key stakeholders (e.g., government regulators) were ethical if you apply the Virtues method of reasoning. Provide examples.
- Analyze whether or not key stakeholders (e.g., developers) were ethical if you apply the Utilitarian method of reasoning. Provide examples.
- Analyze whether or not key stakeholders were ethical if you apply the Justice method of reasoning. Provide examples.
- Analyze whether or not key stakeholders were ethical if you apply the Rights method of reasoning. Provide examples.