Cindy Wilson Ethical Dilemmas

Cindy Crawford is a graduating senior at Towson University, and is very involved in the campus community. She is the captain of the women’s volleyball team, as well as an active member in a community service group called “Project Serve”. Along with being an active member in the campus community she also is an intern for Zest Social Media Solutions, which is a marketing company that partners with Towson’s business management majors to help fulfill part of their graduation requirements. She has a reputation for being an outstanding student, but when it comes to managing her time she can fall short. With only needing one more class to graduate, Cindy needs to take her academics more seriously. In the beginning of the semester, she was very focused and determined to finish her school career on a
He needs to take into consideration Cindy, his other students, himself, and the school community when deciding the best outcome. Professor Austin also needs to consider his morals because they will be reflected in his decision. This ethical dilemma deals with the Acceptable Use Policy and its role in college courses -- are the rules clearly explained or is there room for personal interpretation? In this case, the answer is not so clear because there are multiple avenues that Professor Austin can take. These different avenues include: Professor Austin turns Cindy into the Dean, Professor Austin allows Cindy to re-do all the work she cheated on, Professor Austin does nothing to punish Cindy for her actions, or Professor Austin fails Cindy in his class.

Justice and Fairness Approach:

Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics has an ethical approach that is an appropriate ethical framework to use when assessing this dilemma. The fairness and justice approach evaluates who benefits and who