Question 1 To explain the distinction between Descriptive and Normative Statements one first has to understand the difference between Descriptive and Normative Ethics. Descriptive ethics primarily describes people’s moral beliefs‚ claims and behaviors. This form of ethics is studied primarily by psychologist‚ sociologist and anthropologist. With Normative ethics we deal with the attempt to discover what actions are in fact right or wrong‚ good or bad and what it takes to be a moral or immoral person
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TUI UNIVERSITY Donald L. Kinder Normative Ethics and the Right to Privacy Course Number: Business Ethics 301 Professor: Dr. Corey Mathis Date: 27 Aug 12 Normative Ethics and the Right to Privacy The cyber communication and email has a pivotal role in the lives of Americans. It has been found that 87% of the youth of today go online (Weiss‚ 2005)‚ representing 21 million youth. Emails increase the speed of multiple‚ simultaneous interaction. The advances in technology that provide
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based on objective analysis. Most economists today focus on positive economic analysis‚ which uses what is and what has been occurring in | |an economy as the basis for any statements about the future. Positive economics stands in contrast to normative economics‚ which uses value judgments. | |Investopedia explains ’Positive Economics’ |
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Essay Guideline (brief simple short essay - example only to assist with planning) TOPIC: Discuss positive accounting theory and contrast it with normative accounting theory. Provide examples where appropriate. The purpose of this essay is to provide an overview of positive accounting theory (PAT) and highlight how this theory differs to normative accounting theory. Definitions and assumptions of both theories will be considered and examples of the theories will be provided. In addition
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A1-R4: IT TOOLS AND BUSINESS SYSTEMS NOTE: 1. There are TWO PARTS in this Module/Paper. PART ONE contains FOUR questions and PART TWO contains FIVE questions. 2. PART ONE is to be answered in the TEAR-OFF ANSWER SHEET only‚ attached to the question paper‚ as per the instructions contained therein. PART ONE is NOT to be answered in the answer book. 3. Maximum time allotted for PART ONE is ONE HOUR. Answer book for PART TWO will be supplied at the table when the answer sheet for PART ONE is returned
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Educational Psychology Introduction Educational psychology is the study of how humans learn in educational settings‚ the effectiveness of educational treatments‚ the psychology of teaching‚ and the social psychology of schools as organizations. Although the terms "educational psychology" and "school psychology" are often used interchangeably‚ researchers and theorists are likely to be identified as educational psychologists‚ whereas practitioners in schools or school-related
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Spatial Planning in Kenya and the Appreciative Approach of Societal Values and Norms Said Athman Nairobi‚ Kenya February 2013 CONTENT Cover Page Table of Contents Introduction Page 3 Values‚ Norms‚ Culture and Social Structure Page 3 Planning in the Context of Norms and Values Page 5 Conclusion Page 7 References Page 8 Introduction Friedmann in 2005 noted that urban and regional planning and development are to be understood
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Name the items needed for food borne organism to grow Moisture Warm Time What are potentially hazardous foods? Give 5 examples. Foods that is rich in protein High in moisture content Acidic content typically having a ph between 4.6 and 7.5 The five (5) examples are; Meat (beef‚ pork‚ lamb) Poultry (chicken‚ turkey‚ duck) Milk (dairy‚ products) Seafood (shrimp‚ fish‚ lobster) Cut tomatoes (when ph is 4.6 or above) Explain critical control points (CCPs) This is a point‚ step or
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Ancient moral theory explains morality in terms that focus on the moral agent. These thinkers are interested in what constitutes‚ e.g.‚ a just person. They are concerned about the state of mind and character‚ the set of values‚ the attitudes to oneself and to others‚ and the conception of one ’s own place in the common life of a community that belong to just persons simply insofar as they are just. A modern might object that this way of proceeding is backwards. Just actions are logically prior to
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Game theory – descriptive‚ normative or prescriptive? Going through life we often are surprised by the different ways how people think‚ make decisions and interact. We believe that most of us are rational human beans (to some extent) and‚ therefore‚ our decisions should be grounded in analysis of the situation‚ our experience and intuition. Therefore‚ the human mind can be seen as an incredibly complicated machine that runs series of theoretical simulations of possible situations (often subconsciously)
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