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	Cancer: A Failure to Communicate Karen Peterson-Iyer Focus: A case study of how cultural misunderstandings interfere with medical care for a cancer patient.
	Confronting a Fetal Abnormality Karen Peterson-Iyer Focus: A case study raising issues of culturally competent health care for a Muslim woman.
	Business Ethics Scenarios Jim Balassone Focus: Brief cases that raise questions on gifts, conflicts of interest, disparagement, and more.
	Catchy Title or Needless Deception? Jessica Silliman Focus: A journalist must decide when a promotion for a story is misleading.
	Filtering and Pressure from Media Conglomerates Jessica Silliman Focus: Pressure from above creates a pseudo-controversy.
	Wrestling, Weight Loss and Exposing A Flawed System Jessica Silliman Focus: Should a reporter include details in a story about how athletes exploit loopholes in a testing program?
	Misplaced Funds Cloud Reputation: Is it worth it? Jessica Silliman Focus: Reporting ruins the reputation of a respected local coach.
	News and a Profit-Driven Turn to Advertising Jessica Silliman Focus: Should news content be aligned with ad revenue?
	Exploitive Tactics or Good Journalism? Jessica Silliman Focus: How close up and personal should a reporter get to the scene of a tragedy?
	Radio News: When to use a name? Jessica Silliman Focus: A student makes a false allegation to police. Should the campus radio station reveal the students name?
	Getting Personal: Private Lives and Public Figures Jessica Silliman Focus: Is the mayors impending divorce a fit subject for a news story during a campaign?
	Exposing The Pay of Public Safety Officials Jessica Silliman Focus: Does the public have the right to know the salaries of police and firefighters?
	Questionable Content: Editors and The Pressure of Falling Ad Revenue Jessica Silliman Focus: A magazine editors job comes to include creating free advertisements for luxury products.
	Breaking a StoryAnd a Relationship Jessica Silliman Focus: Full reporting on a case of steroid abuse would have disastrous consequences for the reporters source.
	Fair Play or Damaging The Reputation of Youth? Jessica Silliman Focus: The father of a Little League player misstates his age so that he can play in the World Series. What is the reporters responsibility considering the boys youth?
	To Use Photos or Not: Damaging Photos in An Online Age Jessica Silliman Focus: Undergraduates put racist photos of themselves on Facebook. Should the student newspaper reprint them?
	Creativity and The Race for Syndication Jessica Silliman Focus: Economics of the TV industry mitigate against creative programming.
	Deceitful Movie Trailers or Good Advertising? Jessica Silliman Focus: A producer must create an appealing trailer for a terrible movie.
	To Exploit or Commemorate: Film and The Challenge of 9/11 Jessica Silliman Focus: How soon is too soon in making movies about disasters?
	Using Borrowed Material Jessica Silliman Focus: Using photographs published online creates ethical questions about copyright.
	Reporting Inflated Numbers Jessica Silliman Focus: A companys internal communications representative is asked to report inflated profit numbers.
	Controversial Radio Advertising Jessica Silliman Focus: A sales intern for a radio station is pressured to mislead advertisers.
	Bad Business Ethics or Acceptable Promotional Perks? Jessica Silliman Focus: A radio station inflates the number of on-air giveaways they ask companies to provide and then offers the excess as perks to station employees.
	A Right or Wrong Way to Sell? Jessica Silliman Focus: A contract sales rep is asked to circumvent the industrys chain-of-custody arrangements.
	Aggressive Sales Quotas or Unfair Business Practice? Jessica Silliman Focus: An online directory chooses customer service over inflated advertising packages.
	Public Relations: Is The Customer Always Right? Jessica Silliman Focus: A client rigs a talent competition/publicity event.
	Balancing Nonprofit Interests Jessica Silliman Focus: Should an HIV/AIDS program focus on prevention or treatment?
	Deceitful Spammer or Marketing Genius? Jessica Silliman Focus: Is impersonation a viable marketing approach?
	Client Obligations and Handling Your Boss Jessica Silliman Focus: A boss forwards a draft e-mail to a client.
	Trust During The Dot-Com Boom Jessica Silliman Focus: A company woos a new employee under false pretenses.
	Setting the Stage for Problems Roey Rahmil Focus: Should a public official solicit charitable contributions from businesses that are under his supervision?
	Election Irregularities Roey Rahmil Focus: A newly elected mayor decides whether to contest a citation for election code violations.
	On the Record Roey Rahmil Focus: What is a former supervisor's duty to reveal about past poor judgments by a candidate for public office.
	Civil Disagreement Judy Nadler Focus: A case exploring the limits of public debate
	Name Calling on the Council Judy Nadler Focus: When the mayor and a councilmember disagree vociferously, is it unacceptable conduct or just the normal rough and tumble of politics?
	No Such Thing as a Free Ticket Judy Nadler Focus: A case involving a gift to a government official
	Political Perk or Part of the Job? Judy Nadler Focus: A mayor must decide whether to accept VIP treatment at the ballpark.
	Councilmember and the Manager Judy Nadler Focus: A city councilmember must decide if he can impartially review the performance of the city manager.
	The Case of the Friendly Consultant Judy Nadler Focus: A mayor wonders whether a friendly lunch is actually an occasion for lobbying.
	Open Meetings: A Case Study Judy Nadler Focus: An executive session makes citizens question a city council's decision on rezoning.
	WorldCom Case Study Update 2006 Edward J. Romar and Martin Calkins Focus: A description of the events between the declaration of bankruptcy by WoldCom and its acquisition by Verizon.
	The Candidate's Crisis of Conscience Judy Nadler Focus: A candidate for city council must decide how frank to be in endorsement interviews.
	End-of-Life Decision Making: Case 1 Elizabeth Menkin Focus: A physician has questions for a public guardian in charge of the medical care for a conserved patient.
	End-of-Life Decision Making: Case 2 Elizabeth Menkin Focus: A public guardian must make decisions for a 78 year-old woman with severe dementia, and multiple illnesses.
	The Case of the Depressed Patient Melinda Lee Focus: A doctor must decide if a patient's decision to stop dialysis is motivated by depression.
	Ethics Cases for Product Safety Engineers John McBain and James Balassone Focus: Ethical dilemmas for engineers charged with clarifying and overseeing product safety.
	Campaign Ethics Challenge Judy Nadler Focus: A candidate faces a last-minute attack from an opponent.
	The Case of the Extra Mile Kirk O. Hanson Focus: Ethics case addressing the work-life balance for public employees.
	The Case of the Mangled Data Kirk O. Hanson Focus: Ethics case addressing the responsibility of public employees to provide accurate information.
	The Outbreak Kirk O. Hanson Focus: This fictionalized case addresses the ethical issues confronting governments, NGOs, and pharmaceutical companies when faced with an epidemic.
	Government Ethics Cases for City Finance Directors Judy Nadler Focus: Scenarios ask city finance directors to give a red or green light.
	Pharmaceutical Decisions in Response to Epidemics: A Case Study Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Focus: A video presentation, from the Ethics Center Conference, "The Future of Pharmaceuticals," which was held Oct. 3, 2003.
	Home Run or Foul Ball Judy Nadler Focus: What are the ethical issues to consider when a city manager is dealing with city contracts?
	Cases in Medical Ethics: Student-Led Discussions Chris Cirone Focus: A selection of medical ethics cases designed to help determine whether medicine is the correct calling for pre-medical students.
	Red Light, Green Light Judy Nadler Focus: Ten ethical dilemmas facing elected officials.
	A Tale of Two Downtowns Judy Nadler Focus: How should a Vietnamese-American councilmember balance the needs of his own ethnic group and the needs of other segments of the community?
	Alice Hayes and Affordable Housing Judy Nadler Focus: A new city councilmember must weigh the community's need for affordable housing with the desire to preserve open space.
	Business as Usual Judy Nadler Focus: A retired city engineer goes back to work for the city as an independent contractor. When he bids for a job, a councilmember raises questions.
	Case of the Big Box Retailer Judy Nadler Focus: A revenue shortfall causes a city council to consider the tax benefits from a big-box retailer versus the potential harm to established small businesses.
	The Mayor and the Manager Judy Nadler Focus: A case exploring the proper relationship between city councilmembers and city staff.
	Old Friends and Conflicts of Interest Judy Nadler Focus: How do relationships with "old friends" change when someone is elected to public office?
	Sex in the City Judy Nadler Focus: Is an elected official's personal life legitimately "private"?
	The decision to pursue and publish the Megan's Law story David Yarnold and Susan Goldberg Focus: What accountability was the newspaper willing to accept if the named sex offenders lost their jobs-or worse-as a result of publishing their names?
	The decision to give Armand Tiano's victims a voice David Yarnold and Susan Goldberg Focus: Should a newspaper print the names of victims of a sex offender at their request?
	The decision to stop printing the name and photo of the 9-year-old kidnapping victim David Yarnold and Susan Goldberg Focus: In a child abduction case, should a newspaper assume that the child is being sexually assaulted and not use a name or photograph?
	A Case for Truth Kirk O. Hanson Focus: A public relations professional is asked to counsel the local Roman Catholic Archdiocese on how to respond to the sex abuse crisis.
	WorldCom Dennis Moberg and Edward Romar Focus: What went wrong at WorldComm? Sweetheart loans to executives and a growth-through-acquisitions strategy are suggested as contributors to this business scandal.
	Shhhhhhh, Don't Tell Wolfe, Smith, McLean, Shanks Focus: What should a physical therapist do when she suspects that her patient isn't being entirely honest with his physician?
	We've Got You Covered Wolfe, Williams, Smith, Silvestri, McLean Focus: Covering for an incompetent RN creates problems for patients.
	The Case of the X979 Jumpstart Peter A. Facione Focus: This fictional case study asks us to consider the ethical boundaries involved in intellectual property.
	The Case of the Underwater Options Miriam Schulman Focus: An acquisition raises questions about fairness and an employee's right to know in this fictionalized case about a biotech start-up.
	Ethics and Technology in the Wake of September 11th E. Floyd Kvamme Focus: Co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors in Science and Technology discusses issues raised by the terrorist attacks.
	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Leon Panetta & Paul Locatelli, S.J. Focus: In desperate need of a tax break for his company, a CEO contemplates a questionable campaign contribution.
	The Case of Bad News Gil Amelio Focus: The new CEO of a corporation learns that he has inherited problems with growth and profitability. A four-day workweek and, eventually, layoffs prove necessary. Who is the CEO obligated to inform and when?
	The Case of Due Diligence Thomas Shanks Focus: How ethics can guide the conduct of a brokerage firm rewarding sales representatives with trips for the sale of a particular fund.
	The Case of the Sikh Temple Mark Ralkowski Focus: Plans for a 94,000 square foot structure raise questions about the zoning of a house of worship.
	The Case of the Million Dollar Decision Michael Hackworth, Thomas Shanks Focus: A company is planning to expand in a country where bribery is a normal part of doing business.
	Nutritional Foods Kirk O. Hanson Focus: A company confronts the possibility that its product is causing illness.
	The Sole Remaining Supplier Thomas Shanks Focus: What are the ethical questions involved when a company is the only supplier of a high-risk, life-saving product?
	The Performance Appraisal Thomas Shanks Focus: How much should age and longevity with the company count in making lay-off decisions?
	The Case of Maria Elena Thomas Shanks Focus: What are the ethical questions involved when a person finds out that an undocumented immigrant is working in their home?
	Racism A Student Scenario Focus: Molly has just been accepted at Stanford University and calls her friend Terri to tell her the good news. Terri assumes that Molly was accepted because of her race.
	Between a Rock and a Hard Place Thomas Shanks Focus: What are the ethical questions involved when an innocent prank turns into academic cheating?
	The Long Distance Cancer Treatment Thomas Shanks Focus: Does an HMO have a responsibility to provide care at the closest possible medical center?
	The Case of Wu Thomas Shanks Focus: What are the ethical questions involved when asked to help out an illegal immigrant in desperate need of help?
	Parental Relations Student Scenario Focus: Jeff is questioned by his mother about his recent behavior. Has one of them overstepped his or her boundaries?
	Integrity Student Scenario Focus: A student buys a paper from an Internet site.
	Homophobia Student Scenario Focus: A student discussion of prejudice and homosexuality.
	Henry's Publick House Thomas Shanks Focus: What are the ethical questions involved when the media broadcasts hostile situations live?
	Date Rape A Student Scenario Focus: Some students are at a party, drinking and watching movies. One of the students finds herself being taken advantage of.
	Vandalism A Student Scenario Focus: Students debate a revenge act of vandalism.
	The Cyber City Network Thomas Shanks Focus: An online network for city services raises questions about access and whether the provision of services electronically will increase disparities between rich and poor.
	The Case of the Plant Relocation Karen Musalo Focus: Your company can make more money for shareholders by relocating plants to a country with low costs and fewer regulations.
	The Acupuncture Alternative Anh Tran, S.J. Focus: Do physicians have a duty to refer patients to alternative forms of therapy?