Homework: Ethics and Compliance Programs
Resources
• From Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases, read "Case 9: The NCAA Has Many Balls in the Air".
• Use Strayer Library to locate at least three academic resources for this homework.
o Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Task
Write 4 to 6 pages paper in which you:
• Determine the fundamental ways in which the NCAA's ethics program failed to prevent the scandals at Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Arkansas.
o Support your response with one example from each of these schools' scandals.
• Examine the principal ways in which the leadership of the NCAA contributed to the ethical violations of Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Arkansas.
o Support your response with one example from each of these schools' scandals.
• Predict the key differences in the scenarios that occurred at Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Arkansas if an effective ethics program was in place.
o Provide a rationale for your response.
• Postulate on two actions that the NCAA leadership should take in order to regain the trust and confidence of students and stakeholders.
• Recommend two measures that the HR departments of colleges and universities should take to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this homework is:
• Propose leadership actions and ethics program revisions to prevent ethics violations and regain stakeholder trust.