Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Collapse of Corporate Giants: The New Dr. Evils?
This instructional activity was inspired by an article in "Fortune" magazine, "Why Companies Fail," May 27, 2002. Its focus is on the relationship of business ethics to business bankruptcy or near failure. Students participate in a...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Documentary: A Fragile Trust: Lesson Plan
This lesson explores the Jayson Blair story and other cases where journalists have breached the code of ethics in their efforts to get the story out. Students will examine the journalism code of ethics and its importance. They will view...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How People Rationalize Fraud
Kelly Richmond Pope explains how the fraud triangle, can help us understand how seemingly good people can make unethical decisions in their daily lives. [4 min, 34 sec]
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analyze Differences in Characters' Moral Dilemmas
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson and practice focuses on characters' moral dilemmas. A moral dilemma occurs when a character has to choose between right and wrong actions, often in the face of...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Rationalizing Transplants
This lesson encourages students to explain the consequences of a non-market rationing process, to evaluate the consequences of restricting organ transplants to U.S. citizens, and to suggest alternative policies to reduce the scarcity of...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Would You Sacrafice One Person to Save Five?
Imagine you are watching a runaway trolley barreling down the tracks.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Corporate Social Responsibility
A learning module on whether corporations should take on more responsibility for combating societal problems. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Learn to Build a Rocket in 5 Days or Your Money Back
In this lesson, students discover the entire process that goes into designing a rocket for any customer. In prior lessons, students learned how rockets work, but now they learn what real-world decisions engineers have to make when...
United Nations
Unesco: Information and Communication Tech in Development
This report presents a number of views and proposals voiced in recent UNESCO-sponsored forums concerning the challenge of Information Highways for development. The official position of the Organization can be found in the document...