Project Ethics Report

Instructions for Ethics Report
This 1500 word report should describe and analyse an ethical dilemma (related to
the Australian construction industry) that might be encountered in a commercial or
industrial situation. You may select a situation from your own experience, one you have
heard of from work colleagues or one recently reported in the media. Do not use one
that you have been given by another student who previously studied this unit. Do not use
work that you have used for a previous unit. Originality will be valued here. The report
must be divided into subsections and must be provided with an executive summary of one
paragraph and a contents page at the beginning as well as page numbers. Referencing
should conform to the WSU Harvard system. You are advised to consult the electronic
journals available in the library for reference sources.
The report should describe the problem or dilemma you will study. It should list the options
that were available in response to the situation. It should then evaluate the chosen actions
in terms of an accepted ethical code of conduct. Finally, make suggestions about how
the situation can be avoided in the future. Your personal opinions are welcome as this is an
open ended endeavour. However, opinions that are supported with references carry more
weight and will receive higher marks.
Reports Structure
• Coversheet
• Title page
• Table of contents
• Executive summary
• Introduction
• Dilemma Description
• Analysis and Evaluation
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• References/sources
1500 words – not including coversheet, table of contents, tables and figures, references
or appendices.