Marilee Jones, the former dean of admissions of the Massachusetts Institute of T

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Marilee Jones, the former dean of admissions of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), resigned after twenty-eight years as an administrator in the admissions office. The dean for undergraduate education received information questioning Ms. Jones’s academic credentials. Her résumé, used when she was hired by MIT, indicated that she had degrees from Albany Medical College, Union College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In fact, she had no degrees from any of these schools or from anywhere else. She had attended Rensselaer Polytechnic as a part-time non-matriculated student during the 1974–75 school year, but the other institutions had no record of any attendance at their schools.
When Ms. Jones arrived at MIT for her entry-level position in 1979, a degree was probably not required. However, she did progress through the ranks of the admissions of- fice, and, in 1997, she was appointed dean of admissions. She explained that she wanted to disclose her lack of degrees at that point but that she had gone on for so long that she did not know how to come clean with the truth.

Answer the following:

1. If she had not resigned, would you have been in favor of firing Ms. Jones? Why or why not? What ethical principle from your reading are you following in making your decision? Would Bentham agree with you? Would Kant? Would John Rawls? Would Ayn Rand?

2. Is there a rationale for allowing Marilee Jones to retain her position after this discovery.? Is there a lesser "punishment" that would be acceptable to you?

Be certain to discuss your class readings and cite them, in particular the ethical theories discussed in class and in your readings.

3. In your opinion, are there resume "misstatements" that should not lead to termination? What would these be?

Explanation / Answer

1. No i woudl not be in favour of firing mrs Jones.I am following the ethical principle of John Rawl ie offices and positions should be open to everyone under onditions of fair equality of opprtunity ie evryone has reasonable opportunity to acquire skills based on which merit can be assessed.and Ms jones did that very well she was given oppotunities to prove herself and she progressed to ranks of office.she is worthy of merit

2. There is a rationale for allowing Marilee Jones to reatin her position after discovery .yes a lesser punishment would be acceptable to me .

Ayn Rand ethical theory belives in law of causality ie if you want to achieve an end ie effect then enact its cause ie means .ie what you want out of life will determine choice and actions ie being rational and you pay for it ie work ti achieve them which Ms Jones did.

bentham theory focuseed on pleasure and pain ie pinciple of utility ie good will produce pleasure andevil will produce pain.his idea to create minimum degree of pain and unnneeccesary punishment will lead to more dangerous vices , His idea is to craete good for greatest number of people.

Kant would not agree with me as per him lying is strictly prohibited ie person actions determine her moralw orth and this was wrong action .

No these are not resume misststements as this is deliberately and falsely decieting and being fake en though i am in favour of retaining position and not firing but emoloyer will terminate as this is fraud misrepresentation .ie nbreach of trust.

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