MU Business Corporate Social Responsibility Essay

3 page position paper on corporate social responsibility. This paper needs to take a stance on what corporations should do when deciding ethical decisions in the business world. Examples can be included but the side that should be taken is why they should be ethical. Below is a “how to” on how they want us to write it, and how the organization should be. The paper should be size 12 times new roman double spaced.

To take a side on a subject, you should first establish the arguability of a topic that interests you. Ask yourself the following questions to ensure that you will be able to present a strong argument:

• Is it a real issue, with genuine controversy and uncertainty?

• Can you identify at least two distinctive positions?

• Are you personally interested in advocating one of these positions?

• Is the scope of the issue narrow enough to be manageable

• Organization

  Sample OutlineI. Introduction
  ___A. Introduce the topic
  ___B. Provide background on the topic to explain why it is important
  ___C. Assert the thesis (your view of the issue). More on thesis statements can be found below.Your introduction has a dual purpose: to indicate both the topic and your approach to it (your thesis statement), and to arouse your reader’s interest in what you have to say. One effective way of introducing a topic is to place it in context – to supply a kind of backdrop that will put it in perspective. You should discuss the area into which your topic fits, and then gradually lead into your specific field of discussion (re: your thesis statement).II. Counter Argument
  ___A. Summarize the counterclaims
  ___B. Provide supporting information for counterclaims
  ___C. Refute the counterclaims
  ___D. Give evidence for argumentYou can generate counterarguments by asking yourself what someone who disagrees with you might say about each of the points you’ve made or about your position as a whole. Once you have thought up some counterarguments, consider how you will respond to them–will you concede that your opponent has a point but explain why your audience should nonetheless accept your argument? Will you reject the counterargument and explain why it is mistaken? Either way, you will want to leave your reader with a sense that your argument is stronger than opposing arguments.When you are summarizing opposing arguments, be charitable. Present each argument fairly and objectively, rather than trying to make it look foolish. You want to show that you have seriously considered the many sides of the issue, and that you are not simply attacking or mocking your opponents.It is usually better to consider one or two serious counterarguments in some depth, rather than to give a long but superficial list of many different counterarguments and replies.Be sure that your reply is consistent with your original argument. If considering a counterargument changes your position, you will need to go back and revise your original argument accordingly.For more on counterarguments visit: http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/argument.htmlIII. Your Argument
  ___A. Assert point #1 of your claims
  _____1. Give your educated and informed opinion
  _____2. Provide support/proof using more than one source (preferably three)
  ___B. Assert point #2 of your claims
  _____1. Give your educated and informed opinion
  _____2. Provide support/proof using more than one source (preferably three)
  ___C. Assert point #3 of your claims
  _____1. Give your educated and informed opinion
  _____2. Provide support/proof using more than one source (preferably three)You may have more than 3 overall points to your argument, but you should not have fewer.IV. Conclusion
  ___A. Restate your argument
  ___B. Provide a plan of action but do not introduce new informationThe simplest and most basic conclusion is one that restates the thesis in different words and then discusses its implications.