GE9 FINAL EXAM

CASE ANALYSIS
PART ONE
EXAM NAME: CASE ANALYSIS
TYPE: BY GROUP

Note: Part 1 and Part 2 should be typed written.

PART 1
Instructions:
• 1. Each group is given two (2) cases to analyze.
• 2. Each case should be analyzed using the guide questions.
• 3. The guide questions corresponds to all the discussions we have in
this class.
THE GUIDE QUESTIONS:

a. Who is the agent of the action?

b. What is the act done by the agent?
c. Is the act Human Act or Acts of Man?
-If it is Acts of Man, What makes it Acts of Man?
d. Is this case moral according to Consequentialism? Explain.
e. Is this case moral according to Deontology? Explain.
f. Is this case moral according to Virtue Ethics? Explain.
THE GUIDE QUESTIONS:

g. Is this good according to Natural Law? Explain.

h. Is this good according to Divine Command Theory? Explain.
i. Is this good according to Legalism? Explain.
j. Is this good according to emotivism? Explain.
k. Is justice serve in this case? Explain
 RUBRICS
CONTENT                                 30 POINTS  (Are the necessary information
about the topic given?)
COMPREHENSION                   30 POINTS    (Did the topic and title
corresponds to the content of the paper?)
LEADER’S GRADE                      15 POINTS    (The grade given by the leader
individually)
PRESENTATION AND ORDERLINESS    25 POINTS (Is the paper well
presented, clean and follow instructions?

TOTAL 100 POINTS

CASES PER GROUP
• *Group A will answer CASE NO.1 AND CASE NO.10

• *Group B will answer CASE NO.2 AND CASE NO.9

• *Group C will answer CASE NO.3 AND CASE NO.8

• *Group D will answer CASE NO.4 AND CASE NO.7

• *Group E will answer CASE NO.5 AND CASE NO.6

 CASE NO.1
Izza is a very diligent student. She attends class regularly
and spends most of her time studying her lessons and doing
her assignments. The effort made by Izza does not go
unnoticed by her professor. When the semester ended, her
grade was not enough to reach the passing rate of the subject.
But despite the circumstances, her professor recognized Izza’s
effort, and out of pity, reconsidered her by giving a passing
mark. However, with this action, the professor was suspended
for the rest of the year.
 CASE NO.2
It is no longer unusual in the Philippines that during
elections season religious leaders always remind their
followers to select a political candidate according to the moral
criteria and guidelines of the Church, such as being honest,
loyal, dedicated, etc. There are church leaders who would
really say to their members to follow the dictates of their
conscience in selecting the right politicians. However, looking
at the reality of life in the Philippines, there are also people
suffering from poverty would eventually choose a candidate
who would uplift their conditions in life regardless of who
religious leaders select or recommend.
 CASE NO.3
Roel is a former Christian who converted into Islam because he
married a Muslim woman. In the Islam world, eating pork is against
their religion because it is stated in the Qur’an, the Holy Book of Islam.
But when Roel visited his Christian family, he saw that his family is
celebrating the Feast of St. Antonio de Padua in their village. It is a
Catholic celebration in which Catholic Christians pay honor to their
patron saints. His family cooked something for the feast. Unknowingly,
since he is so hungry, Roel ate a steak thinking that it was made of beef.
Lately, he realize that the steak was made out of pork because his sister
told him about it only after he finished eating. Hence, he was very
upset and sad of what happened.
 CASE NO.4
Greg is a discreet homosexual. He finds having sex with
fellow males as more pleasurable that doing it with opposite
sex. He never felt pleasure with an opposite sex even before.
Having sexual relation with the same sec according to him is
somewhat natural and good in itself. However, his parents are
totally against it. It was so that he rebel against his family and
stated living with his gay friends. Hence, this gives him more
happiness than staying with his family.
 CASE NO.5
Leah was diagnosed with cancer between the fallopian tube
and the uterus. She is 32 years old and her one concern was her
unborn child which she is carrying. She even refused to take any
medicine except paracetamol, in case it may harm the baby. The
doctor advised her to undergo a surgery to remove the cancer cell
in the area affected, but it will endanger the life of the baby in her
womb. She need to undergo the operation as soon as possible or
else she will die, but he baby will be saved. Leah refused to
undergo surgery because she wanted her baby to live. However,
his husband wanted her more than the baby. The operation was
pursued when she was already unconscious and the husband give
the approval of the operation. The baby died and it made her very
sad and sorry of what happened.
 CASE NO.6
Ali is a Kurdish native man in a Christian village of Kurdistan.
He is the only child and the breadwinner of his family. Ali is a
devoted Christian. He is also a local policeman in their village.
One day, their village is attacked by rebels who engage in
killing spree. The leader of the rebels was looking for new
recruits to join their rebellion. Ali was asked to join the group
and if he refused the group will kill all his family. Ali decided to
join the group with heavy heart. In the next village, he joined
the rebels in killing people.
 CASE NO.7
Andrew was afraid to fail the subject, so he sneaks
into the faculty room and get one copy of their exam in
Ethics. The next day, he distributed copies of the exam
to his classmates which makes the whole class pass the
examination. The whole class was very happy of the
result of their exam.
 CASE NO.8
John is legally married to Nora. One day, Nora caught John
having a sexual activity with another woman named Gloria.
However, John loved Nora so much that he really wants her
forgiveness. In line of his being sorry of his action, he cut off
his sexual organ. On seeing this, Nora got even furious and
cursed John and his action. Hence, John was left castrated and
broken hearted at the same time.
 CASE NO.9
A student caught copying someone else’s paper during an
exam. When confronted by the teacher, the student says that
he is simply doing what comes naturally when one does not
know anything about the question in the exam. Having said
this, the student was asked to leave the classroom and the
rest of the class who have not cheated received a bonus grade
from the teacher.
 CASE NO.10
An employee was caught by his manager taking
money from the counter. It was so that the manager
fired the employee. As a consequence the employee
became jobless and have no food for his family, but the
company became peaceful now.
PART TWO
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
1. Choose one Moral Issue in the Philippines today (SHOULD NOT BE
POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS).
2. The Group should unanimously agree to have this issue.
3. Each member of the group (including the leader) should give a 5
sentences reaction.
4. You must first answer the question “Is it moral or Immoral?” then
you have to support your answer with an explanation using the
theories of ethics. The theories should explain what makes it moral or
immoral (one or two theories will do).
 RUBRICS
CORRECTNESS 15 POINTS (Is the case presented correct and responds to what
is required?)
CONTENT                                 25 POINTS  (Are the necessary information about the
topic given?)
COMPREHENSION                   25 POINTS    (Did the topic and title corresponds to
the content of the paper?)
LEADER’S GRADE                      15 POINTS    (The grade given by the leader
individually)
PRESENTATION AND ORDERLINESS    20 POINTS (Is the paper well presented, clean
and follow instructions?

TOTAL 100 POINTS