Your accounting instructor allows you to look at his grade book in order to verify the points you have received to date in the final course taken by all accounting majors. While looking at your points, you notice that your best friend's score on the last exam was recorded incorrectly. He actually received a 68 on the test but the score was recorded as an 86 in the grade book. Your friend needs a passing grade in this class in order to graduate. If the grade book were updated to show the correct score, your friend might not have enough points to pass the course.
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Discuss the steps you should take to deal with this ethical dilemma using three ethical criteria. You need not indicate the ethical action you would take.

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The Answer of Your accounting instructor allows you to look at his grade book in order to verify the points you have received to date in the final course taken by all accounting majors. While looking at your points, you notice that your best friend's score on the last exam was recorded incorrectly. He actually received a 68 on the test but the score was recorded as an 86 in the grade book. Your friend needs a passing grade in this class in order to graduate. If the grade book were updated to show the correct score, your friend might not have enough points to pass the course.
Required:
Discuss the steps you should take to deal with this ethical dilemma using three ethical criteria. You need not indicate the ethical action you would take.

Your Accounting Instructor Allows You to Look at His Grade