The prompt is below with the rubric. Please do not miss any points on the rubric and answer the prompt precisely. There are three reading links listed below that you must refer to using quotes and I will handle refer to class discussion.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/08/07/university-libraries-look-reduce-licensing-costs
https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/05/drug-price-controls-bad-idea/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/arleneweintraub/2015/02/12/are-sky-high-prices-for-new-drugs-justified/?sh=131075873ff5
Many who work in the medical and drug development fields are motivated by a desire to improve the lives of patients. In your view, is there non-profit (or non-profit-motive) approach that could provide similar advancements and medical welfare? How would such an effort be structured? In particular, what would replace the role of the profit motive in R&D cycles and in the supply chain? What would be the role of intellectual property?
Please nominate another current event (not something about non-profit development of drugs) using a quick one or two sentence statement and/or web page link highlighting a current event and its connection to the module’s topic of Intellectual Property. Note that the course’s library page Links to an external site. has instructions for gaining free access to both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Those and The Economist are frequently reliable resources for quickly locating current event nominations – some reading will be involved, however!
Rubric
Position Statement & Current Event Nomination Rubric
Position Statement & Current Event Nomination Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePosition articulation and supporting arguments
Does the position statement’s author clearly articulate a position on the subject along with the author’s rationale for advocating the position?
6 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRelevant interpretation and use of assigned readings and course experiences
In supporting the position, does the author incorporate the current module’s assigned readings and course experiences? Where appropriate, does the author draw on connections to other module’s readings and experiences?
6 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDrawbacks, caveats and likely opposing arguments
Does the position statement’s author include a relevant discussion of the position’s drawbacks, caveats and likely opposing arguments in a way that contributse to the author’s credibility regarding the advocated position?
6 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRelevance and clarity of the current event nomination
Does nomination succintly connect the nominated current event to the current module’s topic, readings, and experiences?
6 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar and punctuation
Does the submitted position statement and/or current event nomination distract the reader due to multiple incidents of improper grammar and/or punctuation?
1 pts
Total Points: 25
