Week 7 Assignment: Course Project Milestone – Final Paper
Due Jun 20 by 11:59pm Points 100 Submitting a file upload
Required Resources
Read/ Textbook: Chapter 12
Lesson
Minimum of 5 scholarly sources (This includes the sources from the annotated bibliography. Additional sources may be included as appropriate.)
Instructions
Return to the topic you chose in the week three assignment. Articulate a specific dilemma in a situation faced by a particular person based on that topic. The situation can be real or fictional.
Summarize the dilemma.
Define any needed key terms associated with the dilemma.
Analyze the conflicts or controversies involved in the dilemma.
Revise and rewrite based on any feedback you received in your previous draft (week three). Reference and discuss any professional code of ethics relevant to your topic such as the AMA code for doctors, the ANA code for nurses, etc. State whether and how your chosen topic involves any conflicts between professional and familial duties or conflicts between loyalty to self and loyalty to a community or nation.
What in your view is the most moral thing for that person to do in that dilemma? Why is that the most moral thing? Use moral values and logical reasoning to justify your answer
Next, apply the following:
Aristotle’s Golden Mean to the dilemma
Utilitarianism to the dilemma
Natural Law ethics to the dilemma
Which of those three theories works best ethically speaking? Why that one?
Why do the other two not work or not work as well?
Is it the same as what you said is the most moral thing earlier? Why or why not?
Use the 5 articles from your annotated bibliography to support your answers. (Additional academic scholarly research from the past 5 years can be included as well.)
Include a reference page at the end of your paper in APA format that includes your bibliography with the annotations removed and any other sources used in your final paper.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 4-5 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page (minimum of 5 scholarly sources)
Grading
This activity will be graded based on the Assignment Grading Rubric.
Course Outcomes (CO): 4
Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
Rubric
ETHC445 Week 7 Assignment Rubric – 100 pts.
ETHC445 Week 7 Assignment Rubric – 100 pts.
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAssignment Content
60 pts
Addresses all aspects of the assignment applying professional knowledge, and research regarding weekly concepts.
51 pts
Addresses most aspects of the assignment applying professional knowledge, and research regarding weekly concepts.
45 pts
Addresses some aspects of the assignment applying professional knowledge, and research regarding weekly concepts.
36 pts
Minimally addresses the assignment, applying professional knowledge, and research regarding weekly concepts.
0 pts
No effort
60 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeProfessional Communication
15 pts
Presents information using clear and concise language in an organized manner (minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).
12 pts
Presents information in an organized manner (some errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).
11 pts
Presents information using understandable language but is somewhat disorganized (some errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).
9 pts
Presents information that is not clear, logical, professional or organized to the point that the reader has difficulty understanding the message (numerous errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and/or punctuation).
0 pts
No effort
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSource Integration
20 pts
Paper includes reference to 5 scholarly sources and masterfully integrates the sources into the essay.
17 pts
Paper includes reference to 4 scholarly sources and integrates them effectively throughout the essay.
15 pts
Paper includes reference to 3scholarly sources but does not properly integrate the sources.
12 pts
Paper includes reference to 1-2 scholarly source and integrates it effectively in the essay
0 pts
Paper does not make reference to a scholarly sources.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Format
5 pts
Paper meets all source requirements, and is properly formatted in APA style throughout (i.e. title page, spacing, font, in-text citations and references.)
4 pts
Paper meets all source requirements, and is mostly properly formatted in APA style (i.e. title page, spacing, font, in-text citations and references.)
3 pts
Paper meets all source requirements, and is somewhat properly formatted in APA style (i.e. title page, spacing, font, in-text citations and references.)
2 pts
Paper fails to meet source requirements and/or is improperly formatted in APA style throughout
0 pts
No effort
5 pts
Total Points: 100
