ETHC445 All Assignments Latest 2019 November (No Week 4 Assignment)

ETHC445 Principles of Ethics

Week 1 Assignment

Paper Ethical Memoir

Textbook: Chapter 1, 5, 12 (section: "Introduction"; "The Classical Period"; and Appendix – "Writing about Moral Issues")

Lesson

Instructions

Using the ethical memoir from your introductory discussion, compose a paper that describes the moral-ethical dilemma that you encountered and what the outcome of that dilemma was in more detail. This assignment is a revised and extended version of the introductory discussion. Address the following questions:

Did you solve the dilemma? If so, how? If not, what were the repercussions or consequences?

What would you do differently if faced with the same problem today?

What is the importance of good ethics?

Why should we be concerned about our actions?

Remember, the dilemma should be detailed with description and dialogue. Regard the questions as prompts, not an ordering of your responses. This is not a Q&A essay, but rather a graceful reflection regarding a difficult ethical dilemma you faced.

Cite the textbook and incorporate outside sources, including citations.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)

1-inch margins

Double spaced

12-point Times New Roman font

Title page

References page

ETHC445 Principles of Ethics

Week 2 Assignment

Paper or Presentation – Ethical Dilemma Analysis

Textbook: Chapter 3, 4, 12 (section: “The Medieval Period”)

Lesson

Minimum of 2 scholarly sources

Dilemmas

Review the following ethical dilemmas:

A newspaper columnist signs a contract with a newspaper chain. Several months later, she is offered a position with another newspaper chain, offering a higher salary. Because she would prefer making more money, she notifies the first chain that she is breaking her contract. The courts will decide the legality of her action, but what of the morality? Did the columnist behave ethically?

An airline pilot receives his regular medical checkup. The doctor discovers that he has developed a heart murmur. The pilot only has a month to go before he is eligible for retirement. The doctor knows this and wonders whether, under these unusual circumstances, she is justified in withholding information from the company regarding the pilot's condition.

An office worker has had a record of frequent absence. He has used all his vacation and sick-leave days, and has frequently requested additional leave without pay. His supervisor and co-workers have expressed great frustration because his absenteeism has caused bottlenecks in paperwork, created low morale in the office, and required others to do his work in addition to their own. However, the individual believes he is entitled to take his earned time and additional time off without pay. Is he right?

Rhonda enjoys socializing with fellow employees at work, but their discussions usually consist of gossiping about other people, including several of her friends. At first, Rhonda feels uncomfortable talking in this way about people with whom she has a close relationship; but then she decides it does no real harm, and she feels no remorse for joining in.

Instructions

This is a group activity. Your instructor will assign your group at the beginning of the week. You may wish to meet throughout the week to share ideas. Collaborate with your team, using email, phone meetings, or any collaboration tool you find useful or prefer.

Use the resources assigned for this week and additional research to decide which ethical dilemma you believe is most problematic and why. Address the following:

Apply the ideas of "good vs. evil," "wrong vs. right," and "ought/should be vs. what is."

Determine the ways in which Augustine and Aquinas would have solved the problem. In what ways do Augustine and Aquinas differ and why?

Present your finding as individuals and as a team in one of the following ways:

A written report

An oral presentation (using VoiceThread or a PowerPoint narrated slide show)

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 2-3 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 2 scholarly sources)

ETHC445 Principles of Ethics

Week 4 Assignment

Paper & Presentation – Greater Good Analysis

Textbook: review previous chapters

Lesson

Minimum of 2 scholarly sources

Dilemmas

Review the following dilemmas:

The Mayor of a large city was given a free membership in an exclusive golf club by people who have received several city contracts. He also accepted gifts from organizations that have not done business with the City, but might in the future. The gifts ranged from $200 tickets to professional sports events to designer watches and jewelry.

A college instructor is pursuing her doctorate in night school. To gain extra time for her own studies, she gives her students the same lectures, the same assignments, and the same examinations semester after semester without the slightest effort to improve them.

Todd and Edna have been married for three years. They have had serious personal problems. Edna is a heavy drinker, and Todd cannot keep a job. Also, they have bickered and fought constantly since their marriage. Deciding that the way to overcome their problems is to have a child, they stop practicing birth control, and Edna becomes pregnant.

Instructions

This is a group activity. You will work in the same groups as before. You may wish to meet throughout the week to share ideas. Collaborate with your team, using email, phone meetings, or any collaboration tool you find useful or prefer.

For this assignment, addresses each dilemma in this assignment. For each dilemma, address the following:

Identify the consequences of the actions taken

Determine whether the actions taken represented a greater good, who would benefit from the good, and whether the consequences ethically justify the decisions and actions.

How would Locke have addressed or solved the problem? You may also address whether or not your team agrees with Locke and, if not, state how you would address it differently. Be sure to explain your reasoning.

Your group will submit both of the following:

A written reportthat discusses all three ethical dilemmas in depth (Be sure to give equal time to each dilemma.)

An oral presentation (using VoiceThreador a PowerPoint narrated slide show) that summarizes the report and examines the ethical ideas beyond the particulars of the dilemmas.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 2-3 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 2 scholarly sources)

ETHC445 Principles of Ethics

Week 6 Assignment

Memo – You Decide

Textbook: Chapter 8; review previous chapters

Lesson

Link (file): Memo TemplatePreview the document

You Decide (See page in Week 6)

Minimum of 2 scholarly sources

Instructions

This assignment presents a difficult and painful medical dilemma, with you in an imagined professional role. Go through the You Decide scenario and make the decision it calls for. Then, compose an official memorandum that will be kept for the record and could potentially be read not only by your Peer Review Committee but also by those involved in charitable fundraising, which supports hospital development, as well as by others with financial interests in the decision.

In the memo (use the Memo Template), explain your decision and your reasoning for it. Include the following:

Who benefits from what you decided? Explain why.

Who gets denied a needed benefit? Explain why.

You will see notice that there is time pressure in the simulated situation, so remember that you would not have the luxury to dawdle in the decision-making process, and as the decision maker, you would not have the luxury of consulting a broad spectrum of advisors. It falls on you to decide!

Include in the memo the utilitarian ethical philosophy of John Stuart Mill (from the lesson last week) and one other ethical philosopher of your choosing that we have studied to date. Use both of those philosophies to bolster your decision.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 2-3 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 2 scholarly sources)

ETHC445 Principles of Ethics

Week 8 Assignment

Paper & Presentation – Reflective Assessment

Textbook: Review all chapters

Lesson

Minimum of 1 scholarly source

Introduction

You began this session considering a moral-ethical dilemma you yourself faced that you either resolved or failed to resolve, but hopefully learned from. You may never have given much thought to ethical theory nor what ethical premises/paradigms you have unconsciously held.

Instructions

Now that you have had an opportunity to explore ethics formally, create a reflective assessment of your learning experience and the collaborations you engaged in throughout this session. You will submit both of the following:

A written reflection

An oral presentation using VoiceThread or a PowerPoint narrated slide show. If you choose to do a VoiceThread, be sure to submit the link to the VoiceThread and make it so the instructor is authorized to view it. If you need help in doing so, please call the Chamberlain help desk for aid.

For the written reflection, revisit your ethical memoir and address the following:

What ethical theory best applies to your experience?

Which significant author you have studied most speaks to your own ethical paradigm as you are (re)forming it now?

If you did not resolve your ethical dilemma when you experienced it, what would you do now and why?

For the oral presentation, briefly summarize your memoire and explore your process of transformation in this course.

Discuss your experiences of the course, your beginnings and where you are now. Consider your interaction in discussions and groups.

Are we a society of learners who greatly benefit from interactions?

Or are we islands, whose individual systems and beliefs are exclusive to ourselves?

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 1.5-2 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 1 scholarly source)