For this week’s written assignment, you are provided with 6 Case Study Topics and resources related to the topics. To successfully complete the case study, make sure to read the assignment instructions. Of special note here is that in this assignment, you must formulate an ethical question related to the topic. It’s a good idea to revisit the topics for last week’s written assignment to get an idea of what a well-formulated ethical question looks like.
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WEEK THREE WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT CASE STUDIES
For this week’s written assignment, you are provided with 6 Case Study Topics and resources related to the topics. To successfully complete the case study, make sure to read the assignment instructions. Of special note here is that in this assignment, you must formulate an ethical question related to the topic. It’s a good idea to revisit the topics for last week’s written assignment to get an idea of what a well-formulated ethical question looks like.
As you work on formulating your own ethical question for the topic you chose, take some time to think about a narrow and focused question, and above all, make sure that the question includes a moral term or phrase such as “should” “duty” “must” “obligation” “is it moral” “is it immoral?”
You must use two resources both of which can be from the provided resources, but you may also include your own. Note that the resources provided with the topics are links and that they need to be put into proper APA format. Consult this resource Links to an external site.APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. Links to an external site. in the Writing Center for assistance with this. If you haven’t yet done so, it is recommended that you download the APA Word document Template from the Writing Center which is “pre-formatted” and can be used for all your papers https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/introductionLinks to an external site.-Links to an external site.apaLinks to an external site. Links to an external site.(make sure to delete the current content in the body of the paper; it is also recommended to delete all but the first item on the reference page, inserting your references after the first item on the page, then deleting the first reference.)
#1 WHISTLEBLOWERS
Whistleblower laws protect employees and individuals who have knowledge of harmful or illegal activities from being retaliated against. Cases that fall in this topic range from Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who stole and leaked highly classified documents, to Mark Felt who was the secret informant in the Watergate case that eventually led to Nixon’s resignation. When choosing this topic, make sure to formulate the ethical question either on the rights of companies or government agencies to keep proprietary information secret, or the right or duty of employers or individuals to be protected from retaliation for revealing harmful or illegal activities.
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#2 DESTROYING A HIJACKED COMMERCIAL PLANE
In the hours after 9/11, fighter jets scrambled into the air en route to destroy one of the hijacked planes headed for the capitol. When choosing this case, make sure to focus on formulating an ethical question that identifies a specific ethical issue such as whether (fill in the blank) is moral, or whether there is a duty to (fill in the blank). For additional resources, type “Destroying a Hijacked Commercial Plane” into the search engine in the library.
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#3 FREE SPEECH AND RACISM
Free speech is a hallmark of American society and the subject of the very First Amendment in the Constitution. Throughout our history, various cases of free speech have been challenged and some limits have been placed on this right. In recent years, the right to free speech has been called into question in cases involving the use of free speech to protect racist or hate speech. When choosing this case, take some time to formulate your ethical question and make sure that it has a specific and narrow focus. It’s a good idea for the ethical question to ask whether (fill in the blank with content from the specific case) is moral. For additional resources, type “Free Speech and Racism” into the search engine in the library.
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#4 SHERRIFS DISOBEYING THE LAW
Sheriffs take an oath to follow, abide by and enforce the law. Recent years have seen an uptick in instances of sheriffs, either on their own or as a group, passively or actively broadcasting their intent to not follow a law they disagree with or believe to be unconstitutional. When choosing this topic, make sure to focus on a specific case and to include something about the duty of sheriffs in the ethical question you formulate.
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#5 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Early Childhood Education encompasses a broad time span ranging from infancy to first or second grade. The age ranges of children in early childhood education makes for very different ethical issues. Many of these issues arise because of requests or concerns on the part of parents such as parents requesting their infant not have an afternoon nap to parents requesting their child stay indoors due to allergies or fear the child may be hurt. When choosing this topic, make sure to focus on a narrow and specific issue such as indicated in these two examples.
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#6 RELIGIOUS BELIEFS IN THE WORKPLACE
After the Affordable Care Act passed, the for-profit Holly Lobby corporation sued the government on the basis of the religious beliefs of its owners who did not believe in birth control. Hobby Lobby won the lawsuit and was granted an exemption from that portion of the ACA which included employee-covered birth control. In a related case, a Colorado baker won a lawsuit that was brought against him by a homosexual couple when the baker refused, on the basis of his religious beliefs, to bake a wedding cake for the couple. In other cases in this general topic, doctors, government employees, and healthcare providers have brought or been the target of lawsuits when they refuse to or are forced to provide services that conflict with their religious beliefs. When choosing this topic, note that it is easy to get distracted by your feelings on this issue. Try to step back from any strong feelings you have and approach the topic by narrowing in on a specific right or duty or obligation and whether it is moral to grant or deny a right or duty or force a specific behavior.
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the required resources for Week 3, complete the Week 3 Interactive, watch the DeontologyLinks to an external site. video in the Week 3 Guidance, and review the Reading PhilosophyLinks to an external site. video from the Week 1.
In the Week 2 written assignment, you created an ethics case study based on one of the provided topics and resources. For this assignment you will create a new case study based on a new set of topics and resources. You will also apply an ethical theory to the case study in ways that show how the core principles of the theory are relevant to the case study, and how someone using those principles would answer the ethical question. The Week 3 written assignment should be an essay and include the following sections with headings in bold font:
Part 1: Introduction, Case Study, Ethical Question
In this section, present an introduction to the general topic, explain the case study, identify the central moral controversy at stake, and articulate an ethical question that describes the central moral controversy at stake. This section must include one quote from one of the resources provided with the case study. To complete this section,
Choose a case study from the selection provided by your instructor in the Week 3 announcement titled “Week 3 Case Studies.”
Present a brief introduction to the case study.
Discuss background information.
Identify the central moral controversy at stake in the case study.
Articulate an ethical question based on the central moral controversy.
This section should be around 300 words.
Part 2: Reading Philosophy Reflection
In this section, choose one of the philosophical texts associated with your chosen ethical theory listed in the Philosophical Texts Download Philosophical Textsdocument. Copy and paste the text into this section of the paper. After applying the reading philosophy steps from the Week 1 discussion,
Explain the key ideas in the text.
Discuss how your understanding of the text evolved after multiple reads.
This section should be around 150 words (excluding the philosophical text).
Part 3: Explanation of Utilitarianism or Deontology
In this section, describe the ethical theory of utilitarianism or deontology and explain its core principles. This section must include one quote from the provided resources on the ethical theory. To complete this section,
Discuss the historical background of the ethical theory and the philosopher(s) associated with it.
Explain the core moral principle of the theory, or if there is more than one, the principle that you will focus on in applying that theory to your question.
Demonstrate how the theory and its core moral principle(s) apply to an ethical question that is different than the topic of your case study. For example, what would deontologists say about the morality of lying, and what principle would support their statement; what would utilitarians say about the morality of using animals in medical research, and what principle would support their statement?
This section should be around 350 words.
Part 4: Application of Ethical Theory
In this section, apply the core principle(s) you articulated above to the central moral controversy in the case study.
Explain how the core principle(s) of the ethical theory apply to the case study. This might include considering which facts or features of the case study lend themselves to analysis by the ethical theory.
Apply the core principles of the theory to the central moral controversy in the case study by showing how someone using the theory would answer the ethical question addressed by your case study.
This section should be around 350 words.
The Case Study: Applying an Ethical Theory paper
Must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resources.
Must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
Must utilize academic voice.
See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must use at least two scholarly sources and one article, video, blog, or other source related to the case study.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
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