building moral compass (felton)

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[Feel free to use your own snappy title]

My Moral Compass

Student Name

American Public University

PHIL 200

Faculty Member

Date

My Moral Compass

Theories:

In this section discuss one, two, or three theories you feel you will use in your compass. Be sure to cite your resources and include the reference on the Works Cited page

Explanation:

Here is where you explain how the theories will guide your behavior in various settings.

Compass Applied:

Recognizing an ethical issue:

Here you will discuss the issue identified from Markkula but address why it is considered an ethical issue. See the information in this section on the Brown site.]

Considering the parties involved:

Within reason, identify the parties involved, and stakeholders, who might be affected by the issue or final decision.

Relevant information:

Within reason, briefly relate relevant information. Be sure to document sources.

Actions and Alternatives:

Based on your compass, what approach should you take with this issue? If you chose Utilitarian and The Common Good, what action would each of those approaches direct you to take?

Make a decision:

While some speculation is needed, what action does our compass lead you to take, which approach is best? Try to explain why it is a better approach than some other approaches.

Reflect on the outcome:

Based on all you have learned, discuss what you believe the outcome will be if you implement the option stated above.

References

Note- references should be in alphabetic order.

Brown University. (n.d.). “A Framework for Making Ethical Decisions.” Brown University https://sts.brown.edu/events/events-archive/making-choices/framework-making-ethical-decisions

Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.(n.d.). “A Framework for Making Ethical Decisions.” Santa Clara University. https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/a-framework-for-ethical-decision-making/

Delete the one not used and add any additional resources

For electronic resources, the rules changed in the 2019 edition. The “retrieved on date” has been eliminated for most sources. If a DOI is listed, use that instead of the URL. For more, see https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_electronic_sources.html

[Note, per APA, you cannot have a reference unless you first have a citation in the body of the paper demonstrating where and that you used the source.]

For more on APA, references see https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_basic_rules.html