Module Four Short Paper

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PHL 218 Module Four Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

When we consider global ethical issues that need to be addressed, it is important to remember that every issue has been shaped by history. Examining the ethical frameworks that have influenced decision making in the past can help us better understand an issue as it exists today. By reflecting on our own biases, cultural influences, and morals and values, we can begin to explore a global ethical issue and consider the consequences of potential decisions we might make about the issue.

Directions

For this assignment, you will begin analyzing your chosen topic for the project and reflecting on ethical decision making. This assignment continues the work you began on your chosen topic in the Module Two Project Proposal and you will expand on these responses and integrate additional project components. Before working on this assignment, consult the Project Guidelines and Rubric to review the scope of the project.

Specifically, you must address the following:

Part Two: Analyze Your Chosen Topic (This section corresponds with Part Two of the project.) In this section, you will look at how ethics inform and influence decisions.

1. Ethical Framework: Explain how your chosen topic is framed by an ethical framework.
2. Decision Making: Explain which ethical frameworks have influenced the historical decision making regarding your chosen topic.
3. Impact of Ethical Decisions: Discuss the impact of ethical decisions on your chosen topic.

Part Three: Reflect on Ethical Decision Making (This section corresponds with Part Three of the project.) In this section, you will reflect on the process of your ethical decision making. You will not be providing a solution for a problem, but looking at the steps you would take, or should take, in discussing, examining, and evaluating the ethical aspects of possible outcomes.

1. Individual Morals and Values: Describe ways that your cultural influences shape your morals and values.
2. Biases: Explain how your cultural or individual biases impact the ethical decisions about your chosen topic.
3. Cultural Influence on Ethical Decisions: Discuss ways that your cultural influences impact your ethical decisions when considering your chosen topic.
   1. Support your description and explanation with sources.

What to Submit

Use the Module Four Short Paper Template to create your short paper and submit it for grading. Your submission should be a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Use at least two sources from the required readings or the Shapiro Library to support your paper. Sources should be cited according to APA style both throughout and at the end of your paper.

Although Brightspace allows the addition of video notes in assignment submissions, you may not use the Video Note tool to complete this assignment.

Supporting Materials

The following resources will support your work on this assignment:

Reading: Project Resources Review the resources related to the project focus and theme to ensure that the topic you choose is the one you want to explore further in your project. You can also find the Project Resources in the Assignment Information section of this course.

Reading: Frameworks, Principles, Ethics, Morals, and Values Review the resources related to different ethical frameworks and relevant definitions to ensure that you are correctly applying the relevant ethical frameworks to your chosen topic. You can also find the Frameworks, Principles, Ethics, Morals, and Values document in the Module One Resources.

Reading: Project Guidelines and Rubric Review the project overview to ensure that the global ethical issue you choose is the one that you want to explore further in your project. You can also find the Project Guidelines and Rubric in the Assignment Information section of this course.

AI Usage

If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow these AI usage guidelines. You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in this Shapiro Library guide.

Module Four Short Paper Rubric

Criteria	Meets Expectations (100%)	Partially Meets Expectations (75%)	Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)	Value
Analyze: Ethical Framework	Explains how the chosen topic is framed by an ethical framework	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include explaining how the topic is impacted by the ethical framework or more details about the ethical framework	Does not attempt criterion	15
Analyze: Decision Making	Explains which ethical frameworks have influenced the historical decision making regarding the chosen topic	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include explaining which ethical frameworks have influenced the historical decision making regarding the topic or providing evidence for the answer	Does not attempt criterion	15
Analyze: Impact of Ethical Decisions	Discusses the impact of ethical decisions on the chosen topic	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include discussing the ethical decisions or more details about how those decisions impact the topic	Does not attempt criterion	15
Reflect: Individual Morals and Values	Describes ways that cultural influences shape morals and values	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include describing the cultural influences that impact individual morals and values or providing greater context about the morals and values that are influenced by culture	Does not attempt criterion	15
Reflect: Biases	Explains how cultural or individual biases impact the ethical decisions made about chosen topic	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include explaining the biases that impact ethical decisions or explaining how the ethical decisions made are impacted by biases	Does not attempt criterion	15
Reflect: Cultural Influence on Ethical Decisions	Discusses ways that cultural influences impact ethical decisions when considering chosen topic	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include discussing the cultural influences that impact ethical decisions or providing greater context about how the ethical decisions made were impacted by cultural influences	Does not attempt criterion	15
Clear Communication	Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding	Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication	5
Citations and Attributions	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors	Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution	5
Total:	100%