What is ethics principle

The position paper will be written on an ethical dilemma of the student’s choice, selected from the linked case studies. Students may select any case study and may argue either position (pro or con). 

You must use information from ethical theories and principles learned in class and academic sources to support your argument. Do NOT cite me or lecture notes as a source. Go to the original readings and cite published original sources. 

The position papers are individual assignments. Each student must write his or her own paper without help from their classmates.

Consult the instructions for how to craft an argument or position paper here:  https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/common_writing_assignments/argument_papers/index.html (Links to an external site.)

All papers are due via turnitin by 11:59pm on the due date. There will be no exceptions made for late papers.

_____

Position Paper Instructions

· Formatting and Length: 

· ~500 words, not including references.

· Use APA-style formatting for: font, font size, margins, paragraph alignment, and paragraph indentation.  Details matter.  You will lose points if ANY of these are incorrect.

· Do NOT include extra spaces between paragraphs when you indent the first line of a paragraph. You will lose points for going over the page limit.

· Do NOT include a cover page or running head.

· Use of Citations: You must include a references section (not included in the page limit) that properly documents the sources you cite.

· Minimum of 2 required citations:

· 1 citation citing the case study that you are using.

· 1 citation from a source from class that uses an ethical principle or moral philosophy to support your position.

· Do NOT cite me or lecture notes. Go back to the readings and cite the original sources. Citing me or lecture notes does not count as a class source.

· All citations and references must be in APA format. Review instructions for proper citation style here:

· http://guides.library.unr.edu/general/citing (Links to an external site.)

· http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx (Links to an external site.)

· https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/ (Links to an external site.)

· Points will be deducted if you do not format your in-text citations and references list appropriately. Pay special attention to how to use and cite quotations properly.

· It is considered plagiarism if you do not cite and reference your sources.

· When you refer to things that you learned by reading other people’s work, you must cite them. 

· Writing style, punctuation, grammar: Points will be deducted for lack of clarity, typos, grammatical errors, or writing style that makes it difficult to understand your argument.

· Good writing does not happen the night before an assignment is due. Start early and give yourself time to review and revise. Read your paper out loud to yourself and/or ask a friend to read it out loud to you to make sure it makes sense.

FEEDBACK

· Use APA-style formatting for: font, font size, margins, paragraph alignment, and paragraph indentation.  Details matter.  You will lose points if ANY of these are incorrect.

· Do NOT include extra spaces between paragraphs when you indent the first line of a paragraph. You will lose points for going over the page limit.

· Do NOT include a cover page or running head.

Do NOT cite me or lecture notes. Go back to the readings and cite the original sources.

· All citations and references must be in APA format. Review instructions for proper citation style here:

· http://guides.library.unr.edu/general/citing (Links to an external site.)

· http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx (Links to an external site.)

· https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/ (Links to an external site.)

·

· Points will be deducted if you do not format your in-text citations and references list appropriately. Pay special attention to how to use and cite quotations properly.

·

· : Points will be deducted for lack of clarity, typos, grammatical errors, or writing style that makes it difficult to understand your argument.