Order Description FINAL PAPER PH 210: Ethics LEARNING OUTCOMES In this lesson, you will do the following: 1. Identify a research topic of interest related to ethics. 2. Identify at least three resources directly pertaining to the topic. 3. Explain and evaluate the research in your writing. 4. Formulate and discuss your own ethical position on the topic. I want my paper to be on affirmative action is it ethical, also i am an African American female. The research paper is an important part of the course and is worth 20% of your grade. It provides you with an opportunity to synthesize what you have learned from the course and apply that knowledge and understanding to an individualized topic of interest to you; Select one of the topics from the Unit 5 section of the discussion board. The topics will continually evolve to keep up with current ethical debates. Select the topic which you feel most connected to either personally or professionally, or both. The more interested you are in the topic, the more you will enjoy and succeed in the project. In approaching the topic, make sure you keep it focused on a particular ethical problem. Articulate the opposing arguments both for and against the issue by utilizing ethical concepts learned from the course, then state what you see as the stronger position(s) and what your own personal conclusions are. You might want to use examples to illustrate your points (from your personal experience, others you know, or from case studies in the literature). Write in your own words, in a way you would normally, clearly, speak to a friend or peer. Avoid plagiarism. If you quote a sentence or more from a source you must use quotations and a citation of where you got it. Plagiarized papers will receive a zero. The paper must be at least 7-8 double-spaced, typed pages (not including the reference section) using font size 12. You must cite at least three sources taken from books and/or journal articles. If you use information from the Internet, be sure it is reputable and that you cite your source as best you can. A good reference book for APA format guidelines is the most recent edition of Hodges’ Harbrace Handbook by W. B. Horner, S. S. Webb, and R. K. Miller. Page 2 of 2 WRITING GUIDELINES The ability to write clearly and to make yourself understood is as important when submitting written course assignments as it is when preparing a report for your boss. The quality of your writing may make the difference between whether or not your instructor understands how well you know the course material. Here are some tips to assist you: 1. Pay close attention to grammar, sentence structure, and other basics of good English composition. Careless, sloppy writing can be overcome with a bit of work. If you feel that you need assistance with your writing, talk to either your instructor or academic advisor. Help is available. 2. Avoid the use of unexplained abbreviations and jargon. It is not in your best interest to make your instructor guess at what you mean. 3. When you finish your assignment, or a portion of it, put it aside and then read it over later to see if it makes sense to you and says what you want it to say. Adjust and improve the wording as necessary. If your assignment were a presentation to coworkers or other professionals, you would never be satisfied with the first draft. 4. If you are not sure whether the instructor will understand what you are saying, provide more detail. Your written assignment is all he/she has by which to evaluate you. 5. On the other hand, do not try to obscure your lack of understanding with a smoke screen of irrelevant dialogue. If you do not know the answer, go back and study it again. Do not simply quote a lot of material from the book in hope that some of it will be right. 6. Watch for multipart questions in the written assignments, and be sure to answer all parts and to answer what is asked. 7. Assignments should be submitted typed or word-processed. Take pride in your writing, and it will be reflected both in the quality of your assignments and in your grades. PLEASE NOTE: All graded assignments for this Unit should be grouped together and submitted using the Assignment Submission form accessed from your course homepage or
