ETHICS 445 Chamberlain University Religion and Ethics Essay

Read/review the following resources for this activity:•
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Textbook: Chapters 3, 4
Lesson
Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook)
Instructions
Review the following ethical dilemmas:
1. John Doe has decided to clone himself. He is sterile. He cannot find anyone to
marry him. He wishes to have children. He knows that he will not be able to love
a child that is adopted or not connected directly to him biologically. He will be
making use of a new procedure that involves taking his skin cells to produce a
twin. The twin starts out as an embryo and grows into a child. The child in this
case will have the same genetic information as John Doe. John Doe and his child
will be twins.
2. Jane Doe is eighteen. For as long as she can remember she has been sexually
attracted to other females. Her parents belong to a religion that has a religious
text stating that God forbids one to be a lesbian. This religion goes on further to
say that lesbians will be punished in the afterlife. Jane Doe is debating whether
she should tell her parents about her sexual attraction. She has not yet decided if
she should come out to her parents and live as a lesbian now that she is a legal
adult.
3. Joe and Mary are a couple. Before becoming sterile, they had a child. This child
died of a rare disease. Joe and Mary miss their child terribly. They have heard
that there is a new IVF procedure that can ensure that they can have another
child. However, their religion forbids using IVF.
Use the resources assigned for this week and additional research,
Select two of the situations above and then address 2 of the following:
1. What is the relation between ethics and religion? Formulate and investigate the
relation.
2. For each case, determine the ethical path of conduct. Then, determine what paths
of conduct would be unethical
3. For each case, what would an emotivism say to appraise what you determine is
the ethical form of conduct?
4. For each case, would a natural law ethicist agree with what you say is the ethical
form of conduct? Why or why not?
5. Articulate, explain, and evaluate in each case an approach that makes use of
divine command ethics.
Requirements
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Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources)
Grading
This activity will be graded based on the rubric provided.
Outcomes
CO 2: Examine the relation between ethics and religion via a valuation of divine
command and natural law ethics as ways of determining the morality of actions
CO 3: Argue the importance of subjectivity in ethics and interpret the significance of
emotivism as an explanation of moral propositions.
Due Date
By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
Rubric
ETHC445 Week 2 Assignment Rubric – 100 pts
ETHC445 Week 2 Assignment Rubric – 100 pts
Criteria
This criterion is linked to a
Learning
OutcomeSituation/Question
Selection
Ratings
20 pts
Selects two of the
situations and
thoroughly answers
two of the
questions.
17 pts
Selects two of the
situations and
answers two of
the questions.
15 pts
Selects either two of the
situations and answers only
one of the questions or
selects only one situation
but answers both questions.
12 pts
Selects only
one scenario
and one
question.
ETHC445 Week 2 Assignment Rubric – 100 pts
Criteria
This criterion is linked to a
Learning
OutcomeAssignment
Content
This criterion is linked to a
Learning
OutcomeProfessional
Communication
This criterion is linked to a
Learning OutcomeSource
Integration
Ratings
40 pts
Addresses all aspects
of the questions,
applying professional
knowledge, and
research regarding
weekly concepts.
34 pts
Addresses most
aspects of the
questions, applying
professional
knowledge, , and
research regarding
weekly concepts.
20 pts
Presents
information using
clear and concise
language in an
organized manner
(minimal errors in
English grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
punctuation).
17 pts
Presents
information in an
organized manner
(some errors in
English grammar,
spelling, syntax,
and punctuation).
10 pts
Paper includes reference to 2
scholarly sources and properly
integrates the sources.
30 pts
Addresses some
aspects of the
questions, applying
professional
knowledge, and
research regarding
weekly concepts.
15 pts
Presents information
using understandable
language but is
somewhat
disorganized (some
errors in English
grammar, spelling,
syntax, and
punctuation).
24 pts
Minimally ad
the questions,
applying prof
knowledge, an
research rega
weekly concep
12 pts
Presents informa
that is not clear,
professional or
organized to the
that the reader h
difficulty underst
the message (num
errors in English
grammar, spellin
syntax, and/or
punctuation).
7 pts
Paper includes reference to 2 scholarly
sources but does not properly
integrate the sources.
0 pts
Paper d
referenc
sources.
ETHC445 Week 2 Assignment Rubric – 100 pts
Criteria
This criterion is linked to a
Learning OutcomeAPA
Format
Total Points: 100
Ratings
10 pts
Paper meets all source
requirements, and is
properly formatted in
APA style throughout
(i.e. title page, spacing,
font, in-text citations
and references.)
8.5 pts
Paper meets all source
requirements, and is
mostly properly
formatted in APA
style (i.e. title page,
spacing, font, in-text
citations and
references.)
7.5 pts
Paper meets all source
requirements, and is
somewhat properly
formatted in APA
style (i.e. title page,
spacing, font, in-text
citations and
references.)
6 pts
Paper fails
source
requiremen
and/or is
improperly
formatted
style throu
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
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Textbook: Chapters 7, 8
Lesson
Minimum of 2 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Narrated PowerPoint Tutorial Links to an external site.(Make sure to review this
tutorial before you begin recording.)
Instructions
For this week’s assignment respond to one of the following options, and include Option
1, 2, or 3 as part of your heading.
Option 1: The first option is to name and describe in detail a key specific and recent
healthcare technology. What are at least two key moral problems this technology
creates? What are the proper moral guidelines for dealing with it in your view? Compare
your approach to what a utilitarian and ethical egoist would say (each independently).
Consider whether differing ethical beliefs globally might or not agree with what you say.
Option 2: In the second option, name and describe in detail a key specific and recent
social technology. What are at least two key moral problems this technology creates?
What are the proper moral guidelines for dealing with it in your view? Compare your
moral approach to what a utilitarian and social contract ethicist would say (each
independently). Consider whether differing ethical beliefs globally might or not agree
with what you say.
Option 3: John Doe, Patient One, is in late stage of kidney disease. If he does not receive
a new kidney, then he is predicted to die within a week. Doe is 45, single, and has no
children. Doctors theorize that Doe damaged his kidney by not following a low-salt diet.
Doe inherited one million dollars and is known for giving money to charity. Without a
transplant, he will probably be forced to spend all his money searching for a kidney
outside of the usual legal channels. Patient Two is Jane Doe (no relation to John). Patient
Two is a mother of two children (ages 21 and 24). She is divorced and 55 years old. She
developed kidney problems due to eating a high-fat and high-sugar diet. If she does not
receive a kidney within one month, doctors believe she will die. Patient Three is an
orphan. This orphan lives in a state facility. She was born with a genetic condition that
constantly damages her kidney. The only known approach to her condition is to provide
her with a kidney transplant every so often. She is 11 and has already undergone two
kidney transplants. She will perish in two months if she does not receive another
transplant.
All three patients are at the same hospital. The hospital only has one kidney to give out.
The orphan’s birth parents were known to be of a religion that is opposed to organ
donation. The other patients come from religions that do not oppose organ donation.
Who should get the kidney? Why should that candidate receive it over the others?
Devise a course of social action and a solution for this case by using the ethics of egoism
and then utilitarianism to a key moral conflict involving health care in this case. Appraise
the interests of diverse populations (in terms of ethnicity, race, religion, sexual
orientation, etc.) and how they relate to the case. Consider whether differing ethical
beliefs globally might or not agree with what you say.
For all the options:
Cite the textbook and incorporate outside sources, including citations.
You should not be using any text you used in a discussion board or assignment for this
class or any previous class.
Consider whether differing ethical beliefs globally might or not agree with what you say.
You will submit the following:
An audiovisual presentation that presents one of the options above. Be sure to
give equal time to each element. Doing a PowerPoint presentation with audio
recorded on the slides is preferred. Please refer to the Narrated PowerPoint
Tutorial located in the Required Resources in this assignment.
• Please provide a transcript of anything said in the recording aloud that does not
appear as text on a slide. This transcript can be provided as a Word document or
placed in the Notes section on the PowerPoint slides.
• The link or a scan of the article mentioning any health technology, social
technology, or case you are reporting on. If you made up the case, please
indicate that in your report. If you choose to do option #3 (the case about a
shortage of transplant kidneys), your article would likely be an article about the
shortage of transplant organs, or a shortage of people signing up to be transplant
donors, or the status of educating people about being donors, etc.
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Requirements
Length: 4-6 minutes narrated presentation
Slide length: 4-6 slides (not including title slide, conclusion slide, or references
slide)
• Title slide
• Conclusion slide
• References slide (minimum of 2 scholarly sources cited in APA format; not
narrated)
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Grading
This activity will be graded based on the Assignment Grading Rubric.
Outcomes
CO 8: Develop moral guidelines for using key recent and emerging healthcare and social
technologies based on moral theories such as utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics,
care-based ethics, ethical egoism, social contract theory, etc.
CO 10: Propose a course of social action and a solution by using the ethics of egoism,
utilitarianism, the “veil of ignorance” method, deontological principles, and/or a theory of
justice to deal with key moral conflicts such as those concerning health care, euthanasia,
or social values such as those concerning ways of life while appraising the interests of
diverse populations (in terms of ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, etc.).
Due Date
By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
Rubric
ETHC445 Week 4 Assignment Rubric – 100 pts.
ETHC445 Week 4 Assignment Rubric – 100 pts.
Criteria
This criterion is
linked to a Learning
OutcomeOral
Presentation
Ratings
30 pts
Oral presentation is
clear, organized, and
well-rehearsed. It
thoroughly
summarizes the
report and examines
the ethical ideas
beyond the
particulars of each
case.
25.5 pts
Oral presentation is
mostly clear,
organized, and wellrehearsed. It
summarizes the
report and examines
the ethical ideas
beyond the
particulars of each
case.
22.5 pts
Oral presentation is
somewhat clear,
organized, and wellrehearsed. It
summarizes the
report, and somewhat
examines the ethical
ideas beyond the
particulars of each
case.
18 pts
Oral presentation i
not clear, organized
well-rehearsed. It f
to adequately
summarizes the rep
and/or examines th
ethical ideas beyon
the particulars of e
case.
ETHC445 Week 4 Assignment Rubric – 100 pts.
Criteria
This criterion is
linked to a Learning
OutcomeAssignment
Content
This criterion is
linked to a Learning
OutcomeProfessional
Communication
This criterion is
linked to a Learning
OutcomeSource
Integration
This criterion is
linked to a Learning
OutcomeAPA
Format
Total Points: 100
Ratings
40 pts
Addresses all aspects
of the questions,
applying professional
knowledge, and
research regarding
weekly concepts.
34 pts
Addresses most
aspects of the
questions, applying
professional
knowledge, , and
research regarding
weekly concepts.
10 pts
Presents information
using clear and
concise language in
an organized manner
(minimal errors in
English grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
punctuation).
8.5 pts
Presents
information in an
organized manner
(some errors in
English grammar,
spelling, syntax,
and punctuation).
10 pts
Paper includes reference to 2
scholarly sources and properly
integrates the sources.
30 pts
Addresses some
aspects of the
questions, applying
professional
knowledge, and
research regarding
weekly concepts.
24 pts
Minimally address
the questions,
applying professio
knowledge, and
research regardin
weekly concepts.
7.5 pts
Presents information
using understandable
language but is
somewhat disorganized
(some errors in English
grammar, spelling,
syntax, and
punctuation).
6 pts
Presents information t
is not clear, logical,
professional or organi
to the point that the
reader has difficulty
understanding the
message (numerous er
in English grammar,
spelling, syntax, and/o
punctuation).
7 pts
Paper includes reference to 2 scholarly
sources but does not properly integrate
the sources.
10 pts
All references include complete
bibliographic information for sources using
APA style.
0 pts
Paper does n
reference to
sources.
5 pts
Some of the references include complete
bibliographic information for sources using
APA style.