3 page paper

Ashford 4: – Week 3 – Assignment

 

 

 

Rough Draft of Final Paper

 

In this course, you have looked at classical ethical theories of utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. You have also examined different perspectives on ethical issues introduced by relativism, ethical egoism, and emotivism. For this paper, you will apply these theories and perspectives to a current issue, selected from the list of issues below.

 

Choose one of the ethical issues from the list to research and write about. It is recommended that you choose a topic you are familiar with or that you have thought about previously, if possible. For example, you might choose an issue that either worries you or enrages you; you might choose one that you have worked on; or you might choose one that relates to recent events in your community.

 

Possible Issues

Corporate executive compensationCorporate contributions to political campaignsAffirmative actionThe media and its responsibilitiesDomestic surveillanceWhistle blowing in government or in a businessReligion in the workplacePornographyConsumer trackingEthical problems of gamblingProgressive taxation ratesImmigrationWomen’s equalityIn your paper, you will apply the ethical theories and perspectives to the issue that you select. You do not have to use all six, but you should apply at least two ethical theories and at least one ethical perspective in your paper. Make sure that you write primarily on ethical topics and concepts; do not get distracted by doing analyses that apply political, economic, religious, or legal perspectives. Describe, compare, and apply the ethical theories and perspectives to the topics. Explain your analysis of the issue using these theories and perspectives. What are the ethical issues? Where there breaches of ethical behavior? How could each theory help people think about what constitutes virtuous or ethical behavior?

 

To understand more about preparing this assignment, please review theSOC120 Library Research Tutorial.

 

Your draft must include at least three pages of text plus a title page and a references page. Your draft should include a clear thesis statement that states what you plan to argue. Also include a list of the sources you intend to use. You can also use the Sociology Research Guide located in the Ashford University Library. Format your rough draft according to APA style and properly cite and reference all your sources according to APA format. If you would like to refer to APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, located within the Learning Resources tab in the left navigation bar of your online course.

 

Note: The final version of this paper will include eight to ten pages, plus a title page and a references page, and will use at least five academic sources.

 

 

 

 

In this class, you have three tutoring services available: Paper Review, Live Chat, and Tutor E-mail. Click on the Ashford Writing Center (AWC) tab in the left-navigation menu to learn more about these tutoring options and how to get help with your writing.

 

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

 

Late Policy: Written assignments (essays, journals, presentations) are due on the specified days in the course. Written assignments will be subject to a late penalty of up to 10% per day up to three days late. If written assignments are submitted after 72 hours past the due date, instructors can give a penalty up to and including a grade of 0 for the assignment.

 

 

 

  

 

In Ashford courses, there are two different ways to submit assignments for grading. Depending on the system the course utilizes, assignments will either be submitted via the classroom Assignment Basket  or Waypoint . 

 

 

Waypoint Assignment SubmissionThe assignments in this course will be submitted to Waypoint.  Please refer to the instructions below to submit your assignment.Click on the Assignment Submission button above. The Waypoint “Student Dashboard” will appear.

Browse for your assignment.Click Upload.Confirm that your assignment was successfully submitted by viewing the appropriate week’s assignment tab in Waypoint, or clicking on Check Assignment Status within the Meet Your Instructor unit in the left navigation panel.For more detailed instructions, refer to the Waypoint Tutorial.