Category: Ethics

Please read instructions carefully and topic carefully.
Instructions:
Though this is not an ethics course, ethical issues are inextricably intertwined with human genetics, both in history and in the future. In this assignment, you will use your understanding of human genetics from this course to interpret an ethical issue and provide your informed opinion on that issue. Although it might seem that there is no right or wrong answer on these issues, a clear discussion and good reasoning can sustain better arguments. This is also an opportunity for you to excel in your interpretation of the existing information and your ability to express your opinion coherently and persuasively. 
Your report should be 3.5 to 5 pages, 12 pt. Arial font, 1-inch margins, 1.5 line spacing. Minimally, you should spend at least 1 page on the background to the topic, one page to develop your main argument (or arguments), one page on possible rebuttals to your argument(s) and their possible solutions, and half a page to conclude your essay. You should cite at least 2 peer-reviewed journal articles (see the tutorial on how to search for journal articles) using APA format (see Citation Guide). You may also cite any number of reputable media sources (i.e. New York Times, Scientific American, RadioLab, Ted Talks, Washington Post), also using APA format. See the “Finding Scientific Literature” handout for help in identifying relevant and useful articles from the primary literature. The report is due on Canvas on Tuesday, November 9 at 11:55 pm, with no extensions (note revised deadline). 
We will discuss what you have learned on Thursday, November 9, so you should be prepared to engage in constructive and polite debate on your topic. 
  
Citation Guide 
In this assignment, you will be using APA format to reference sources from the academic literature and websites that you have used in your writing. One very important thing about scientific writing is that direct quotes are used VERY INFREQUENTLY. To receive top marks, you should not directly quote anything, and instead, paraphrase the information in your own words. Below are a few resources for how to cite using APA format. 
Topic:
Forensics. Genetic data has been used in forensic science since the mid-80s and has aided in convictions as well as exonerations. As genetic data are more widely used and as genomic techniques and research develop, the legislature surrounding the use of this technology also needs to be updated. In this topic, you can choose from the following options (or one you identify and get approved by Megan by October 24).
* Genetic profiling. With DNA, we can sometimes predict (with varying levels of accuracy) a person’s appearance, ancestry, or even how they might behave. This information is currently used to help investigators identify leads but is not always admissible as evidence. For example, if we find DNA from a crime scene and use it to predict what a person’s face will look like, the prosecutors will not be able to point at the defendant and say, “it looks like the defendant!” For this topic, you should discuss whether DNA profiling should be admissible as evidence, in addition to being used for generating leads. You should consider examples of when DNA profiling was used to aid in a court case, the accuracy of this type of evidence, and how well a court/jury could interpret the evidence.
* DNA databases. In the United States, the CODIS database contains genetic information from 9 million people. The UK National DNA database contains information from roughly 6 million people. The DNA samples in these databases arrive because of some sort of criminal investigation (no matter how minor), but some critics have argued that it should be unlawful to keep DNA in the database if the person is found innocent. This type of critique led to a law in 2012 in the UK that required the deletion of 1.7 million DNA samples from the national database. Others have raised questions about whether DNA from other databases should be merged with the national databases, even if the persons are not suspected of a crime. For this topic, you should discuss the ethical aspects of having a national or state searchable DNA database accessible to law enforcement. Some specific aspects that you might want to explore are: How samples should end up in the database? Should there be restrictions on when the database is queried? (i.e., should we search the database when a murder happens but not with petty theft?). 
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As Dr. Butler said, diversity and inclusion don’t live in an organization’s diversity and inclusion office—they live within each of us and the ways in which we value diversity and are inclusive in our daily interactions with others. If an employee, colleague, peer, or friend feels overlooked, then they likely won’t stay, regardless of the diversity efforts that are in place.
Diverse teams are innovative teams, but in order to succeed there must be a sense of belonging—*an inclusive and psychologically safe environment.
*Abeer Dubey, People Analytics Director at Google, Lead Researcher on Project Aristotle, 2016 evaluated 180 teams to determine why some succeed and some fail and identified this as the most important of five factors for success (Google, 2016).
Whether or not you have a leadership title or rank, you can choose to use active listening and empathy as you listen to the stories and lived experiences of your peers and colleagues.
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ASSIGNMENT:
1. Write and submit a reflection about your experience following the five steps of active listening of your experience practicing active listening and a reflection about it. Be sure to discuss steps 1-5 and talk connect your response to at least 3 other sources found in this Active Listening as a Leadership Skill module (ie: 1. Simon Sinek’s TedTalk, 2. Deci & Ryan’s Self-Determination Theory, 3. Inclusiveness, 4. Dr. Kent Butler of UCF, 5. Dr. Brenda Allen of University of Colorado, 6. Brene Brown, 7. Quote from Oprah Winfrey…).

Topic 2
Read “The Singer Solution to World Poverty, by Peter Singer.pdf
Give an account of what Singer’s main claim is, and his arguments to support it; Do you agree with Singer? Why or why not? Apply one of the ethical theories we have studied this term to derive a conclusion. Give a clear statement of your view, along with two original arguments to support your view.

Instructions are to write a discussion post responding to the prompt doesn’t need to be cited no cover page needed

Answer these questions:
(1) Why, according to Epicurus, ought we not to be disturbed by the fear of death. And what does Epicurus mean by “prudence” Download “prudence”(Source: https://zcosmos.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/epicurean-prudence-for-the-pleasant-and-happy-life/Links to an external site.) and why is it a greater virtue than philosophy? Your answer to question (1) should be twenty to thirty sentences.
(2) How does Epictetus distinguish between things that are in our power from things that are not in our power? What are some of Epictetus` suggestions in achieving peace of mind? Your answer to question (2) should be twenty to thirty sentences.
(3) Discuss two or three insights that you gained while reading Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations. Your answer to question (3) should be twenty to thirty sentences.
Each of your answers should be twenty to thirty sentences. Because there are three questions to this assignment, a conscientious student will aim at 90 sentences or more if so inclined. Please integrate both the assigned readings and the videos into your assignment submission and make sure you make at least two direct connections to specific items in the readings and videos. Failure to do this will result in a lower grade and a successful one that refers to specific readings and videos will receive a higher assignment grade. Your assignment needs to be submitted by midnight on Sunday.

You will be focusing on this case for this assignment:
Jane Doe is a nursing student at University X. Jane is in week eight of a course entitled: “Introduction to Ethics”.
For the week one discussion, Jane copied work done by her friend John Doe in the same class two months ago (with a different professor). John told Jane it was okay to use his work as John’s professor never checked any work in the class using Turnitin.com. John claimed to have earned an A on the work also.
In week two, Jane went to StudentPapering.com and paid ten dollars for a week two essay done by a student (not John Doe) who took the same course four months ago. StudentPapering promises that all its archived work is of excellent quality and cannot be detected as copied. Jane then uploaded an exact copy of the work for the week two assignment.
In week three, Jane paid a worker at PaperingStudent.com ten dollars to write for Jane a brand new essay after Jane shared with the worker the essay assignment instructions.
In week four, Jane relied on her knowledge of Esperanto. She felt pressed for time and found an article by a professor from Esperanto on the week four topic. She translated Esperanto into English using Moogle Translate, and the translated text served as her week four paper.
In week five, Jane was running late again. Jane purposely uploaded a blank paper hoping that she would later claim it was an innocent mistake and not be assessed a late penalty. In a previous course on History, she had done the same (with an earlier paper from the History class rather than simply a blank) and had not seen any late penalty assessed.
In week six, Jane took work she did in a nursing course from a year ago and submitted that for her discussion posting in her current class. She simply copied and pasted the work she had labored intensively on a year ago (even though University X forbids this practice as ‘self-plagiarism’). Jane was confident her Nursing instructor never checked that work using Turnitin.com or another method.
In week seven, Jane copied work found at ChatGPT for the paper. Jane did not use any quotation marks or other documentation to show the text was from artificial intelligence and not by Jane.
Since Jane’s Ethics professor did not check papers and posting for any issues by using Turnitin.com or another method, the professor graded all of Jane’s work unaware of Jane’s actions throughout the weeks of the class. Jane feels her actions are morally justified both because her economic situation requires her to work too much to devote time to school (although other students are well-off enough to have such time) and her religion forbids cheating, but Jane ignores her religion’s teachings.
Address Jane Doe’s and respond to the following:
Articulate again your moral theory from week eight discussion (Virtue ethics and utilitarianism). What two ethical theories best apply to it? Why those two?
Apply to Jane Doe’s case your personal moral philosophy . Use it to determine if what Jane Doe did was ethical or unethical per your own moral philosophy.
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 students like Jane. Consider social values such as those concerning ways of life while appraising the interests of diverse populations (for instance, those of differing religions and economic status).

Compare one major tradition in Western ethics (Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics, Kant’s Deontology, or Mill’s/Bentham’s Utilitarianism) to a concept or aspect in one non-Western ethical tradition (Chinese Ethics, African Ethics, or Indian/Tibetan Buddhist Ethics).
Making a comparison does not mean the concepts have to be the same. Comparing one concept to another includes analyzing the differences as well.
Support your analysis with at least one direct (cited) quotation from any of the module readings or resources.
Aim to write 500 words or two double-spaced pages (a common estimate is that one double-spaced page holds 250 words).

I will have a presentation about the Jahi McMath case. The yellow highlighted parts in the “presentation rubric” file is my part or what i will be discussing during the presentation. Try your best to put enough information on the slides for me to talk about. I also added terms from my class that might be useful. 🙂 make sure to cite! 🙂

Please answer the following three questions for the three scenarios (Case 1)
the detail instruction attached
Please ensure you read all the instructions; I already have a problem with the one work.

Ethics in Society Project
Instructions: This assignment requires that you construct a PowerPoint (or similar) presentation that explores the ethics behind a social justice cause or movement. People join social justice movements to achieve equity, inclusion, and justice for entities such as humans, nonhuman animals, and the environment.
Select a social justice movement and discuss how at least two ethical concepts listed below have been or could be used to create social change.
Your presentation must address the following:
Briefly explain the history of the social movement.
What ethical problem are activists hoping to solve?
What is their ethical motivation for joining together to elicit social change?
Include at least two of the following ethical concepts:
Empathy
Beneficence
Nonmaleficence
Autonomy
Fairness
Justice
Motive
Consequences
Free Will
Determinism
Punishment
Natural Rights
Contractarian Rights
Equity
Duty
Welfarism
Retributivism
Speciesism
Have at least 7 slides (including title and reference). Use the book as a reference and list it at the end of the presentation. You may include graphics or other visual aids to enhance your presentation.
Dimmock, M., & Fisher, A. (2017). Ethics for A-level. Open Book Publishers. is the book citation.
Attached is the book the applied ethics book we are using and the rubric. This will continue into 3 different assignments.