Essay
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapters 7, 8
Lesson
Minimum of 2 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
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 an utilitarian and ethical egoist would say (each independently).
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 an utilitarian and social contract ethicist would say (each independently).
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 socialaction 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.
For all the options:
Cite the textbook. The elements of moral philosophy (9th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education Rachels, S., & Rachels, J. (2019) 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.
You will submit all the following:
A written report that presents one of the options above (Be sure to give equal time to each element.)
An oral presentation that summarizes the report and examines the ethical ideas beyond the particulars of each case.
the link or a scan of the article mentioning the health technology, social technology, or case you are reporting on. If you made up the case, please indicate that in your report.
You should not be using any text you used in a discussion board or assignment for this class or any previous class.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 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)
ETHC445 Week 4Assignment Rubric – 100 pts.
ETHC445 Week 4 Assignment Rubric – 100 pts.
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
Outcome Oral Presentation
30.0 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 well-rehearsed. 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 well-rehearsed. It summarizes the report, and somewhat examines the ethical ideas beyond the particulars of each case.
18.0 pts
Oral presentation is not clear, organized, or well-rehearsed. It fails to adequately summarizes the report and/or examines the ethical ideas beyond the particulars of each case.
0.0 pts
No effort
30.0 pts
Assignment Content
40.0 pts
Addresses all aspects of the questions, applying professional knowledge, and research regarding weekly concepts.
34.0 pts
Addresses most aspects of the questions, applying professional knowledge, and research regarding weekly concepts.
30.0 pts
Addresses some aspects of the questions, applying professional knowledge, and research regarding weekly concepts.
24.0 pts
Minimally addresses the questions, applying professional knowledge, and research regarding weekly concepts.
0.0 pts
No effort
40.0 pts
Professional Communication
10.0 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).
7.5 pts
Presents information using understandable language but is somewhat disorganized (some errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).
6.0 pts
Presents information that is not clear, logical, professional, or organized to the point that the reader has difficulty understanding the message (numerous errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and/or punctuation).
0.0 pts
No effort
10.0 pts
Source Integration
10.0 pts
Paper includes reference to 2 scholarly sources and properly integrates the sources.
7.0 pts
Paper includes reference to 2 scholarly sources but does not properly integrate the sources.
0.0 pts
Paper does not make a reference to a scholarly source.
10.0 pts
APA Format
10.0 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.)
6.0 pts
Paper fails to meet source requirements and/or is improperly formatted in APA style throughout
0.0 pts
No effort
10.0 pts
Total Points: 100.0
