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Paper #2
applied ethics–You Pick!
The aim of this assignment is for you to pick one topic from the Applied Ethics section of the Textbook to discuss and analyze.
Number of Pages: 3-4 pages, Double Spaced 12 point font
REWRITE POLICY:
–If you turn your paper in on time, you are eligible to rewrite this paper until you get the grade you want! Writing is a process and the best writers are usually the best rewriters. I encourage you to take advantage of this rewrite policy. All rewrites are due by the last day of the semester. So, you should aim to get your paper in early if you want the chance to rewrite in time.
Sample Paper Outline
Explain your paper’s structureThesis Statement
Order of Topics discussedThe aim of this paper is to explain and analyze ethical issues concerning corporate responsibility. First, I will discuss whether a business has any responsibility for their impact on the environment. Second, I will discuss the case of the Aurul mining company causing the greatest environmental disaster in Europe since Chernobyl. Third, I will discuss the problem from a Utilitarian perspective. Fourth, I will discuss the problem from a Kantian perspective. Fifth, I will conclude my paper.
Write your paper, be sure to make your topics into neat paragraphs that have roadmap sentences within them.
Concluding paragraph– generate a paragraph that looks remarkably like your first roadmap paragraph but it is in the past tense. The aim of this paper was to explain and analyze ethical issues concerning corporate responsibility. First, I discussed whether a business has any responsibility for their impact on the environment. Second, I discussed the case of the Aurul mining company causing the greatest environmental disaster in Europe since Chernobyl. Third, I discussed the problem from a Utilitarian perspective. Fourth, I discussed the problem from a Kantian perspective. Fifth, I concluded my paper.
GRADING RUBRIC
Category
Description
Weight (100 pts)
Organization
Paper is structured according to assignment.
Did you compose a Thesis Statement? Roadmap Paragraph? Closing Paragraph?
Is your discussion of topics logical?
20 points
Mechanics
The nuts and bolts of writing! This includes: grammar, punctuation, typos, verb and pronoun agreement, etc.
25 points
Style
How was the paper written? This includes: proper clarity, focus, sentence structure, etc.
25 points
Substance
Did you respond to the prompt? How substantial are the explanations given? Do these explanations communicate clearly and effectively? Has the student merely “answered the question” or has the student “questioned the answer”. Great marks in this category involve novel insights, clear expression, an understanding of consequence, assumption, and a tight connection between reason and evidence.
30 points
TURN in Paper
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Points 100
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Rubric
Phil 7 Paper (1)
Phil 7 Paper (1)
CriteriaRatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganizationPaper is structured according to assignment. Did you compose a Thesis Statement? Roadmap Paragraph? Closing Paragraph? Is your discussion of topics logical?
20 to >15.0 ptsFull Marks
The paper organization conforms perfectly to the prescribed structure. The elements of the paper and their relation to one another is incapable of improvement.
15 to >10.0 ptsExcellent Organization
All but minor deviations from the paper’s required structure. This may include surface errors in organization, missing components, extraneous portions of the paper that are non-responsive to the prompt and only confuse from an otherwise good paper’s order.
10 to >0.0 ptsMinimum Competence
The paper met the minimum threshold for organization. Errors may include paper not structured according to assignment, paper not structured according to roadmap paragraph, missing, incomplete, or otherwise deficient thesis statement.
0 ptsNo Marks
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMechanicsThe nuts and bolts of writing! This includes: grammar, punctuation, typos, Verb and Pronoun agreement, etc.
25 ptsFull Marks
The paper’s mechanics are ideal. Instructor could not locate or identify any mechanical deficiency whatsoever.
19 ptsExcellent
Paper’s mechanics are by and large perfect. Any errors or omissions existing within the text do not inhibit the clear expression of ideas in anyway.
13 ptsMinimum Competence
Paper exhibits the minimum threshold for grammar, punctuation, typos, verb and pronoun agreement. However, the paper is deficient in expression of ideas due to editing errors.
7 ptsDeficient
Paper is in need of extensive editing. Examples include: sentence fragments, comma splices, repeated use of lower case ‘i’, confusion of ‘their’ vs. ‘there’, etc.
0 ptsNo Marks
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStyleHow was the paper written? This includes: proper clarity, focus, sentence structure, etc.
25 ptsFull Marks
22 ptsNear Perfect
The paper’s style stands far above the rest. For each writer, style varies but this particular submission had the hallmarks of excellent writing: consistency, focus, and variety.
19 ptsExcellent
The paper’s style is exceptional. Student’s attention to detail and compositional decisions are within the top 10 percent of papers submitted for grading.
13 ptsMinimum Competence
Paper’s style meets the minimum threshold for style. The paper’s focus, sentence structure, and diction are at the median level for a college submission.
0 ptsNo Marks
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSubstanceDid you respond to the prompt? How substantial are the explanations given? Do these explanations communicate clearly and effectively? Has the student merely “answered the question” or has the student “questioned the answer”. Great marks in this category involve novel insights, clear expression, an understanding of consequence, assumption, and a tight connection between reason and evidence.
30 ptsFull Marks
For all intents and purposes, this paper is incapable of improvement as regards substance.
25 ptsNear Perfect
Apart from small matters, this paper thinks deeply and clearly about the issues. The writer has employed the principle of charity regarding opposing viewpoints while still decisively given grounds for one side or the other.
20 ptsBetter than average!
This paper engages at a rate beyond most submissions. The author has represented an issue in its totality and made the attempt to be neutral in conducting analysis. Few, if any, forms of fallacious thought are present.
15 ptsMinimum Competence
The paper (barely but surely) meets the minimum requirements for substance. Explanations are sufficient, but may be rushed, confused, or otherwise insufficient.
0 ptsNo Marks
30 pts
Total Points: 100
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