Ethics Case
In our first few weeks together we’ve learned a lot about professionalism, responsibility, and ethics. For this Assignment you will work through practice ethical cases published by the American Sociological Association.
Instructions:
You will choose an ethics case from those posted on the American Sociological Association website. You may choose from the six cases below, falling under these three categories. Read through only the “Situation” description first. Write a 2-3 page reflection on what ethical issues you identified with the case and how you would advise the person in the case to have handled the situation differently, meeting ethical standards. To conclude, go back to the case and read through the “Discussion” section. Compare and contrast this recommendation to the advice you provided about the case. Throughout, support your ideas by integrating the American Sociological Association Code of Ethics as well as at least two additional scholarly sources.
Informed Consent
Case 50- Informed consent with vulnerable populations
Case 54- Stage names and deception: Two examples
Authorship Credit
Case 70- Rights to authorship
Case 71- Establishing mutually acceptable agreements
Conflicts of Interest
Case 23- Avoidance of personal gain
Case 24- Avoidance of personal gain
Note:
This course has “Resubmission” status enabled to help you if you realize you submitted an incorrect or blank file, or if you need to submit multiple documents as part of your Assignment. Resubmission of an Assignment after it is graded, to attempt a better grade, is not permitted.
Disclaimer
Originality of attachments will be verified by Turnitin. Both you and your instructor will receive the results.
Writing Expectations
All written submissions should be submitted using APA formatting. In part, this includes:
Typewritten in double-spaced format with a readable style and font and submitted inside the electronic classroom.
Arial 11 or 12-point font or Times New Roman styles.
Page margins Top, Bottom, Left Side and Right Side = 1 inch, with reasonable accommodation being made for special situations and online submission variances.
Save as .doc, .rtf, or .pdf
See a Basics of APA Style tutorial for coaching on APA formatting. For additional resources see our Library, and the Purdue Online Writing Lab.
Grading rubric:
Exemplary (100%)
Developing (75%)
Not evident (0%)
Identifies ethical issues
Identifies ethical issues in one of the cases using substantial detail. Effectively integrated ASA Code of Ethics and/or other scholarly sources to support points.
Identifies ethical issues in one of the cases. Detail is lacking. Supporting sources are not used to support the ethical issues that are identified. Sources may not be used to support points.
No ethical issues are identified.
Response to ethical issue
Detailed, nuanced discussion of response to the ethical issue(s) in the case. Includes specific feedback on how the case should have been handled. Effectively integrated ASA Code of Ethics and/or other scholarly sources to support points.
Provided discussion of response to the ethical issue(s) in the case. Includes general feedback about how the case should have been handled. Sources may not be used to support points.
No discussion of response to the ethical issue, or feedback about how the case should have been handled.
Compare/contrast
Detailed discussion of how the learner’s response to the case compares and contrasts with the ASA’s response to the case. Effectively integrated ASA Code of Ethics and/or other scholarly sources to support points.
General discussion of how the learner’s response to the case compares and contrasts with the ASA’s response to the case. Sources may not be used to support points.
No compare and contrast discussion included.
Writing expectations and APA format
Follows writing expectations. Includes a title page. Included APA formatted in-text citations and full references for all paraphrased and quoted work from other sources
Writing expectations somewhat followed. Multiple errors in APA formatting of citations and references. Some quotes may be missing quotation marks and/or citations and references
Writing expectations not met; APA format not attempted for citations and references
Spelling and Grammar
Author makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content
Author makes a few errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content
Authors makes so many errors in grammar and spelling that the intent of the paper cannot be understood
Submission
