CULT2005 Ethics In The Social Sciences Assignment 3 – Australia.

Subject Code & Title :- CULT2005 Ethics In The Social Sciences
Assignment Type :- Assignment 3
Word limit: 1500 words (+/-10%)
Weighting: 45%
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CULT2005 Ethics In The Social Sciences Assignment 3 – Australia.

Assignment overview :-
Choose a case study from the ten provided in Assignment 3: Case studies. Consider what dilemmas are presented by the case study and how these issues might be informed by the theories examined in this subject. For this essay, you will need to choose two of the following theories to apply to the case study:
1.Universal ethical egoism.
2.Act utilitarianism.
3.Rule utilitarianism.
4.Care ethics.
5. Intuitionism.
6.Divine command theory.
7.Kant’s duty ethics.
8.Ross’s prima facie duties.
9. Nicomachean virtue ethics.
10.Confucian role ethics.

1.Extra readings and resources that may be used for this task are listed with each case study.
This assignment supports Subject Learning Outcomes 1, 3 and 4.

Assignment details :
The following is a guide outlining what should be included within each section of your essay:

The introduction should identify the case study that you have chosen and the two theories you are going to apply to the case. Detailed in marking criteria 1.

The first section of the body should detail the dilemmas presented by the case study
This is where you should provide some ‘facts’ around the case. These may include academic material from the additional readings legislation policy scientific/medical evidence statistics government and NGO reports etc.This will be the foundation of your ethical analysis and is detailed in marking criteria 2.

The second section of the body should analyse how your two theories apply to the case. This will include:
applying all components of each theory to the case study the strengths and weaknesses of applying each theory to the case study and providing consideration of the result of using each theory for all stake holders impacted by the case study.

You can conduct this analysis separately or juxtapose both theories throughout the structure of the report you have creative licence in expressing the analysis. This section should form the bulk of your essay and is covered in marking criteria 3, 4 and 5.

The final section of the body should attempt to provide a feasible workable and ethical solution to the dilemma. You will do this by synthesising the main arguments that you’ve previously made throughout the body and should particularly draw upon the strengths discussed. This is covered in marking criteria 6.

A note on research :
You are expected to read widely for this assignment and identify a range of reputable sources that will be useful to completing the essay see Assignment Support:
Academic literacy for assistance. It would be particularly beneficial to make use of the readings provided to you for each case study however you are strongly encouraged to supplement the research by finding your own.

Wikipedia will not be considered a legitimate reference. Please be advised that websites are of inconsistent value and you need to be vigilant in your use of various websites (this includes blogs YouTube social media platforms etc). Resources that are not peer-reviewed will be excluded from the 6 references required and will instead be counted as external references. You are strongly advised to use the WSU library web page to locate resources for this task.

Note: the reference list is not included in the word count.

Assignment tip
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CULT2005 Ethics In The Social Sciences Assignment 3 – Australia.

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Assignment criteria

1.Introduction to the case study and two theoretical frameworks.

2.Background evidence for the dilemmas presented by the case study.

3.Theoretical application.

4.Critical analysis.

5.Implications for relevant stakeholders.

6.Provision of a solution to the case.

7.Academic literacy written expression grammar and structure spelling and punctuation references).