ETHC445N-Week 3 Discussion: Self and Others

Course ETHC445N – Principles of Ethics Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 5, 6 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions Rather than living in chaos, danger, and the hostility of our neighbors, we find ways to live together. It isn't easy, but can we avoid doing so? If everybody has self-interest in their own welfare and safety, then everybody also has self-i...
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ETHC445N-Week 2 Discussion: Religion and Ethics

Course ETHC445N – Principles of Ethics Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapters 3, 4 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions St. Augustine in the 5th Century held that we are free to make choices in life. This is the idea of free will. It may seem at first glance odd for a religious thinker to say that we have free will. After all, if God exists, then God created a...
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ETHC445N-Week 1 Discussion: Is it Right to be a Relativist?

Course ETHC445N – Principles of Ethics Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 1, 2 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions The study of ethics and philosophy is one that brings many different kinds of "thinkers" together. One person's philosophy on ethics is another person's philosophy on evil. We will be working this term on constructing personal ethical bases an...
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ETHC445N-Week 1 Introductory Discussion

Course ETHC445N – Principles of Ethics Initial Post Introduce yourself to the class. Address the following: Your professional background Your program Your personal interests Your interest in a course on Ethics Anything else you would like to share Follow-Up Post Instructions Respond to at least one peer. Compare experiences and interests. Grading This activity is required but not graded. Due Date for Initial Post: By 11:59 p.m. MT Recommended by Wednesday...
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ETHC445N-Week 1 Assignment: Cultural Relativism and Moral Action

Course ETHC445N – Principles of Ethics Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 1, 2 Lesson Minimum of 2 scholarly sources in addition to the textbook Instructions For this assignment propose a scenario where you or someone you know are confronted with a moral dilemma relating to cultural diversity and multiculturalism. It cannot be the same as what was covered in the week one discussion. Cultural diversity refers ...
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ETHC445N-Week 8 Assignment: Your Personal Moral Theory

Course ETHC445N – Principles of Ethics Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 13 Lesson Narrated PowerPoint Tutorial(Make sure to review this tutorial before you begin recording.) Introduction In this session, you have been considering moral-ethical dilemmas you yourself faced or that you know of that you either resolved or failed to resolve, but hopefully learned from. You may never have given much thought to ethic...
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ETHC445N-Week 7 Assignment: Course Project Milestone – Final Paper

Course ETHC445N – Principles of Ethics Required Resources Read/ Textbook: Chapter 12 Lesson Minimum of 5 scholarly sources (This includes the sources from the annotated bibliography. Additional sources may be included as appropriate.) Instructions Return to the topic you chose in the week three assignment. Articulate a specific dilemma in a situation faced by a particular person based on that topic. The situation can be real or fictional. Summarize the dilemma. ...
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ETHC445N Week 6 Assignment: Show You Care

Course ETHC445N – Principles of Ethics Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 11 Lesson Minimum of 2 scholarly sources Instructions Develop, in detail,  a situation in which a health care worker might be confronted with ethical problems related to patients and prescription drug use OR patients in a state of poverty. Your scenario must be original to you and this assignment. It cannot be from the discussion boar...
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ETHC445N Week 5 Assignment: Course Project Milestone: Annotated Bibliography

Course ETHC445N – Principles of Ethics Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapters 9, 10 Lesson Minimum of 5 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Instructions First, return to your topic chosen in the week three assignment. Answer this question: What are the personal and/or communal ethical factors that may be involved in determining the moral position of either side in that debate? Next, articulate an...
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ETHC445N Week 3 Assignment: Course Project Milestone – Topic Selection and Discussion

Course ETHC445N – Principles of Ethics Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 5, 6 Lesson Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the course textbook) Instructions This assignment is the first step in a three part project. You only need to focus on part one at this point. Each step will build on earlier steps. However, it is not a matter of providing a rough draft of all or even part of the entire project her...
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