Personal Moral Theory Based on Deontology and Utilitarian Ethics

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 ethical theory nor what ethical premises/paradigms you have unconsciously held.
You will be focusing on this case for this assignment:
Jane Doe is a nursing student at University X. Jane is in week eight of a course entitled: "Introduction to Ethics".
For the week one discussion, Jane copied work done by her friend John Doe in the same class two months ago (with a different professor). John told Jane it was okay to use his work as John's professor never checked any work in the class using Turnitin.com. John claimed to have earned an A on the work also.
In week two, Jane went to StudentPapering.com and paid ten dollars for a week two essay done by a student (not John Doe) who took the same course four months ago. StudentPapering promises that all its archived work is of excellent quality and cannot be detected as copied. Jane then uploaded an exact copy of the work for the week two assignment.
In week three, Jane paid a worker at PaperingStudent.com ten dollars to write for Jane a brand new essay after Jane shared with the worker the essay assignment instructions.
In week four, Jane relied on her knowledge of Esperanto. She felt pressed for time and found an article by a professor from Esperanto on the week four topic. She translated Esperanto into English using Moogle Translate, and the translated text served as her week four paper.
In week five, Jane was running late again. Jane purposely uploaded a blank paper hoping that she would later claim it was an innocent mistake and not be assessed a late penalty. In a previous course on History, she had done the same (with an earlier paper from the History class rather than simply a blank) and had not seen any late penalty assessed.
In week six, Jane took work she did in a nursing course from a year ago and submitted that for her discussion posting in her current class. She simply copied and pasted the work she had labored intensively on a year ago (even though University X forbids this practice as 'self-plagiarism'). Jane was confident her Nursing instructor never checked that work using Turnitin.com or another method.
In week seven, Jane copied and pasted work found on website.com for the paper. Jane did not use any quotation marks or other documentation to show the text was not by Jane.
Since Jane's Ethics professor did not check papers and posting for any issues by using Turnitin.com or another method, the professor graded all of Jane's work unaware of Jane's actions throughout the weeks of the class. Jane feels her actions are morally justified both because her economic situation requires her to work too much to devote time to school (although other students are well-off enough to have such time) and her religion forbids cheating, but Jane ignores her religion's teachings.
Instructions
Now that you have had an opportunity to explore ethics formally, create a reflective assessment of your learning experience and the collaborations you engaged in throughout this session. You will submit both of the following:
A written reflection
An oral presentation using a PowerPoint narrated slide show.
For the written reflection, address Jane Doe's and respond to the following:
Articulate again your moral theory from week eight discussion (You can revise it if you wish). What two ethical theories best apply to it? Why those two?
Apply to Jane Doe's case your personal moral philosophy as developed in week eight discussion and now. Use it to determine if what Jane Doe did was ethical or unethical per your own moral philosophy.
Consider if some of these examples are more grave instances of ethical transgressions than others. Explain.
Propose a course of social action and a solution by using the ethics of egoism, utilitarianism, the "veil of ignorance" method, deontological principles, and/or a theory of justice to deal with students like Jane. Consider social values such as those concerning ways of life while appraising the interests of diverse populations (for instance, those of differing religions and economic status).
For the oral presentation, briefly summarize your feelings about taking a course in Ethics and explore your process of transformation in this course.
Discuss your experiences of the course, your beginnings, and where you are now. Consider your interaction in discussions.
Should health care workers be required to take a course in Ethics? Why or why not
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 3-4 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)
Presentation Requirements
Length: 2-3 minutes
Grading
This activity will be graded based on the Assignment Grading Rubric.
Course Outcomes (CO): 9, 10
Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Saturday
Rubric
ETHC445 Week 8 Assignment Rubric - 150 pts.
ETHC445 Week 8 Assignment Rubric - 150 pts.
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOral Presentation
55 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.
46 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.
41 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.
33 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 pts
No effort
55 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAssignment Content
65 pts
Addresses all aspects of the questions, applying professional knowledge, and research regarding weekly concepts.
55 pts
Addresses most aspects of the questions, applying professional knowledge, , and research regarding weekly concepts.
48 pts
Addresses some aspects of the questions, applying professional knowledge, and research regarding weekly concepts.
39 pts
Minimally addresses the questions, applying professional knowledge, and research regarding weekly concepts.
0 pts
No effort
65 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeProfessional Communication
10 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 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 pts
No effort
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSource Integration
10 pts
Paper includes reference to 2 scholarly sources and properly integrates the sources.
7 pts
Paper includes reference to 2 scholarly sources but does not properly integrate the sources.
0 pts
Paper does not make reference to a scholarly sources.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Format
10 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 pts
Paper fails to meet source requirements and/or is improperly formatted in APA style throughout
0 pts
No effort
10 pts
Total Points: 150