RequiredBook: Thinking Critically about Ethical Issues 8th Edition by Vincent Ruggiero
You Decide Due Dec 8 by 11:59pm Points 75 Submitting a file upload Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 8; review previous chapters Lesson Link (file): Memo TemplatePreview the document You Decide (See page in Week 6) Minimum of 2 scholarly sources Instructions This assignment presents a difficult and painful medical dilemma, with you in an imagined professional role. Go through the You Decide scenario and make the decision it calls for. Then, compose an official memorandum that will be kept for the record and could potentially be read not only by your Peer Review Committee but also by those involved in charitable fundraising, which supports hospital development, as well as by others with financial interests in the decision. In the memo (use the Memo Template), explain your decision and your reasoning for it. Include the following: Who benefits from what you decided? Explain why. Who gets denied a needed benefit? Explain why. You will see notice that there is time pressure in the simulated situation, so remember that you would not have the luxury to dawdle in the decision-making process, and as the decision maker, you would not have the luxury of consulting a broad spectrum of advisors. It falls on you to decide! Include in the memo the utilitarian ethical philosophy of John Stuart Mill (from the lesson last week) and one other ethical philosopher of your choosing that we have studied to date. Use both of those philosophies to bolster your decision. Writing Requirements (APA format) Length: 2-3 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) Grading This activity will be graded based on Ethical Analysis Grading Rubric. Weekly Objectives (WO) WO5.1 Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday Rubric Ethical Analysis Grading Rubric – 75 pts (2) Ethical Analysis Grading Rubric – 75 pts (2) Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLength 5.0 pts Outstanding Meets length requirement 0.0 pts No Effort 5.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent 10.0 pts Outstanding Addresses all aspects of the assignment. 8.5 pts Above Average Addresses most aspects of the assignment. 7.5 pts Average Addresses some aspects of the assignment. 6.0 pts Below Average Addresses few aspects of the assignment. 0.0 pts No Effort 10.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysis 20.0 pts Outstanding Throughout the whole work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages readings and course materials in support of writers evident effort to understand ethical problems; establishes good use of theoretical underpinnings. 17.0 pts Above Average Throughout most of the work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages readings and course materials in support of writers evident effort to understand ethical problems; establishes good use of theoretical underpinnings. 15.0 pts Average Throughout some of the work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages readings and course materials in support of writers evident effort to understand ethical problems; establishes good use of theoretical underpinnings. 12.0 pts Below Average Throughout little of the work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages readings and course materials in support of writers evident effort to understand ethical problems; establishes good use of theoretical underpinnings. 0.0 pts No Effort 20.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization 20.0 pts Outstanding Ideas are logically organized, including inviting introduction (with a thesis statement) and a satisfactory conclusion, that come together in complete concepts. 17.0 pts Above Average Ideas are well organized, including inviting introduction (with a thesis statement) and a satisfactory conclusion, with complete concepts. 15.0 pts Average Organization and concepts need some restructuring. 12.0 pts Below Average Organization and concepts are difficult to follow and incomplete. 0.0 pts No Effort 20.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting / Presentation 10.0 pts Outstanding Throughout the whole work, the writing/presentation actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety; has a professional and consistent format and articulates clearly (presentation). 8.5 pts Above Average Throughout most of the work, the writing/presentation actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety; has a professional and consistent format and articulates clearly (presentation). 7.5 pts Average Throughout some of the work, the writing/presentation actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety; has a professional and consistent format and articulates clearly (presentation). 6.0 pts Below Average Throughout little of the work, the writing/presentation actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety; has a professional and consistent format and articulates clearly (presentation). 0.0 pts No Effort 10.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA: Citation and Reference Formatting 10.0 pts Outstanding Throughout the whole work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page/slide includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style (paper). 8.5 pts Above Average Throughout most of the work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page/slide includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style (paper). 7.5 pts Average Throughout some of the work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page/slide includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style (paper). 6.0 pts Below Average Throughout little of the work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page/slide includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style (paper). 0.0 pts No Effort 10.0 pts Total Points: 75.0
Hospital Memorandum on Heart Transplant To: From: Date: Subject: Content:
Scenario Ok, Lead Surgeon, it is time to do what you do best! There is a lot at stake. The decision must be made almost immediately. Like all actions, you will need to write your decision into medical documentation before you begin. Yes, that means YOU! In the limited time before you would begin surgery, you need to consider the cases; the technical issues involved also, and write a Memorandum for the Record to document what decision you made and what considerations you included in your process. This will be on the record, so it needs to be thorough in case it needs to justify your actions at a later date.
Role You are the Lead Surgeon in a major hospital, and by virtue of your seniority you are also the key decision maker for transplant cases. Right now you have three people who are waiting and hoping for a suitable heart to become available. Your cell phone rings suddenly, and you are notified that a heart has become available-meaning that you need to make a quick yet sound decision about which patient will receive the heart and then schedule surgery for today.
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Deliverable Your assignment is to make the decision using utilitarian ethics–as this week’s classwork and discussions have brought you that skill–and then to write it up in the form of a Memorandum for the hospital records. Remember that this record could be reviewed by the Peer Review Committee or the Hospital Trustees at a later date. This is Utilitarian Week in our course. Employ what you have learned from J. S. Mill and Utilitarianism this week AND one other of our course’s ethicists (of your choice) from earlier weeks. The Memorandum should be at least two double-spaced pages with a maximum of three pages, in memorandum form, ready to become an official item of record.
