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Assignment 1: Professional Ethics Paper (30%) A. Research section: 1) Concisely and clearly identifies a significant ethical problem and states why it is a problem; 2) Clear description of cultural influences of this issue; 3) Minimum of 8 pages in length total (5-7 pages for researched issue including citations immediately after the researched topic and 3-4 for personal issue); 4) complete citation of at least 3 pertinent references on your researched topic from scholarly sources (from a peer-reviewed journal) no older than 2011. Other references also cited. If 3 scholarly references are not used, this will reduce the maximum grade by 5% for each missing scholarly source for fewer than 3. Fewer than 2 grammar and/or spelling errors. Use your computers spell and grammar check function.

B. Personal experience section: 1) Must concisely and clearly identify an ethical situation and why it is a problem. Clearly delineates involved ethical principles. 2) Answers What are the implications if the ethical decision is not made or if the unethical situation continues? 3) Course of action that should have been taken with rationale stated and complete list of possible courses of action; 4) What did you do or what was done in that situation and what was the outcome? 5) How did you and the others involved feel after the situation ended, both about the situation and the resolution?

C. Presentation of Synopsis of Ethics Paper (maximum 5 minutes, no slides): This is an informal but informative 3-5 minute presentation on the students ethical issue assignment which consists of two sections: 1) ethical research topic and findings for the academic portion of the paper (5-8 pages including sources) for 2-3 minutes; 2) personal experience ethical situation (2-3 pages) for 1-2 minutes. Content to include: a) Statement describing the ethical topic, b) Summary of findings from peer-reviewed literature, c) Summary of findings from other sources, d) Summary of personal ethical situation and resolution.