You will use the assignments as you move through the course to prepare for the separate

components of the final project. The project weaves together the critical ideas of the entire

course, including your studies, discussions, and assignments.

This course focuses on the application of ethical reasoning to issues of humanity and technology;

specifically, bioethics. After two units on understanding bioethics and ethical reasoning, you will

use the remaining units to apply that learning by analyzing case studies in clinical, research, and

public health ethics. Each of the five units will include a short analysis paper that serves as a

basis for elements in your course project. In the course project, you will construct an argument in

favor of a coherent set of ethical theories and perspectives that you will use in your personal

and/or professional life.

Use the following outline for the project:

 Introduction: Draw from your manifesto in Unit 1 and your analysis paper in Unit 2 to

create an introduction to evaluating ethical approaches using philosophical reasoning.

(One to two pages.)

 Theories and Perspectives in Clinical Ethics: Draw from your assignment in Unit 3 to

construct an argument for or against the approach you used in the case study. (One to two

pages.)

 Theories and Perspectives in Research Ethics: Draw from your assignment in Unit 4 to

construct an argument for or against the approach you used in the case study. (One to two

pages.)

 Theories and Perspectives in Public Health Ethics: Draw from your assignment in

Unit 5 to construct an argument for or against the approach you used in the case study.

(One to two pages.)

 Conclusion: Argue for the continuing use of one or more theories and perspectives for

your personal and/or professional life, using concrete examples and scholarly resources,

and describing advantages and limitations of your approach. (One to two pages.)

See the Bioethics and Society Infographic for an illustration of the shift in thinking and writing

that takes place from the unit assignments to the course project.

Project Objectives

To successfully complete this project, you will be expected to:

1. Articulate the relationship of bioethics to personal and/or professional experiences.

2. Explain the strengths and weaknesses of ethical theories and perspectives in relation to

bioethical issues.

3. Argue for or against an ethical theory and/or perspective in particular settings.

4. Evaluate the continuing use of one or more theories and perspectives for personal and/or

professional life, using concrete examples and scholarly resources, and describing

advantages and limitations of the approach.

5. Construct a logical, organized, written argument with few mechanical errors.

6. Cite evidence from appropriate resources, using APA format.

Project Requirements

To achieve a successful project experience and outcome, you are expected to meet the following

requirements.

 Academic Honesty: Submit your paper to Turnitin before you submit it for grading. 

 Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract

from the overall message.

 APA formatting: Resources and citations should be formatted according to current APA

style and formatting standards.

 Number of resources: Use a minimum of 6 scholarly resources, which may be the same

as those used in your assignment papers.

 Length of paper: 6–10 typed, double-spaced pages.

 Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.