Biomedical Ethics

Biomedical Ethics: Final Paper

Prompt: The final paper will be an application of the ethical principles (and/or other approaches) to a case of your choosing. You will research a biomedical case or issue, and provide an ethical analysis of it. It needs to be a specific case. For example, confidentiality in cases where a physician might have to violate it to prevent harm or something.

Grading Criteria:

1. Includes student name, instructor, class name, date.
2. Strong and clear thesis statement (“I will argue…”). Thesis claim also appears in conclusion.
3. 6 pg. of writing double spaced 12pt font Minimum (not 5.1 pages) not including works cited.
4. Correct tone – not informal. All material presented is relevant to your thesis.
5. Correct general format (intro, body [several parts], conclusion). Each paragraph of the body has a mini-thesis sentence. Each section of your body paragraphs should lend support to your thesis.
6. No Fallacies
7. At least two in-text citations of academic philosophy articles from outside the text of the course done correctly. These citations offer supporting evidence for your thesis.
8. Includes a counter argument and rebuttal. Has an accurate and charitable possible objection and a well-argued rebuttal section.
9. Must use one ethical principle or ethical theory to develop your argument. Shows you know how to apply abstract ethical concepts to concrete examples.
10. Argument is clear and convincing (valid argument). All terms used are defined and clearly explained to the reader perhaps through example.
11. Must be in MLA format

Formatting the First Page of Your Paper

1. Do not make a title page for your paper
2. In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor’s name, the course, and the date.
3. Double space again and center the title. Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks; write the title in Title Case (standard capitalization), not in all capital letters.
4. Use quotation marks and/or italics when referring to other works in your title, just as you would in your text: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Morality Play; Human Weariness in “After Apple Picking”
5. Double space between the title and the first line of the text.
6. Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page number; number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin.

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