After reading about the syphilis research project involving 600 black men, which began in 1932 and lasted for 40 years, respond to the following: What were the ethical implications of the decisions taken at the time of the study?.

1. M2A1: Ethics of the Tuskegee Research Project Essay.

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The purpose of this essay is to apply your knowledge of universalism or utilitarianism to a historic medical ethics case.

Review: U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/index.html.

At least two other sources on the Tuskegee case.

After reading about the syphilis research project involving 600 black men, which began in 1932 and lasted for 40 years, respond to the following:

What were the ethical implications of the decisions taken at the time of the study?.

How can you apply the learning from this module (either universalism or utilitarianism) to the Tuskegee case?.

Your research should be documented by citing one or more credible sources such as a newspaper, a biographic article, book, or website. To assist you in your research, the library has the following tutorials and links for you to use:

> .Getting Started with Your Research: https://my.excelsior.edu/group/library/get-started-with-research.

> .Frequently Asked Questions: https://my.excelsior.edu/group/library/faq.

> .Research Databases: https://my.excelsior.edu/group/library/articles-and-research-databases.

1.Communication and Mass Media Complete, listed alphabetically, fifth down the list..

Be sure to check your essay for grammar and spelling errors before you submit it. Smarthinking-www.smarthinking.com-is available to assist you with your writing.

Your essay should be 350-500 words in length, single spaced, and in APA format.Submit your essay in a Microsoft Word or Open Office document (freeware found at Apache OpenOffice – The Free and Open Productivity Suite) and place it in the appropriate assignment dropbox.

Before you submit this assignment to the dropbox below, be sure to upload a copy to the “Final” dropbox for this assignment on Turnitin.com. A “Draft” dropbox is also available so that you can use the originality report provided as a learning tool to improve your work prior to final submission.

Evaluation Criteria

Keep the following in mind:

.The ethical implications are adequately described..

.The concept of either universalism or utilitarianism is applied to this case..

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> All essay activities together count as 20% of your overall grade and will be graded using the SLA Writing Rubric.  Please review the rubric carefully so you understand how you will be graded.  Click on View Rubric above.

 

2. M5A1: Media Ethics Essay wk4

The purpose of this activity is to apply your knowledge of media ethics in analyzing a contemporary media ethics case.

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> Read articles from the website of the Poynter Institute (Poynter). Select and review an article that discusses a case of media ethics. Keep the following in mind:

> .Discuss how issues presented in this learning module apply to the case in question.

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> Your research should be documented by citing at least five credible sources such as a newspaper, a biographic article, book, or website. To assist you in your research, the library has the following tutorials and links for you to use:

> .Getting Started with Your Research: https://my.excelsior.edu/group/library/get-started-with-research

> .Frequently Asked Questions: https://my.excelsior.edu/group/library/faq

> .Research Databases: https://my.excelsior.edu/group/library/articles-and-research-databases

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> 1.Communication and Mass Media Complete, listed alphabetically, fifth down the list

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> Be sure to check your essay for grammar and spelling errors before you submit it. Smarthinking-www.smarthinking.com-is available to assist you with your writing.

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> Your essay should be 350-500 words in length, single spaced, and in APA format. Submit your essay in a Microsoft Word or Open Office document (freeware found at Apache OpenOffice – The Free and Open Productivity Suite) and place it in the appropriate assignment dropbox.

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> Before you submit this assignment to the dropbox below, be sure to upload a copy to the “Final” dropbox for this assignment on Turnitin.com. A “Draft” dropbox is also available so that you can use the originality report provided as a learning tool to improve your work prior to final submission.

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> Evaluation Criteria

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> Keep the following points in mind:

> .The essay is well-organized and logically structured.

> .The hypothesis is clearly stated and arguments are presented logically to support the hypothesis.

> .Key concepts from this module are applied to the media ethics case in question.

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> All essay activities together count as 20% of your overall grade and will be graded using the SLA Writing Rubric.  Please review the rubric carefully so you understand how you will be graded.  Click on View Rubric above.