PHI 302 Week 7 Assignment Help

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Professional Ethics Project: Submission

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Overview:

For the final assignment, due in Week 7, you will write a 4-7 page essay consisting of that addresses the issue of professional ethics.  The project requires you to recognize the principles associated with a breach of ethics demonstrated in a film, a television show, in print fiction, newspaper and magazine columns, radio talk shows, news, and/or feature stories.  This assignment is designed to span a full block or semester class. It cannot be accomplished in one week, so plan ahead and begin immediately. 

Assignment: 

·         This is an assignment in which you will reflect on their ability to recognize and understand ethical dilemmas.

·         Understanding ethics is a graduation competency at Wilmington University.

·         This assignment consists of multiple parts and requires students to think about their growth and development in understanding ethics and seeing professions from multiple perspectives.

Assignment Description: 

Part 1: Code of Ethics of one’s chosen profession
Part 2: Media Analysis Project

Final Product:

Both parts of the assignments will be combined into one Ethics & Values paper that includes both the code of ethics essay and media analysis. These parts should be organized into one paper with a cover sheet formatted in APA style.

Part I:  Getting Started: Developing Awareness of the Code of Ethics in One’s Chosen Field (1-2 pages)

·          Identify your chosen profession (psychologist, educator, counselor, police or probation officer).

·         Go online to search for and find the ethical standards for your chosen profession.  Explore the many resources found at the site.

·         Write a 1-2 page essay explaining:

o    Why you chose the specific profession.

o    Why it is important for professionals in the field you have chosen to be familiar with and understand the field’s code of ethics.

o    Identify what you think are the three most important requirements of the field’s code & explain why. Be sure to cite the code of ethics.

o    Include a copy of the code of ethics you found in your paper as an appendix, in accordance with APA style.

Part II:  Ethics – A Media Analysis Paper (3-5 pages)
For the second part of this paper, write a 3-5 page essay describing an ethical dilemma for a person working in your desired profession, depicted in a form of media.

Examples:

·         You might select a movie  to discuss ethical dilemmas of a psychologist. 

·         A newspaper article might be used to discuss ethical dilemmas faced by a counsellor.

·         Or, a podcast  discuss  the ethical dilemmas of an attorney.

This essay should be 3-5 pages, double-spaced, have one-inch margins, and use Times New Roman #12 font (follow APA style formatting requirements).

Writing the Paper:
Describe the ethical dilemma in which the real, or fictitious, professional(s) is/are involved.
Relate the questions below to the code of ethics of your chosen profession:

·         What actions did the person take?

·         Were those actions within the profession’s code of ethics?  The code of ethics must be cited.

·         What actions could the person have taken to remain within the profession’s code of ethics? The code of ethics must be cited.

·         How can and does the profession respond to ethical misconduct among its membership? The code of ethics must be cited.

·         Using at least two theories presented in the textbook, explain how each theory would view the ethical dilemmas and the actions taken by the real, or fictitious, professional(s).