Question description
Your goal for this assignment is to apply an ethical theory to a
real-world situation. You will examine an environmental issue and apply
one of the ethical theories to it to understand how human interactions
with the natural environment raise ethical concerns. You will do this by
preparing and posting a PowerPoint slideshow consisting of 12 slides
with a separate section under each slide for notes.Choose one of the following topics or issues, and read about it at the indicated place:Environmental justice and environmental racism (Read Environmental Justice for All)Environmental harm, like the pollution of air and water (Read Chapter 8 in the textbook)Waste reduction (Read Chapter 8 in the textbook)Select
one philosophical theory (i.e., utilitarianism, deontology, or virtue
ethics). Consider the following questions pertaining to the theory you
have selected:What does the theory tell us about how things operate in the real world?What is the focus of the theory? That is, what aspects of everyday life (or what questions) does the theory address?The
focus helps you think about the topical boundaries of the theory. This
course is about ethics and social responsibility, so you should
concentrate on the ethical and moral aspects of both the theory and
topic you are analyzing. It may help to think in terms of different
realms or institutions. Does the theory help explain people’s behavior
from a political, economic, religious, or ethical perspective? Try to
sort through everything that does not represent an ethical question, and
address only the ethical issues.How does the theory simplify
complex issues to make them more understandable? Another way to think
about this is to consider the concepts that make up the theory. Identify
the concepts and how they are related to each other.Develop
one thesis question that applies your philosophical theory to your
environmental issue. You will address this question by developing an
argument that links the theory to the issue (through your notes and
pictures), so make sure you word your question carefully to accomplish
this task. Indicate this thesis question on your second slide (the one
after the title slide).Next, develop an ethical argument that
addresses your question. Use the text and/or other academic sources to
support your position. Build your argument by writing nine clear
sentences. Each sentence should make one important point about the
ethical aspects of the environmental issue you are analyzing and should
be placed on one slide each.Underneath each slide, you will
also add presentation notes. This is written information that you would
normally say or share with an audience during a presentation, but they
do not show up in the presentation. Your notes should also make use of
at least two academic sources and elaborate on the image and sentence in
each slide.To add notes to your slide, go the section at the
bottom of each slide in PowerPoint and click on the option that says
“Click to add notes.” Type your notes into that section.Make
sure your presentation focuses on ethical arguments and avoids personal
opinion, arguments based on politics, economics, religion, or topics
other than ethics.Next, find a photo or image to
illustrate each slide, and post it on the slide above the sentence.
Search the Internet for photos or images that are appropriate. Make sure
the photos or images you use are not copyright protected; you should
only use photos or images that are in the public domain. Also, make sure
you cite the sources from which you retrieved your photos or images
directly underneath the photo on each slide.The final
PowerPoint slideshow should consist of 12 slides. There should be one
slide for the title page, one slide for your thesis question, nine
slides for your arguments (i.e., main sentences) and notes, and one
slide for your references. You should use at least two academic sources
in addition to the textbook as references. So you will use a total of at
least three academic sources. All citations and references must be in
the APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.This
assignment must be submitted as a PowerPoint presentation. Other
formats (e.g., PDF files, Word documents, etc.) are not acceptable. If
you are unfamiliar with how to use PowerPoint, see Basic tasks in PowerPoint 2010. You may also use the sample PowerPoint assignment to
guide you in preparing your assignment, but you may not use the slides
from that sample in your own work. The work you submit must be
completely original. Please also make sure that you refer to the grading
rubric for this assignment to ensure that your final work meets all of
the submission criteria for the final PowerPoint slideshow.
