Applying Ethical Theory

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Assessment Instructions

Assessment Overview

You have now studied the three approaches to ethical theory (deontological, consequentialist, and virtue theory) as exemplified in the work of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and Aristotle. Your assessment is to write an essay applying these three approaches to the following practical case:

You are called to consult in the critical care unit of your local hospital. The hospital admits JoEllen, 53, after she takes an overdose of prescription medications with alcohol. On admission, she says, “Not supposed to be here . . . ” and soon becomes uncommunicative. As her condition deteriorates rapidly, her son arrives with a notarized advance directive in which JoEllen specifically asks not to be placed on life support. What should you recommend to the attending health professionals?

Assessment Instructions

As you write your essay, consider how you would achieve the following:

  • Explain the ethical issue in this scenario.
  • Apply the three traditional theories of normative ethics to this situation.
  • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the three theories as they relate to this situation.
  • Apply ethical theory to justify your stance on the right thing to do in this situation.

Your instructor may provide video feedback on your work, as well as complete the official scoring guide for the assessment.

Additional Requirements
  • Written communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • APA formatting: Format resources and citations according to current APA style guidelines.
  • Number of resources: Use your judgment to ensure your topic is thoroughly researched. There is no minimum number of resources required.
  • Length of paper: Submit 2–3 typed, double-spaced pages.
  • Font and font size: Use Arial, 12-point font.

Suggested Resources

The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.

Three Approaches

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Virtue Ethics
Deontology
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Writing Support

Christian Religion Questions

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300 words minimum for question 1.

  • This week your written assignment is to explore the steps for discerning a call to ministry in your own congregation/denomination. Compare the process between your congregation/denomination of Non-Denominational Christian with the United Methodist Church.

In 500 words write an academic report (this is not a reflection paper of your experience) addressing the following areas about vocational discernment within a Non-denominational Christian Church?

1.What is the process of discernment to ministry in your tradition at the personal, congregation and denomination levels?

2.What theological understanding of call and response is adhered to by your community/denomination?

3.List and explain the steps required for ordination in your tradition. If ordination is not a practice followed by your tradition, what are the steps to necessary to serve as a pastor?

4.Evaluate the Pastoral degree program at Southwestern College (www.sckans.edu)in light of those requirements; what further steps for ordination would need to be undertaken after completing a degree at SCPS?

eBay Takes On Amazon discussion

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Visit and explore the websites of eBay, GSI Commerce, and Amazon.com. Read the required Steigrad article.  Respond to the following:
a. Consider the article’s statement, “The deal will take
eBay one step further away from its decelerating auction model while
strengthening the company’s fulfillment and customer service operations,
two of Amazon’s strengths.”
• Why might eBay’s auction model be “decelerating”?
• How will the acquisition of GSI “strengthen eBay’s fulfillment and customer service operations”?
b. Was the acquisition of GSI a complementary or
supplementary fit into eBay’s strategic portfolio of products?  Why?
c. According to the article, analysts estimated Amazon’s
2010 revenues to be $44.93 billion, while eBay’s was only $10.47
billion.  How effective might this acquisition be to achieve the goal of
“chipping away at rival Amazon.com Inc.’s lofty online retailing
business.”
d. Was this acquisition a good strategic decision?  Why or why not?
Explain your rationale.  Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. 

MUST USE OWN WORDS NO PLAGIARISM!!!!

food-processing-quiz

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Clark, Stephanie, Jung, Stephanie & Lamsal, Buddhi, Food Processing: Principles and Application, 2nd ed. 2014.

journal-writing-VERY-EASY

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American poet Robert Frost said, “We come to college to get over our littlemindedness.” Discuss what you think this quote means and how it relates to your own experiences.

Length is to be least 150 words. Informal writing and structure acceptable. Topic and/or focus may shift.

Project Plan Inception

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This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a project introduction and a project plan. You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

You are a newly appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a $25 million dollar data collection and analysis company that has been operating less than two (2) years. It is expected to grow by 60% over the next eighteen (18) months. Your company currently collects data using Web analytics and combines it with operational systems data. Web analytics is an increasingly important part of most business marketing plans. Your company is looking for ways to leverage the collected data but wants to ensure that the information technology infrastructure will support the expected growth that the company is anticipating. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has given you sixty (60) days to deliver a comprehensive information systems project plan to address the organizational growth that the company is experiencing. The company will be expanding from one (1) floor to three (3) floors within six (6) months. Since this is a relatively new company, there is currently limited technology infrastructure to support the business. All information technology (hardware and software) must be redesigned to meet organizational needs. The solution should be implemented in either a hosted solution, on-site solution, or a hybrid model. The CEO is expecting you to integrate different technologies from different partners and incorporate industry best practices and cost-effective solutions in connection with the development of technological systems. In addition, the CEO is extremely interested in cloud computing technologies and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) but is leery of security issues that may be associated. However, he is sure that you will implement proper security protocols. The company currently consists of twenty (20) employees of which four (4), including yourself, are dedicated to the IT organization.

Section 1: Project Introduction

  1. Write a four to six (4-6) page project introduction that documents the current state of the organization, expands upon the information given above, and includes the following:
    • Background information of the company.
    • Details regarding the type of business that the company is engaged in.
    • A description of current outsourcing and offshoring activities.
    • Identification of current skilled information systems personnel in position and responsibilities.
    • The specific types of data that the company collects.
    • A description of the information systems that the company currently has to support the business. The description at a minimum should include the following:
      • Operational Systems and Databases
      • Analytics and Interfaces
      • Infrastructure and Security
    • The use of at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Section 2: Project Plan

Requires MS Project Software to complete this section

Use Microsoft Project to:

  1. Create a project plan (summary and detailed) using Microsoft Office Project. The project plan should:
    • Record all tasks, subtasks, resources, and time related to the project.
    • Outline the planning, analysis, design, and implementation phases.
    • Develop in accordance with the systems development life cycle (SDLC).

unit eight one through ten

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Which of the following best describes de-identified data?

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The __________ clerk is likely responsible for the annual follow-up on patients diagnosed with cancer.

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The purpose of HEDIS is to:

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Which of the following data elements are NOT included in a cancer registry?

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The __________ of the data is the foundation of everything else.

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Which of the following best describes aggregate data?

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__________ is the midpoint in a group of ranked values that divides the data into two equal parts.

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The number of records that will be used in a study is called the:

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___________is the average (sum of values divided by the frequency).

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Data that has had the PHI elements removed so that an individual cannot be identified is called:

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Discuss-the-use-of-antibiotic-therapy-when-treating-ear-and-throat-pain-in-both-children-and-adults-

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Discuss the use of antibiotic therapy when treating ear and throat pain in both children and adults. What is considered standard of care? Include professional guidelines and recommendations.

Connect the principles of electricity magnetism and light to modern applications of physics

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In a two-page paper, identify the physics principles contained within the following scenario. Explain how these principals connect to electricity, magnetism, or light in modern applications in physics. Finally, consider the different concepts in which James Clerk Maxwell did research, and give an example of one of these concepts in use in your life. For instance, Maxwell’s research led to the development of radio waves. If you listen to a radio, then you are using Maxwell’s research. Provide another example from your own experience, compare, and contrast your scenario to the provided scenario below. Please use APA formatting and a reference page.
Scenario
Mandy took a trip to Rome, Italy. Once landed and inside the terminal, she turned her cell phone back on, but it was not charged. She found a charging station with a USB adaptor port. The USB was universal, providing 5 volts in any country you were in, and a small red LED next to her phone’s screen told her the phone was successfully charging. This USB port seemed to have very high amperage, meaning it charged her phone quickly. She was aware, though, that almost all of Italy’s electricity was generated by burning fossil fuels, and thus she was determined after this to use the portable solar charger she had bought rather than wall electricity.

Review-and-readjust-the-legislator-communication

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Hi On this assignment, I received a score of zero because the work was not done well. Below is what the problem is. The lecturer also posted a template that we will have to follow.

Please I have tonight 9/13/2017 by 11:59 to turn this in.

Instructor: Your paper is lacking the first two criteria of the paper of 1) legislators and their committees and 2) current legislation acts. Letter looks great. Please see Doc Sharing for a sample template for week 2.

So this is the sample template:

Opioid Drug Abuse

South University

Lucy Stella

June 15, 201x

Opioid Drug Abuse

This is your introductory paragraph. Notice there is no APA heading as it is not required as noted. Here you can stay succinctly what this paper is about. This paper is only to be two or three pages.

Legislators with Assigned Committee and Commitments

Needed are three legislators with what their assigned committees are and what laws they support.Try to do this in about three or four sentences for each legislator.

Current and Actual Legislation Initiatives

What was a piece of legislation from each of the above legislators that you found interesting?Again keep if succinct.What type of bill – house or senate including its number, the title, and briefly what the bill’s overall purpose/goal is.

Conclusion

In this paragraph you can state which legislator you are writing to, which bill, and why you found it interesting.This can be related to your topic for Week 4 or a very different health related topic.

References

Lastname, I.I. & Lastname, I.I. (2015). Title of article: Subsection of article.Journal ofNursing, 4(17), 45-67.

Appendix

Letter to Legislator

Your Name

Address

Email

Date

Legislator Name

Address

Dear Honorable Representative,

I am writing to you to explain and support the HB 1234 about ….

I hope you will consider my view as a nurse, I am very concerned about our citizens and their health.

Very sincerely yours,

Luc tella, DHSc, MN, RN