Ethics & Society
What is the value of having ethics review committees such as an institutional ethics committee (IEC), internal review board (IRB), or an infant care review committee (IREC)?
Q2
Plagiarism and serious ethical lapses do not just occur in college papers; there are social and financial consequences to plagiarism and ethical misdeeds in the real world (CO4). Please review the following cases that have serious ethical issues:
· Jayson Blair and the New York Times.
· Jonah Lehrer and the New Yorker.
· “Surfin’ USA” and “Sweet Little Sixteen.”
· Jane Goodall an her book, “Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder.”
· Janet Cooke and the Washington Post.
Choose one of the above examples and answer the following:,
· Describe the plagiarism or unethical behavior that occurred.,
· What was the outcome of this plagiarism or unethical behavior?,
· Find another example of real world plagiarism and share it with the class.,
Multi-Topic Ethics and Education Discussion
Q3
Explain the three components of a lever. Select a movement and explain what class of lever system is used for this movement and in what plane the movement occurs.
To your classmates: (for your required 2 follow-up posts) – What are the primary muscles being used to initiate, stabilize, and decelerate movement in ONE of the identified phases of your classmates’ listed dynamic sport skill movement?
Q4
Identify one inelastic and one elastic goods/services that you have recently purchased or not, and relate your examples to the characteristics of the price elasticity of demand. Analyze the challenges a store would be facing to raise the price of an elastic and inelastic good.
Q5
Examine one of your recent research papers. Identify the paper you examined and answer the following questions: 1. How did you handle sources, especially as you consider the definition of plagiarism in this course?
2. What do you feel most comfortable about when it comes to plagiarism? Where do you need to improve your handling of source material?
Q6
hroughout the course we’ve examined some of the challenges diverse families face. Sometimes the challenges break the family down and divorce is the end result. After a divorce, some people choose to stay single, some get married again, while others decide to just live together. For this discussion please compile a pros and cons list for divorce, remarriage, cohabitation, and choosing to be single. Be sure to cover factors such as the effects on the children, income, emotional well-being, etc.
Q7
As you have learned this week, diagnosing psychiatric disorders in children has mental health professionals evaluating many factors. Most of this is defined within the DSM5. Yet there can be problems and a misdiagnosis can occur. What effect might misdiagnosis have on children lives?
In addition, some questions of mental wellness may be related to aspects of empathy, sympathy, and morality. How is empathy developed in young children? Why do some have this quality and it seems absent in others? Should we “teach” morality? If so, how is that accomplished? What is the role of parents in developing these very important qualities?
You may be tempted to use personal narrative which is fine to a point. BUT, since this is college you must support your ideas with factual content (reference).
Q8
When evaluating a preschool one of the things some parents will look at is academics that are taught to their child.
1- What are the most important things a parent should be looking for when deciding placement in a preschool?
2- How do parents evaluate skill development with regards to problem solving, make-believe and artistic activities within a preschool? Explain why these factors may be important for this evaluation?
Multi-Topic Ethics and Education Discussion
Q9
Often, we tend to view marital instability in terms of the likelihood of failure. That is, people who are more likely to divorce are also more likely to “fail” in life.
The discussion of divorce trends helps us to place the question of “Who divorces?” in perspective. Think about the likelihood of divorce, using the information from the video Marriage & Divorce Rates Through History, the E-Book “Sociology of the Family: Chapter 12”, and some of your other readings to discuss divorce.
What are some of the factors in our society that might lead to divorce?
What are some of the individual factors that might lead to divorce?
Have you seen this play out with the people you know? (Support your position with the readings and/or other sources)
After divorce many couples end up getting remarried. Existing data show that overall, remarriages provide men and women with more choices in controlling their lives, but reactions by stepparents are more mixed. Consider the many challenges of stepparenting that might interfere with the potential rewards of a remarriage. Give me your thoughts on this and use the readings and/or other sources to support your answer.
Q10
When people consider whether to exercise, they weigh the pros and cons. The more benefits a person can identify, the more likely it is that the person will become more intrinsically motivated to exercise.
PART I:
In this Discussion, imagine that you are working with a person who doesn’t exercise regularly. In your initial discussion post identify at least 4 pros and 4 cons of exercise. Identify each “pro” and “con” of exercise presented within your initial discussion in BOLD font. Your goal here is to both persuade the non-exerciser and convince those who fund exercise programs that their investment is beneficial.
PART II:
In your discussion, address the meaningfulness of encouraging social connections for exercise adherence as presented in the findings by the authors in this week’s reading, “Promoting Exercise Adherence Through Groups: A Self-Categorization Theory Perspective.”
NOTE: Just a reminder, while educating your classmates, please be sure to include at least one reference with your initial discussion in order to support information presented.
Q11
Also remember these comprise what is referred to as the “primary post”, i.e., these should be posted in a single post with one response on top of the other. Each should be numbered to clearly show where the response to #1 ends and the response to #2 starts.
1. Compare today’s new officers to those who came into the police agency 10, 20 or even 40 years ago. How are they similar? How do they differ?
2. What are the most common errors in decision making? What can the police administrator do to avoid these common errors?
Q12
What are some issues surrounding the use of the Internet in business and other organizations?
Q13
Imagine that you are a magazine writer assigned to write a profile of:
· A person who influenced your choice of degree program not just going back to school or pursuing an education, but choosing your specific field (healthcare administration)
· Your chosen field of study
· A brief background of the person you chose (No need to include details like eye color or height, but do include birth and death dates, if applicable.)
· WHY this person was important to your decision to pursue education in that field OR
· HOW the person you chose has contributed to your field
· A couple of sentences responding to ONE of the following questions using the biographies located in the Learning Resources:
· From among this week’s biographies, who do you think your chosen person would have wanted as a friend and why?
· From among this week’s biographies, who might have been a good mentor for your person? Or who might your person have mentored?
Don’t forget to list the specific profile resource at the bottom of your post.
