Create an informative 12-minute video or audio news segment on a contemporary social issue.
Competency 1: Explain the nature of ethical issues.
Explain the selected contemporary issue, with reference to practical instances.
Competency 3: Engage in ethical debate.
Describe the relevant contributions to the issue from at least two different academic disciplines.
Competency 4: Develop a position on a contemporary ethical issue.
Explain at least two distinct positions on the issue.
Defend one's personal ethical position on the issue.
Competency 5: Communicate effectively in the context of personal and professional moral discourse.
Create a video or audio presentation that reports on a contemporary social issue from multiple
perspectives.Making responsible decisions about major public issues is more complex than a direct application
of theory. One source of this complexity is the value of looking at the issue through a variety of disciplinary
modes of inquiry:
Psychology and sociology inform our views of individual and collective behavior.
Mathematics and the sciences remind us that human life is part of a larger world.
Literature and mythology encourage us to remember the power of good and evil.
Medicine points out that what we do affects the health of our bodies.
Communication and information technology help us learn to talk to each other.
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Once again, your instructor has selected a few big issues that need to be considered from more than one of
these disciplinary lenses. Learning how to integrate knowledge from multiple fields is a vital transferable skill
for practical life.
Another source of complexity in dealing with a major issue is that there are many alternative solutions to think
about. Intellectual honesty demands that we think critically about all of them.
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