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Week 6 Assignment: Memo – You Decide
Due Sunday by 11:59pm Points 75 Submitting a file upload
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 8; review previous chapters
Lesson
Link (file): Memo TemplatePreview the document
You Decide (See page in Week 6)
Minimum of 2 scholarly sources 
Instructions
This assignment presents a difficult and painful medical dilemma, with you in an imagined professional role. Go through the You Decide scenario and make the decision it calls for. Then, compose an official memorandum that will be kept for the record and could potentially be read not only by your Peer Review Committee but also by those involved in charitable fundraising, which supports hospital development, as well as by others with financial interests in the decision.

In the memo (use the Memo Template), explain your decision and your reasoning for it. Include the following:

Who benefits from what you decided? Explain why.
Who gets denied a needed benefit? Explain why.
You will see notice that there is time pressure in the simulated situation, so remember that you would not have the luxury to dawdle in the decision-making process, and as the decision maker, you would not have the luxury of consulting a broad spectrum of advisors. It falls on you to decide!

Include in the memo the utilitarian ethical philosophy of John Stuart Mill (from the lesson last week) and one other ethical philosopher of your choosing that we have studied to date. Use both of those philosophies to bolster your decision.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources)
Grading
This activity will be graded based on Ethical Analysis Grading Rubric.

Weekly Objectives (WO)
WO5.1 

Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday

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Rubric
Ethical Analysis Grading Rubric - 75 pts (2)
Ethical Analysis Grading Rubric - 75 pts (2)
Criteria    Ratings    Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLength
5.0 pts
Outstanding
Meets length requirement
0.0 pts
No Effort
5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent
10.0 pts
Outstanding
Addresses all aspects of the assignment.
8.5 pts
Above Average
Addresses most aspects of the assignment.
7.5 pts
Average
Addresses some aspects of the assignment.
6.0 pts
Below Average
Addresses few aspects of the assignment.
0.0 pts
No Effort
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysis
20.0 pts
Outstanding
Throughout the whole work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages readings and course materials in support of writer’s evident effort to understand ethical problems; establishes good use of theoretical underpinnings.
17.0 pts
Above Average
Throughout most of the work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages readings and course materials in support of writer’s evident effort to understand ethical problems; establishes good use of theoretical underpinnings.
15.0 pts
Average
Throughout some of the work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages readings and course materials in support of writer’s evident effort to understand ethical problems; establishes good use of theoretical underpinnings.
12.0 pts
Below Average
Throughout little of the work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages readings and course materials in support of writer’s evident effort to understand ethical problems; establishes good use of theoretical underpinnings.
0.0 pts
No Effort
20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization
20.0 pts
Outstanding
Ideas are logically organized, including inviting introduction (with a thesis statement) and a satisfactory conclusion, that come together in complete concepts.
17.0 pts
Above Average
Ideas are well organized, including inviting introduction (with a thesis statement) and a satisfactory conclusion, with complete concepts.
15.0 pts
Average
Organization and concepts need some restructuring.
12.0 pts
Below Average
Organization and concepts are difficult to follow and incomplete.
0.0 pts
No Effort
20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting / Presentation
10.0 pts
Outstanding
Throughout the whole work, the writing/presentation actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety; has a professional and consistent format and articulates clearly (presentation).
8.5 pts
Above Average
Throughout most of the work, the writing/presentation actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety; has a professional and consistent format and articulates clearly (presentation).
7.5 pts
Average
Throughout some of the work, the writing/presentation actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety; has a professional and consistent format and articulates clearly (presentation).
6.0 pts
Below Average
Throughout little of the work, the writing/presentation actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety; has a professional and consistent format and articulates clearly (presentation).
0.0 pts
No Effort
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA: Citation and Reference Formatting
10.0 pts
Outstanding
Throughout the whole work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page/slide includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style (paper).
8.5 pts
Above Average
Throughout most of the work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page/slide includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style (paper).
7.5 pts
Average
Throughout some of the work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page/slide includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style (paper).
6.0 pts
Below Average
Throughout little of the work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page/slide includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style (paper).
0.0 pts
No Effort
10.0 pts
Total Points: 75.0