This document provides instructions for completing the final assignment in a course on ethics. It asks the student to summarize the key ethical issue from a previous case, make a decision on what the most ethical option is, evaluate potential objections to that decision and respond to them, and reflect on the process of critical thinking used in the assignment. The student is to follow the sample format provided and submit the assignment using MLA formatting guidelines.

1. This assignment builds upon the following assignments you
submitted previously:
Module 4 Dropbox: Identification, Research, Analysis
Module 5 Dropbox: Application - Act Utilitarianism
Module 6 Dropbox: Application - Kantian Ethics
Be sure to review the feedback you received from those
assignments, and
make any necessary revisions BEFORE moving forward with
this assignment
.
Focusing on the same case as before, you will now complete the
last three steps of the critical thinking process: 5) Decision, 6)
Evaluation, and 7) Reflection.
Review the case in the
Ethics textbook Chapter 24:
Case 6, Life on the Streets.
Follow the
Sample Format: Decision, Evaluation, Reflection
,
and submit to this Dropbox using MLA formatting.
Complete this assignment, as follows:
Decision

2. (150 words minimum)
Consider the main ethical/moral issue you previously identified
in Module 4. Answer the "should" question by stating the
option you determined to be the wisest and most ethical.
For example, The most ethical decision is for _____ to...
Be impartial. Avoid any bias; do not express your own personal
opinion; do not use the words, "I think" or "I feel." The decision
should be based upon your completion of the previous steps of
the critical thinking process: 1) Identification, 2) Research, 3)
Analysis and 4) Application of Act Utilitarianism and Kantian
Ethics.
Clearly justify and support your decision. For example, This
decision is morally justified because... Discuss how the results
of determining Net Utility and applying Universality and
Respect-for-Persons informed your decision. A justification is
necessary - there is no better option. What would justify your
decision to all of the stakeholders?
Evaluation
(150 words minimum)
To evaluate your decision, play "devil's advocate." Think of
some objections or arguments someone could make against your
decision. List
three
potential objections to your decision, and then write a defense
against each objection. Each defense should be based upon an
ethical theory and/or logic.
For example, if you determined that the most ethical decision is
for Jack to report Jill's stealing to the boss, one objection might
be, If Jack informs his boss, Jill might retaliate against him. A

3. defense against that objection could be, Jack believes reporting
misconduct is his moral duty, and, therefore, overrides any
concern of possible retaliation. (Kantian Ethics)
Objection 1 -
For example, If Jack informs his boss, Jill might retaliate
against him.
Defense -
For example, Jack believes reporting misconduct is his moral
duty, and, therefore, overrides any concern of possible
retaliation. (Kantian Ethics)
Objection 2 -
Defense -
Objection 3 -
Defense -
Reflection
(150 words minimum)
Reflect on the critical thinking process and the steps involved.
What do you think of the process? What did you learn from the
process? Could it bring value to making decisions? Are there
certain parts that you found more (or less) useful? Would you
use it in the future? Would you use it, or parts of it, in your
everyday life? What ethical principles do you rely on
consistently? Do not write about the case itself, the decision
you reached, or what you thought should or should not have
happened relating to the case. Instead, reflect on the
process

4. of critical thinking, and how you feel about it.
Use the
Dropbox Grading Criteria
to help guide your completion of this assignment.
Dropbox Rules
Use
MLA Formatting
. Double-space the entire document. Adjust all font
color/style/size to black Times New Roman 12 pt. Put the
heading in the upper left corner of the first page; include your
name, the professor's name, the course name, and the date. Use
the document header to display your last name and page number
in the upper right corner of each page. Put the "Works Cited" on
the last page, and the total word count at the end of the
document.