Ethical Reasoning Rubric
N = Excellent (3) Acceptable (2) Unacceptable (1)
Criteria
Ethical Self-Awareness Assignment 5
Student discusses in detail and analyzes both core beliefs and the origins of core beliefs with greater depth and clarity.
Student discusses in detail and both core beliefs and the origins of core beliefs.
Student states either their core beliefs or origins of core beliefs but not both.
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Understanding Different Ethical Perspectives/Concepts Assignments 1 & 4
Student identifies and names the theory or theories, presents the gist and accurately explains the details of the theory or theories used.
Student identifies the major theory and only presents the gist without explaining the details.
Student names the theory used.
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Ethical Issue Recognition Assignment 2
Student identifies ethical issues when presented a complex, multilayered (gray) context and recognizes the cross relationship among the issues.
Student recognizes basic and obvious ethical issues and incompletely grasps the complexities and interrelationship among the issues.
Student recognizes basic and obvious ethical issues and fails to grasp the complexity and the interrelationships.
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Application Ethical Perspectives/Concepts Assignment 6
Student independently applies ethical perspectives/concepts to an ethical question accurately and considers full implication of the application.
Student applies ethical perspectives/concepts to an ethical question independently to a new example, but the application is inaccurate.
Student applies ethical perspectives/concepts to an ethical question with support (using examples in the class, in a group, or fixed-choice setting) but is unable to apply the ethical perspectives/concepts independently to a new example.
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Evaluation Different Ethical Perspectives/Concepts Assignment 3
Student states a position and states objections to assumptions and implications and can reasonably defend against objections and implications of different ethical perspectives/concepts and the students defense is effective.
Student states a position and states objections to assumptions and implications of different ethical perspectives/concepts but does not respond to them (and ultimately objections and implications are compartmentalized and does not affect the students position).
Student states position but fails to state the objections, assumptions, and limitations of the different perspectives/concepts.
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