SOC 120 Week 2 Assignment Applying Theory

Environmental Issues
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Your goal for this assignment is to apply an
ethical theory to a real-world situation. You will
examine an environmental issue and apply one
of the ethical theories to it to understand how
human interactions with the natural environment
raise ethical concerns. You will do this by
preparing and posting a PowerPoint slideshow
consisting of 12 slides with a separate section
under each slide for notes.
• Choose one of the following topics or issues,
and read about it at the indicated place:
o Environmental justice and environmental
racism (Read Environmental Justice for All)
o Environmental harm, like the pollution of air
and water (Read Chapter 8 in the textbook)
o Waste reduction (Read Chapter 8 in the
textbook)
• Select one philosophical theory (i.e.,
utilitarianism, deontology, or virtue ethics).
Consider the following questions pertaining to
the theory you have selected:
o What does the theory tell us about how
things operate in the real world?
o What is the focus of the theory? That is, what
aspects of everyday life (or what questions) does
the theory address?
• The focus helps you think about the topical
boundaries of the theory. This course is about
ethics and social responsibility, so you should
concentrate on the ethical and moral aspects of
both the theory and topic you are analyzing. It
may help to think in terms of different realms or
institutions. Does the theory help explain
people’s behavior from a political, economic,
religious, or ethical perspective? Try to sort
 through everything that does not represent an
ethical question, and address only the ethical
issues.
o How does the theory simplify complex issues
to make them more understandable? Another
way to think about this is to consider the
concepts that make up the theory. Identify the
concepts and how they are related to each other.
• Develop one thesis question that applies your
philosophical theory to your environmental
issue. You will address this question by
developing an argument that links the theory to
the issue (through your notes and pictures), so
make sure you word your question carefully to
accomplish this task. Indicate this thesis
question on your second slide (the one after the
title slide).
• Next, develop an ethical argument that
addresses your question. Use the text and/or
other academic sources to support your
position. Build your argument by writing nine
clear sentences. Each sentence should make
one important point about the ethical aspects of
the environmental issue you are analyzing and
should be placed on one slide each.
 • Underneath each slide, you will also add
presentation notes. This is written information
that you would normally say or share with an
audience during a presentation, but they do not
show up in the presentation. Your notes should
also make use of at least two academic sources
and elaborate on the image and sentence in each
slide.
o To add notes to your slide, go the section at
the bottom of each slide in PowerPoint and click
on the option that says “Click to add notes.”
Type your notes into that section.
o Make sure your presentation focuses on
ethical arguments and avoids personal opinion,
arguments based on politics, economics,
religion, or topics other than ethics.
• Next, find a photo or image to illustrate each
slide, and post it on the slide above the
sentence. Search the Internet for photos or
images that are appropriate. Make sure the
photos or images you use are not copyright
protected; you should only use photos or
images that are in the public domain. Also, make
sure you cite the sources from which you
retrieved your photos or images directly
underneath the photo on each slide.
 The final PowerPoint slideshow should consist
of 12 slides. There should be one slide for the
title page, one slide for your thesis question,
nine slides for your arguments (i.e., main
sentences) and notes, and one slide for your
references. You should use at least two
academic sources in addition to the textbook as
references. So you will use a total of at least
three academic sources. All citations and
references must be in the APA format as outlined
in the Ashford Writing Center.
This assignment must be submitted as a
PowerPoint presentation. Other formats (e.g.,
PDF files, Word documents, etc.) are not
acceptable. If you are unfamiliar with how to use
PowerPoint, see Basic tasks in PowerPoint 2010.
You may also use the sample PowerPoint
assignment to guide you in preparing your
assignment, but you may not use the slides from
that sample in your own work. The work you
submit must be completely original. Please also
make sure that you refer to the grading rubric for
this assignment to ensure that your final work
meets all of the submission criteria for the final
PowerPoint slideshow.