CASE STUDY

CASE STUDY
Assessment 3
45 MARKS
Assessment
Details
Word count: 1500 words
There is a +/-10% leeway on the word limits.
For this task, this means 1350-1650 words are acceptable (excluding reference list and including in-text citations).
Minimum number of references: You should make use of a minimum of 8 references.
At least 6 of these references should be scholarly sources.
45marks

Deductions
If you have not submitted an extension and submit late you will receive a deduction to your mark of 10% per day that you are late.

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Instructions
You will be expected to consider what dilemmas are presented by the case study, and how these
issues and the solution might be informed by the theories examined this semester. The extra readings and resources will be useful for this task.
You are also encouraged to do independent research and use applicable scholarly literature in addition to those provided to you.

Theories

For this assessment, you will need to choose two of the following theories to apply to the case study:

Indigenous Australian Philosophy
Universal Ethical Egoism
Act Utilitarianism
Rule Utilitarianism
Divine Command Theory
Kant’s Duty Ethics
Ross’s Prima Facie Duties
Nicomacean Virtue Ethics
Confucian Role Ethics

Structure …
The introduction should identify the case study that you have chosen and the two theories you are
going to apply to the case.
Detailed in criteria 1.

Structure …
The first section of the body of the paper should detail the dilemmas presented by the case study.
Provide some ’facts’ around the case which may include academic material from the additional
readings, legislation, policy, scientific/medical evidence, statistics, government and NGO reports, etc.
This is also where any relevant codes of ethics/conduct should be identified. These should
be relevant to Australian professional conduct – that is, Australian focused codes of ethics/conducts.
Detailed in marking criteria 2.

Structure …
Section two of the paper should analyse how your two theories apply to the case.
This will include applying all components of each theory to the case study, the strengths and weaknesses of applying each theory to the case study and providing consideration of the result of using each theory for all stakeholders impacted by the case study.
You can conduct this analysis separately or juxtapose both theories throughout the structure of the paper; you have creative license in expressing the analysis.
This section should form the bulk of your paper
Detailed in marking criteria 3, 4, and 5.

Structure …
The final section of the paper – solution to the dilemma by synthesising the main arguments
Should particularly draw upon the strengths discussed.
Detailed in marking criteria 6.

Case Study
Options

May choose one most appropriate to your professional pathway or wild card – up to you