[SOLVED] The Great Ongoing Mask Debate

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ISLO (Institutional Student Learning Outcomes) Assignment 2022
The Great Ongoing Mask Debate
Objectives: This assignment measures your mastery of THREE competencies. Each competency has THREE outcomes.
Part 1 – Critical Thinking: Inquiry and Analysis; Evaluation and Synthesis; Creative Thinking and Innovation
Part 2 – Communication: Content and Purpose; Organization; Writing Tools
Part 3 – Personal Responsibility: Ethical Issues; Perspectives; Values
Assignment: In short paragraphs or sentences, complete all sections in Parts 1, 2, and 3. Please use this form as a template and type your answer after each question (1.a., 1.b., 1.c., etc.) Use complete sentences and eliminate errors in grammar and spelling. DO NOT include your name on your assignment.
Part 1 Critical Thinking: Use inquiry and analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of information, and use innovative, creative thinking. Use short paragraphs to completely answer each question.
Outcome 1 Inquiry and Analysis:
Identify the problem. You may use the background articles that have been provided for some ideas—but express the problem in your own words.
State TWO relevant questions related to the problem. Again, you may use the background articles (scroll to end) but express the questions in your own words.
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References: Use ONE recent reference (2021) to support your answers. Include a brief quotation from it here:
Citations: Provide a complete citation and working web link for your reference here:
Outcome 2 Evaluation and Synthesis:
List THREE alternative (different; opposing) viewpoints of the face mask debate. Assess EACH of the three viewpoints in terms of their logic. For example, what are some implications and consequences of EACH viewpoint? State at least one implication or consequence (positive or negative) of each perspective.
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After evaluating all three viewpoints, what single logical conclusion and solution regarding face masks can be reached?
References: Use at least one recent reference (2021) to support your answers to 1 and 2. Include a brief quotation from it/them here:
Citations: Provide a complete citation and working web link here:
Outcome 3: Creative Thinking and Innovation:
Suppose you are hired by an organization to design a strategy to encourage people’s acceptance of face masks as an effective tool against COVID-19.
Design your strategy here:
Part 2 Communication: Develop, interpret, and express ideas through effective written communication. Check your answers to the questions in Part 1 for the following:
Outcome 1 Content and Purpose of Your Strategy
Review the content of your strategy (Part 1, Outcome 3) for content and purpose. Be sure that the purpose of your strategy is clearly stated, and that your audience (the public) can understand its provisions. Copy and paste your strategy (Part 1, Outcome 3) here, after making any necessary changes or edits for clarity:
Outcome 2 Organization:
Review the organization and presentation of your strategy. Copy and paste your strategy (part 1, Outcome 3) here, after making any necessary changes or edits to its organization:
Outcome 3 Tools:
Review the grammar, spelling, and punctuation of your answers to the above AND your answers to the Critical Thinking questions. Be sure you have used grammatically correct, complete sentences with correct spelling and punctuation.
Part 3 Personal Responsibility: St. Philip’s College students will connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Background: Read this article before answering the questions in this part: https://theconversation.com/pro-mask-or-anti-mask-your-moral-beliefs-probably-predict-your-stance-148774
Outcome 1 Recognize the Ethical Issues
Clearly explain at least one ethical issue (dilemma) of the problem.
Write your answer here:
Outcome 2 Identify three or more perspectives to the ethical dilemma and state at least one consequence of each of the three perspectives.
Write your answers here:
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Outcome 3 List at least three of YOUR ethical values that apply to the masking debate, and state the origin (parents? religion? philosophy? Some other source?) of each value here:
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Background: As of August 2021, COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States: https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/covid-19-continues-to-be-a-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-u-s-in-august-2021/
Although scientific studies indicate that masks and other protective measures help slow the spread of the virus, resistance to face masks remains high among some groups.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/10/29/both-republicans-and-democrats-cite-masks-as-a-negative-effect-of-covid-19-but-for-very-different-reasons/
Resources: Use online search engines to locate recent, credible references.