Scrapbook Assignment
Jay Jones
March 28, 2011
CJA 324
Jay Jones
Ethical Scrapbook Project
This assignment presents an ethical scrapbook entailing four categories of ethical situations in which each team member expresses their [Check pronoun agreement--if "their" refers to "member" (or a singular subject), it should be singular, too (his or her)] individual opinion. It takes a close look at real-life cases of good Samaritans, acts of vigilantism, acts of civil disobedience, and acts committed by professionals in the course of their employment. This assignment is accompanied by a Power Point [As a trade name, this is capitalized, and it is spelled as one word--PowerPoint] presenting cases that made headline news and generated public controversy impacting [Doctoral rule (although good advice for any academic writer): "impact" is a noun (a hit). It is informally used as a verb (impacting the business), but avoid this in academic writing ] and shaping society. Three cases in each category are selected [The passive voice is a form of "be" (are) and a participle (selected). Over-use of the passive voice can make paragraphs officious and tedious to read. Try to use the active voice most often; for example, passive voice = The paper was completed on time. Active voice = the student completed the paper on time--See Center for Writing Excellence > Tutorials & Guides > Grammar & Writing Guides > Active & passive voice] , assembled in a visually appealing manner, graphically illustrated, and referenced accordingly. The assignment is structured [Passive voice ] in numerous steps in which twelve [Express numbers higher than nine in digits (when not the first word in the sentence)] cases are researched [Passive voice ] and assembled, individually reviewed, compared, and discussed as a team. Furthermore, this team assignment is designated [Passive voice ] to debate and generate discussion among its members who individually and as a team evaluate and express
March 28, 2011
CJA 324
Jay Jones
Ethical Scrapbook Project
This assignment presents an ethical scrapbook entailing four categories of ethical situations in which each team member expresses their [Check pronoun agreement--if "their" refers to "member" (or a singular subject), it should be singular, too (his or her)] individual opinion. It takes a close look at real-life cases of good Samaritans, acts of vigilantism, acts of civil disobedience, and acts committed by professionals in the course of their employment. This assignment is accompanied by a Power Point [As a trade name, this is capitalized, and it is spelled as one word--PowerPoint] presenting cases that made headline news and generated public controversy impacting [Doctoral rule (although good advice for any academic writer): "impact" is a noun (a hit). It is informally used as a verb (impacting the business), but avoid this in academic writing ] and shaping society. Three cases in each category are selected [The passive voice is a form of "be" (are) and a participle (selected). Over-use of the passive voice can make paragraphs officious and tedious to read. Try to use the active voice most often; for example, passive voice = The paper was completed on time. Active voice = the student completed the paper on time--See Center for Writing Excellence > Tutorials & Guides > Grammar & Writing Guides > Active & passive voice] , assembled in a visually appealing manner, graphically illustrated, and referenced accordingly. The assignment is structured [Passive voice ] in numerous steps in which twelve [Express numbers higher than nine in digits (when not the first word in the sentence)] cases are researched [Passive voice ] and assembled, individually reviewed, compared, and discussed as a team. Furthermore, this team assignment is designated [Passive voice ] to debate and generate discussion among its members who individually and as a team evaluate and express