BIOETHICS (Worth 100 points) This grade will replace your lowest grade

BIOETHICS: Ethics that involve the legal and philosophical scope of biology and medicine.

Research and write a paper about a bioethical issue that the science of genetics and reproduction. (abortion is NOT acceptable) Topics can include:

If the paper is on a system that is not covered listed above the paper will lose 50 points off the top.

Do not over dramatize your subject. None of these topics represent the end of the world as we know it and the scientists that develop them are not evil. Nor do all scientists agree on the ethics of any of this research.

It is very important that students learn to follow instructions. So follow all of the guidelines that I use when grading.

Your paper is expected to be written at Level 4 of the Essential Methods of Expression Through Performance and Production (www.octcs.kctcs.edu/expectations)

A complete analysis of the issue

An analysis of the scientific techniques involved

Describe the history of the research

An analysis of the general pros and cons of the situation. Do not list the pros are….. the cons are….

Predict the realistic future of this science

Any connected issue that applies (i.e. precursor conditions, social issues, and treatment. etc.)

All passages must be cited in APA style only (-15 if material is not cited in the body of the paper)

Do not use encyclopedias. The information in an encyclopedia becomes outdated fast. There are more than enough databases for you to work with. This includes Wikipedia.

No personnel interviews.

Do not use a dictionary as one of the 5 primary sources.

The textbook does not count as one of the 5 primary sources.

No more than one of the 5 references should be an Internet site. That refers to personal or group sites. Professional journals (ie Nursing, New England Journal of Medicine etc) that are found on line are not Internet sources. They are referenced as journals. If there are more than 5 references the additional ones can be internet sites.

Cite the paper using the APA. Attribute specific material by using parentheses at the end of the passage that includes the authors name and the pages that the material came from. (Last name of the author, year) This occurs before the period. There is additional information on APA style on the website. Do not say "the author says…" Just cite the material as described.

This is how to site a reference. The paper is not required to have references from each category.

In the body of the paper cite all quotes and information with the author’s last name followed by the year. If there is more than one author use the term et. al. it means "and others". ie. (Smith, et. al. 2004). You must cite all information and numbers from a source not just the quotes.

Journal: Author(s), (year) article title, journal,, volume, page number. ( if it is from an Internet Database include date retrieved and the name of the database)

Book: author(s) (or editors) (year) title, city, publisher

Internet: author’s name, title. Available at: Internet address. Accessed on date.

Only APA style will be accepted. All other styles will lose up to 15 points.

It must be well documented at the end of passages from specific sources (Author's name and year) and it must have a separate reference page. (The reference page is not part of the page count) These are technical papers you will need more than a couple of references. Papers that are poorly referenced in the body of the paper will lose 15 points. Cite all sources in the body of the paper.

It must be stapled together. Unstapled papers lose 5 points

Do not bother with a fancy cover.

Papers must be 12 font New Roman type

All tables and pictures must be added as appendixes after the reference page and do not count as a regular page.

Do not bullet information in the body of the paper. Include it in the paragraph and in sentence format. Using bullets or long lists in a paper makes it look like you are trying to stretch the paper

Do not staple your sources to the paper. Just use a reference page.

In addition to the scoring that was listed on the RULES FOR GRADING points will be lost for the following

I am interested in professional, technical and concise papers. Grading will reflect how well the paper is written and researched; however, to receive a grade the paper must meet at least these qualifications.

i). a 5 page paper with 5 references can qualify for an A (100%)

ii). a 4 page paper with 4 references will not receive a grade higher than B (85%)

iii). a 3 page paper with 3 references will not receive a grade higher than a C (75%)

An order to count as a page the last page must be at least 20 lines long.. Anything less will not count as a page. I do count lines. There is no punishment for long papers. Do not hand in anything less than 3 pages.

If you needed some ideas on additional material that you can include you can come and talk to me.