Ethics in (Laboratory) Medicine Due Date: 6/2/2020_(2 weeks from the Library Workshop which is taking place 5.19.2020) Point value – 20 possible points, resulting in 5% of the course grade. STUDENTS Writing Assignment:

Summarize a professional peer-reviewed journal article on the topic of medical ethics. Try to use one of the ethical rationales discussed in lecture (autonomy, justice, beneficence, non-maleficence). The article must be from a professional medical journal, published within the past 5 years. Please submit your Ethics Assignment on BlackBoard following the criteria listed in the assignment document. Please be sure to submit a direct link to the article that was used.

To receive full credit for the assignment. I need you to submit your search engine results in addition to writing 1-2 paragraphs about the article you have found. Type a 4 paragraph summary of the article:

Type in 12 font Arial, Times New Roman or Calibri
Double-spaced
Include a cover page
Include a full text copy of the article and attach it to the report
Use proper grammar and correct spelling
Reports handed in late will have 5 points deducted for each day late up to 2 days late
Reports are to be written in the student’s own words
Cite reference sources following APA guidelines

Rubric

CATEGORY	A (4 points)	B (3 points)	C (2 points)	D (1 point)
ORGANIZATION	Clearly & effectively responds to assignment TOPIC.	Response to assignment generally adequate & thorough.	Minimally responds to the assignment.	Does not respond well to assignment.
INFORMATION	Main idea (thesis) very clearly stated & ethical principles are discussed.	Main idea clear & topic is limited. Ethical principles are discussed.	Main idea clear or implicit & topic is partially limited. No ethical principles are discussed.	Main idea unclear & topic only partially limited. No ethical principles are discussed.
LEVEL OF CONTENT	4 paragraphs supported by a variety of relevant facts, examples, & illustrations from article and other related readings	<4 paragraphs, but thesis well-supported in body of paper by facts, examples, illustrations though support may not be as vivid as the “A” essay.	1-3 paragraphs. Thesisgenerally supported in bodyof paper by facts, examples,details.	No more than one paragraph with inadequate support. Thesis supported in body of paper by few facts, examples, details.
GRAMMER AND MECHANICS	Few, if any, minor errors in sentence construction, usage, grammar, or mechanics.	There may be a few minor or major errors in sentence construction, usage, grammar, or mechanics.	There are some common errors (major and minor) in sentence construction and mechanics but the writer generally demonstrates a correct sense of syntax.	There are numerous minor errors and some major errors. Sentence construction is below mastery and may display a pattern of errors in usage and mechanics.
FORMAT	Cover sheet is included. Source material is incorporated logically & insightfully. Sources are documented accurately.	Source material incorporated logically. Sources documented accurately.	Source material incorporated adequately & usually documented accurately.	Source material incorporated but sometimes inappropriately or unclearly. Documentation is accurate only occasionally.