The keys to earning full points on my assignments are:

1.     Understanding the assignment requirements

2.     Satisfying the requirements of the assignment

Read the instructions carefully and do what they say. For example, if an assignment asks you to answer a set of questions, answer each one of them distinctly. Use short, clear, declarative sentences. Do not ask rhetorical questions. Do not make me infer or guess about your meaning. Support your arguments and conclusions with citations from the course lectures and assigned readings, attached.  Understand the difference between a supported argument and an opinion. “I think,” “I feel” and “I believe” are warning signs that what you are writing is not a supported argument but merely an opinion. 

Proofread your papers carefully before submission. Typographical errors, usage errors and poor sentence and paragraph construction will affect my grade. This is graduate school. The quality of your work should reflect an understanding of that fact.

I prefer that you use APA style for your citations. It is one of the formatting options in Word.

Readings referenced for citation/ support your documents:

• AAPC Code of Professional Ethics. (n.d.). Retrieved from AAPC Code of Ethics https://theaapc.org/member-center/code-of-ethics/
• AAPC Code of Ethics (PDF). (2015). Retrieved from Public Relations Society of America https://lmscontent.embanet.com/GWGSPM/PSPR6206/Files/prsa_code_of_ethics.pdf
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• President Bush’s Inaugural Address. (2001, January 20.)
  
  
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  • Carol Gilligan—Wikipedia. (n.d.). Retrieved from Carol Gilligan Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Gilligan
  • Marcus Tullius Cicero. (n.d.). Retrieved from Background of Marcus Tullius Cicero https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/marcus-tullius-cicero
  • How to Do a Close Reading. (1998). Retrieved from Harvard Writing Center https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/how-do-close-reading
  • Ethical Problems in Public Careers: Lying. (n.d.) Retrieved from Ethical Problems in Public Careers: Lying https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/ethical-decision-making/lying/
  • The Page Principles. (n.d.) Retrieved from The Arthur W. Page Society https://page.org/site/the-page-principles

Ethical Problems in Public Careers—Lying

Directions

Read through the ethical cases found here: Ethical Problems in Public Careers: Lying. Analyze the rights and wrongs of your small group’s assigned case. Then, post your reactions and engage in discussion by responding to at least two of your group mates. As you read and formulate your post, consider the following:

• Identify the morally salient features of each case.
• Be sure to consider primarily the language content on each case. Do not allow personal information from the narrative to distract you with pedestrian concerns. Look at the language as a way to discuss the moral or immoral evidence provided.
• Stay within the framework each case provides—don’t read outside the case description.
• Your response must address specifically and explicitly the question posed at the end of each case. Begin with a clear thesis statement, and then support it with an informed analysis. Example (Case #2): “President Kennedy’s answer was (or was not) sufficiently forthcoming.”