INSTRUCTIONS
Core Assessment – Final Research Report For the core assessment you will write an essay: (max. 2500 words, plus tables and figures). You will choose TWO extended case studies and will write an essay comparing and critically evaluating their ethical challenges and the strategies used to minimize or guard against harmful results. There are three parts to your Core Assessment. Two case studies in which I chose 1. The Mountain People (Turnbull 1974) 2. Effect of Blood on Reaction to a Victim (Piliavin & Piliavin, 1972) The Mountain People Study of a northern Ugandan tribe, the Ik, which in contrast to his previous research, Turnbull asserted were a “group of human beings totally lacking in any ethical code.” The Ik were traditionally nomadic hunters and gatherers, but the government had recently transformed their hunting grounds into a national park and forced them into a sedentary life as farmers in an arid mountain region. Prolonged drought and famine made their predicament desperate. To complicate things further, corrupt government officials regularly redirected food rations supplied by outside aid organizations. Turnbull remained an ostensibly detached and uninvolved observer, but imposed his own ethical code on his write-up, presenting what many consider a biased and insufficiently substantiated account (though it won awards at the time). Effect of Blood on Reaction to a Victim In the Spring of 1964, Kitty Genovese was brutally murdered outside her apartment building in Queens, NYC while 38 onlookers did nothing. In the wake of that incident, Darley and Latane (1968) proposed their theory of “diffusion of responsibility” (or the “bystander effect”), which asserts that a crowd of onlookers are less likely to offer aid to a victim because they feel someone else will get involved. Piliavin and Piliavin thought that there was another factor at work: the perception of risk due to involvement. To test their hypothesis, they conducted a field experiment in the New York subway system. A confederate, dressed as a blind man with dark glasses and a white cane, faked a fainting spell on a moving subway car between stops while researchers recorded bystander reactions. They conducted the experiment 42 times under two conditions: one where the “victim” simply collapsed, and the other where they also appeared to bleed about the mouth. They repeatedly got into trouble with subway officials, ran the risk of a passenger pulling the emergency stop cord, and induced panic among some riders during several of the “blood” trials. CA Part 1- Choosing Two Case Studies Rubric Criteria Ratings Points Case Names Full Marks-Both case studies from approved set are named. 2 points Partial Marks-One Case Study from the approved set is named. 1 point 2 Description Full Marks-Well development description with specific references to weaknesses of both cases 3 points Partial Marks-Fairly development description with specific references to weaknesses of both cases. 2 points 3 Total Points 5 CA Part 2- Outline Rubric Criteria Ratings Points APA 7 ed Application Use of accurate APA 7th edition formatting. Full Marks-High accuracy of APA formatting 2 points Partial Marks Appropriate use of APA formatting with obvious errors. 1 point 2 Outline Quality Quality of the essay outline. Full Marks-High quality with appropriate title on the first page of text body and all 5 headings represented. 2 points Partial or missing components of outline 1 points 2 Reference Page Reference Page included in Outline Full Marks References page in outline with at least one reference. 1 point 1 Total Points 5 Core Assessment Rubric Criteria Ratings Pts Focus: Personal Voice Full Marks – Refers to the writing style of the paper. Outstanding papers will focus more on the students’ writing/ interpretation/ paraphrasing with no or a few quotes. 5 Ethical Issues: Questionable ethical issues present in BOTH case studies Full Marks Refers to the level and quality of identifying and describing the questionable ethical principles in BOTH case studies. 10 Ethical Strategies: A description of the ethical strategies implemented in BOTH case studies Full Marks Refers to the level and quality of describing the ethical strategies implemented in both case studies. 5 Success of Strategies: How the ethical strategies (if any) used in BOTH case studies were successful. Full Marks Refers to the level and quality of addressing how successful the ethical strategies used in BOTH case studies 5 Alternative Strategies: Proposed strategies that would have addressed ethical issues in BOTH case studies Full Marks Refers to the level and quality of proposed strategies to address ethical issues in BOTH case studies 5 Better implementation: Better implementation of research ethics – contrasting the two case studies Full Marks Refers to the level and quality of addressing which case study better implemented ethical research principles. 10 Mechanics: Grammar/ Usage Full Marks Page Max = 2500 words (10 pages of text body), Included in this is professional writing, e.g., no slang, no contractions, no hedges, no tour guide language, etc. 5 Mechanics: APA Format Full Marks – Based upon APA 7th edition 5 Total Points: 50 points
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Ethical Issues in social science – Core Assessment Research Report
Ethical Issues in social science – Core Assessment Research Report