Assignments

The table below lists the assigned readings due for each class meeting listed on the left. The readings included chapters for the textbook* and other materials that are linked to the titles below. You will note that assignments for this class are "front loaded", meaning that almost all the readings have been assigned in the first half of the semester.

Date Due	Assignment Due
August 28th	The Drawbridge Chapter 14
September 4th	Everyday Ethics What are Professional Ethics? Why a Professional Code of Ethics? Chapters 1 & 4
September 11th	Sources of Our Ethical Values Ethics Vocabulary Ethical Perspectives Chapters 3 & 6
September 18th	ASHA Code of Ethics Annotated Code of Ethics ASHA Code of Ethics for Everyday Use Scope of Practice Updated Scope of Practice (2007)
October 9th	Take the Ethics Test Chapters 5 & 7
October 16th	Ethics in Research The 'Monster' Study
October 23rd	Review all Information Covered to Date for Mid-Term Exam
October 30th	Defining & Resolving Ethical Dilemmas Ethical Decision-Making Considerations of How to Decide Hierarchy of Ethical Decision-Making The ASHA Board of Ethics Chapter 2
November 6th	Case Simulations: Groups 1, 2
November 13th	Case Simulations: Groups 3, 4
November 24th	Case Simulations: Groups 5, 6
	Case Scenarios - Final Exam
December 4th	SES (and CTEQ)
* The Chapters assigned above are found in the textbook for this class: Ethics of Health Care: A Guide to Clinical Practice (3rd Edition), by Raymond S. Edge & John Randall Groves. Note: The instructor reserves the right to assign additional readings during the semester when the material is thought to enhance student learning and understanding of ethics. Should this occur, students will be informed via their Duquesne e-mail.
	© Rentschler, 2009

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