WEEK 1 ASSIGN

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Imagine that you are an athletic director at a university. Rumors start circulating one weekend
that one of your star basketball players is being investigated for sexual misconduct with a
minor. The player is 18, and the girl is 16 and the player’s neighbor.
You are not sure how to proceed; right now, the accusation has not been substantiated.

• Should the player be suspended based on the allegation?
• Would it be fair to punish the whole team and the fans by taking this talented player out

of the lineup and thus risking the team’s chances of getting in the playoff?

As part of your decision making, you most likely would wonder what should take precedence:
rules, the needs of the individual player and alleged victim, the needs of constituents, or
principles of right and wrong. These considerations are often in conflict and are difficult to
reconcile.

Fortunately, ethical theories can provide a foundation for ethical decision making. Although
certain well-known ethical theories have definite applications in the world of sport, most did not
originate in a sport context. One of the first ethical theories—utilitarianism—was developed by
Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill in the 1800s (Lee & Hardin, 2015). According to this
theory, ethical decisions should be made with an emphasis on what benefits the greatest
number of people. Other theories center on right over wrong, following rules and principles, or
sociocultural norms. As a future leader tasked with ethical decisions for yourself and others, an
understanding of these various theories will aid you in your decision making and help you aid
others as well.

> Use the readings in the learning materials to help you with this assignment
Instructions
You will begin this Assignment, which will be a 4- to 5-page paper, this week, but it is not due
until the end of Week 2.
In this paper, please do the following:

• Compare similarities and differences between major theoretical concepts of ethics (e.g.,
deontology versus teleology) using personal and sport examples.

• Compare at least five theories with corresponding examples.
• Cite sources following APA 7th edition guidelines.

Instructor Name: Point Value: 100 points

Student Name:

CATEGORY Excellent (25–21 points) Good (20–16 points) Fair (15–6 Points) Poor (5–0 points) Score

Compliance with

Assignment

Directions

The paper contains all of the

elements required in the

assignment directions.

The paper contains most of the

elements required in the

assignment directions.

The paper contains some of the

elements required in the

assignment directions.

The paper contains few or none of

the elements required in the

assignment directions.

Excellent (25–21 points) Good (20–16 points) Fair (15–6 points) Poor (5–0 points)

Organization The paper is clear, logical, and

easy to follow.

The paper is mostly clear, logical,

and easy to follow.

The paper is somewhat clear,

logical, and easy to follow.

The paper is not clear, logical, or

easy to follow.

Excellent (25–21 points) Good (20–16 points) Fair (15–6 points) Poor (5–0 points)

Analysis The analysis reflects a thorough

understanding of relevant theory

and cites sources.

The analysis reflects a good

understanding of relevant theory

and cites sources.

The analysis reflects a fair

understanding of relevant theory

and cites sources.

The analysis reflects a poor

understanding of relevant theory

and cites sources.

Excellent (25–21 points) Good (20–16 points) Fair (15–6 points) Poor (5–0 points)

Accuracy The paper follows APA style, uses

original writing and proper

paraphrasing, contains very few or

no writing and/or spelling errors (3

or fewer), and is fully consistent

with graduate level writing style.

Paper contains multiple,

appropriate and exemplary sources

expected/required for the

assignment.

Paper is mostly consistent with

graduate level writing style. Paper

may have some small or infrequent

scholarly tone or APA style issues,

and/or may contain a few writing

and spelling errors (4-5), and/or

somewhat less than the expected

number of or type of sources.

Paper is somewhat below graduate

level writing style, with multiple

smaller or a few major problems.

Paper may be lacking in scholarly

tone, APA style, and/or contain

many writing and/or spelling errors

(6-10), or shows moderate reliance

on quoting vs. original writing and

paraphrasing. Paper may contain

inferior resources (number or

quality).

Paper is well below graduate level

writing style expectations for

organization, scholarly tone, APA

style, and writing, or relies

excessively on quoting. The paper

contains significant writing and/or

spelling errors (more than 10).

Paper may contain few or no

quality resources.

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