This document provides guidance on evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the ethical theory of Utilitarianism. It instructs students to discover Utilitarianism's strengths and weaknesses, consider if it is a useful approach, and complete an activity to distinguish its strengths and weaknesses. Students are advised to assess each strength and weakness, remember arguments from scholars, and structure their evaluation response by making a point, explaining it, supporting it with evidence, and evaluating it. The document emphasizes the importance of conclusions and provides examples of paragraph and essay structures for part (ii) responses.
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W6 Assignment 2 "Reflection Journal"
· Reflection Journal
This week, through our readings and discussion, we explored how we can make the most of failure, how we can expand our horizons, and the notion of ethical awareness. Additionally, we have begun to explore the following course outcomes:
· read and extract information and ideas from a variety of texts;
· ask valid and logical questions that promote a deeper understanding of the issues being examined;
· identify the internal and external factors that affect the process of decision-making;
· express a well-informed, personal viewpoint and show an understanding of his or her own biases; and
· articulate how learning extends beyond the classroom.
In your journal, in approximately 150 words, reflect back on what you have learned so far through the course readings, assignments, and discussions (you are encouraged to reflect back on previous weeks as well). Consider the following questions to guide your reflection:
· What, if anything, did you find surprising, particularly challenging, interesting, or just beautiful?
· From what you know about this course so far, what connections can you make to previous learning experiences, and how do you think this course will help you as you move forward in your college and professional life?
· How do the course outcomes for this week apply to your experience so far?
· What questions do you still need answered?
W6 Assignment 2 "Reflection Journal"
·
Reflection
Journal
This week, through our readings and discussion, we explored how we can make the most of failure, how
we can expand our horizons, and the notion of ethical awareness. Additionally, we have begun to
explore the following course outcomes:
·
read and extract inf
ormation and ideas from a variety of texts;
·
ask valid and logical questions that promote a deeper understanding of the issues being
examined;
·
identify the internal and external factors that affect the process of decision
-
making;
·
express a well
-
informed, pe
rsonal viewpoint and show an understanding of his or her
own biases; and
·
articulate how learning extends beyond the classroom.
In your journal, in approximately 150 words, reflect back on what you have learned so far through the
course readings, assignment
s, and discussions (you are encouraged to reflect back on previous weeks as
well).
Consider the following questions to guide your reflection:
·
What, if anything, did you find surprising, particularly challenging, interesting, or just
beautiful?
·
From what
you know about this course so far, what connections can you make to
previous learning experiences, and how do you think this course will help you as you
move forward in your college and professional life?
·
How do the course outcomes for this week apply to y
our experience so far?
·
What questions do you still need answered?
W6 Assignment 2 "Reflection Journal"
Reflection Journal
This week, through our readings and discussion.
1. Utilitarianism – Strengths and
Weaknesses
By the end of this lesson
you will have:
•Discovered the
strengths and
weaknesses of
Utilitarianism
• Have considered
whether you think it is a
useful approach or not
2. Homework Re-Cap
• What have we learnt about Utilitarianism
from this Vardy extract?
• Answer questions 5 & 6 from the worksheet
3. Strengths & Weaknesses
• Complete the card sort and worksheet in your
booklet to distinguish the strengths and
weaknesses of utilitarianism
4. ‘Assessing’ Strengths and Weaknesses
• To gain a decent mark you must be able to
assess the strengths and weaknesses and
whether they are good or bad.
• Look at the strengths from yesterday, assess
each one with the person next to you
• Now do the same for the weaknesses
5. Scholar Quotes
• Quoting scholars in your evaluation is very
good practise
• On the sheet in front of you there are 7
different scholars who have opinions about
the effectiveness of utilitarianism
• You need to remember 3 different arguments
to add to your second section
6. In your own words...
• In your own words, write 3 sentences in your
notebook which represent your chosen 3
arguments.
• Now try and condense these 3 sentences into
bullet points in your notes
• Now try and think of an anagram or a revision
tool to help you remember these three scholars
(rhyming words etc)
7. In your own words...
• Sarah Tyler & Gordon Reid
• Patrick Clarke
• Mel Thompson
• James Rachels
• Cain Rolleston
• Robert Bowie
• Noel Stewart
8. Structure – AO2 – Part (b)
Introduction First Argument For First
Argument Against Second Argument For
Second Argument Against Conclusion.
Introduction First Point Critique of First
Point Second Point Critique of Second
Point Conclusion.
Introduction Arguments For Arguments
Against Conclusion.
The above is acceptable, although is GCSE style, so won’t enable you
to access the higher levels. The structures below require higher order
thinking skills.
9. Paragraph Structure
AO2 – Part (b)
• PESEL
• Point – make a point
• Explain – explain that point
• Support – support the point using evidence,
reasoning or examples
• Evaluate – evaluate the point
• Link – connect the paragraph to that which
will follow
10. Paragraphs - Useful connecting
words / phrases
• This is important because ...
• The most significant is ... because ...
• However ...
• On the other hand ...
• It is likely that...because ...
• Therefore ...
• Nevertheless ...
• The implications of this are ...
11. Conclusions
• Should summarise what has gone before.
• Should never contain new material. That is
anything that has not been dealt with in
the preceding text.
• Should draw together the threads which
the writer has woven to form a tight,
coherent whole.
12. Conclusions
Comments from the examiners:
“An average essay can be raised by a strong
conclusion; a good essay can be felled by a bad
one.”
“Candidates need to be aware of the importance
in AO2 answers of drawing appropriate
conclusions in their discussions. There is a
tendency to present facts and ideas without
advancing arguments and without drawing
together key ideas in an appropriate conclusion.
13. Practise part (ii)
• Now try and complete a perfect part (ii) with
the question as...
• ‘assess the strengths and weaknesses of
Utilitarianism’ 15marks