Sample 3 Correct Answer

Writing

This is definitely a writing assignment. The assignment specifies that a paper is required and provides a suggested length. On a positive note, the assignment does encourage sensitivity to point of view and grounds for support of a personal commitment. The faculty member does not specify who the "adherents of differing ethical theories" are and therefore, gives the impression that rigor is not expected. The faculty member could improve the assignment by specifying which ethicists studentsshould refer to so that students will be clear on the purpose of the assignment and the resulting level of work would likely be improved.

Information Literacy

This assignment is not illustrative of information literacy. Students are asked to provide their points of view, but the faculty member does not ask students to do research or provide alternative points of view. Therefore, a research component is missing entirely. If the faculty member asked students to provide support for their point of view then the assignment would be illustrative of information literacy.

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