Write a 10 page research paper that reviews and analyzes two primary current issues/topics in the field of organ transplantation using a theoretical framework. For example, you might choose to write about the commercialization of organs, and the fact that American’s need for organs is likely to increase as the population ages, and/or the fact that there will never a large enough supply of human organ donors. Other relevant issues are things like cost, organ-supply problems, artificial organs, advancements in pharmaceuticals that address failing organs, follow-up care for donor patients, organ trafficking and the potential for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell research to become a factor in the near future. Please view the videos and read all articles in the Content Guide as they provide additional resources and ideas to use in this learning task.
Once you select two topics, review and analyze them applying ethical theoretical models we’ve examined in the course. Some of these include:
utilitarianism
duty-based ethics
virtue-based ethics
natural law-based ethics
rights-based theory
feminist theory, etc.
Your paper should utilize the current research and examine the most recent cases or decisions regarding policies This should take an academic, objective approach to the issues you select, and should rely on the texts, library resources and the course content so far.
Research Paper Assignment
The topic you choose should allow you to analyze two primary current issues/topics in the field of organ transplantation using a theoretical framework. Make sure your chosen topics are not too broad or too narrow. Then begin your research to take a position on the issue, and explain or analyze your position on the issue.
Title Page – It should be concise and descriiptive–creative wouldn’t hurt! Your names, course name and number, college and term should be listed.
Purpose of Study – The final project should include a succinct statement that explains why you selected the particular area of interest and why it lends itself to a research paper. State the purpose of your research and why it interests you. You should also identify the audience for your work.
Opening Statement, Assumptions or Hypothesis
The project is a rigorous academic exercise and should be carefully thought out from beginning to end. It is imperative that you resist presentation of opinion as fact, and instead develop assumptions or hypotheses without reaching conclusions before you investigate the topic. The opening statement, argument or hypothesis focuses your ideas for the paper; it’s your argument, insight or viewpoint summarized into a sentence or two that gives the reader your main idea. It presents the rationale for your paper and clearly indicates why it is worth exploring. If you are not sure about how to refine, narrow or broaden your thesis, please visit “Finding Your Thesis” the Empire State College’s Writing Resource Center.
Discussion of Findings
You must demonstrate that you have expanded your knowledge of the subject. This is where you must cite between 8-10 sources using the APA format. This section should discuss and offer an interpretation of the sources you cite. Choose the sources carefully. They should demonstrate your understanding of the research issues related to your topic and show your ability to critically evaluate/integrate the literary sources.
Recommendations
Given your findings, what do you recommend be done? Use your findings to support your recommendations.
Conclusion/Summary
In these sections, the emphasis should be on what has been learned about the assumptions, the limits of this particular inquiry, and the implications of the findings.
Reference Page
Documenting sources at the end of the research paper consists of listing all of the sources from which you quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. In APA style, the sources in a paper are listed alphabetically on a separate page headed References. It follows the final page of the text and is numbered. By citing your sources you are letting your reader know that you’ve consulted experts whose ideas and information back up your own thoughts and ideas. You must cite your sources correctly so that your academic integrity is not called into question. If you don’t document, you could inadvertently be plagiarizing.
*THESE ARE THE TWO TOPICS I CHOSE*
1,natural law-based ethics
2,feminist theory, etc.
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