Values Paper Assignment and Evaluation

Values Paper Assignment and Evaluation

The summary paper for this module will consist of five parts. Below is the description of those parts. As you complete the weekly assignments, you can begin to pull together your thoughts for this paper as each week, the learning objectives will address different aspects of the paper.

Attention will be given to clarity of thought and clear, concise writing.

Part I: Worldview and Values (2 – 3 pages)

Drawing from the learning activities, describe your worldview and how it logically orders and informs your conceptions of truth, values, and virtues. This should be an abstract discussion, connecting your understandings of truth, values, and virtues to your broader, more encompassing worldview. You will be concretizing this analysis throughout the rest of the paper. At a minimum, use Hunter’s description of moral compasses and/or the instructional video on worldviews to inform your analysis.

Part II: Life Experiences: Family and Friends (3 – 4 pages)

No one grew up in a vacuum. Each person was part of a real family, in a real community, in a real country, at a particular point in time. Honestly reflect on the persons and events that have shaped your values and understanding of truth. You may want to compare and contrast your upbringing with the Loman family, reflect on Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, or draw from both sources.

Part III: Life Experiences: Work and Organizations (3 – 4 pages)

Compare and contrast your personal values with the organizational norms and values of past and present contexts (work, church, volunteer, etc.). You may want to use the Harvard Business Review articles to jump-start your discussion. Critically reflect upon your participation in these environments and ask yourself: To what extent have these organizational cultures changed me? To what extent have I changed them?

Part IV: Life Experiences: The SNU Professional Studies Program (2 – 3 pages)

Describe the impact of the SNU Professional Studies experience on your values and understanding of truth. You may want to mention specific courses, discussions, classmates, or instructors when piecing this section together.

Part V: The Future (2 – 3 pages)

The last part of the paper focuses on where you are headed. You may want to describe short-term and long-term goals and how they’re connected. Please do not list your goals in a list or bulleted format.

PAPER GUIDELINES AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

Formatting should follow APA guidelines.
Specifically, the paper must be typed, double spaced, left-justified, use a standard 12 point font, have one inch margins.
Minimum length: 12 pages.
The Summary Paper will be submitted through turnitin.com.
Four in-text citations with a Reference page is expected. These references may be from your texts and/or other scholarly resources. Reference Pages do not count in the total number of assignment pages required.
Originality Reports must not be more than 15%.
Fully developed paragraphs following basic Academic Writing Standards are expected.
Copies of Artifacts, documentation, photographs, etc. do not count in the total number of assignment pages required.
Title Page is Included but not counted in the total number of pages required.

In addition to formatting, each section content will be evaluated with these three criteria:

Has the primary topic of the section been addressed?
Is the topic of the section addressed in a thorough (see number of pages required for each section), thoughtful, and analytical manner?
Is the section well written and relatively error-free of grammar problems, typos, spelling, etc.

This assignment may earn up to 100 points.