HSV 400 Ethical and Legal Issues in Human Services

Introduction and Background Information Assignment

For this assignment, you are expected to submit your introduction and the background information on the controversy surrounding the topic you have chosen for your Written Assignment. Please be sure to address all views on the topic and how it would relate to your work in the human services field. The assignment should be at least 3-5 pages in length and include in-text citations and a full reference list. This assignment is intended to keep you on track for the Written Assignment and also provide you an opportunity for feedback on the assignment before the final submission is due in Unit 7. The grading rubric will be included in the Unit 4 assignment information.

Criteria 16-20 points 11-15 points 0-10 points

Introduction Discussion of the ethical issue being addressed

20 points

Outline of the ethical topic is

clear; Ideas are appropriate

and clearly highlight the

controversy.

Outline of the ethical issue

is inadequate; Ideas are

inadequate or do not relate

to selected topic.

Information about the ethical

issue is not acceptable;

Directions were ignored and

information about the topic was

not addressed.

Background Information

Discussion of the

controversy and different perspectives of the ethical

issue being addressed

20 points

Outline of the controversy

behind the ethical issue is

clear; Ideas are appropriate

and clearly highlight the

controversy surrounding the

selected topic.

Outline of the controversy

does not do an adequate job

of addressing the topic;

Ideas are weakly supported

or unclear.

Information presented is not

acceptable; Directions were

ignored and background

information about the topic was

not addressed.

Mechanics, Grammar and

Proofing

Writing is free from error

and in proper format

20 points

Virtually free from

mechanical,

grammatical, punctuation, and

spelling errors; All

of the assignment

requirements were met

Some significant

errors are present, but the

overall meaning is clear;

about half of the

assignment requirements

were met

Errors distract

the reader, to the

extent the meaning is unclear;

the assignment requirements

were not met

Source Selection

At least two scholarly

sources were referenced in

proper APA format.

20 points

Sources chosen are highly

relevant to the topic; Sources

add greatly to discussion; few,

if any additional sources

needed

Some sources chosen are

relevant to the topic;

Requires additional sources

to complete the research

Sources are not relevant to

researcher’s topic; Sources

require extensive additional

research

Assignment Criteria

Length requirements met,

references included

20 points

Each source has a proper

citation; In-text citations are

included where needed, the

length requirement was met

Some sources have proper

citation; Some in-text

citations are included; The

assignment was just short of

the length expectation

Very few sources

have a proper citation; Very few

in-text citations are complete;

The length requirement was not

met

HSV400 Ethical and Legal Issues in Human Services

Introduction and Background Information Assignment