The purpose of the Video Blog (VLOG) assignment is to encourage you to think and argue critically about specific issues related to ethical dilemmas.

Each module week, you will have the option of identifying an ethics-related problem or issue and creating a powerpoint presentation that describes the ethical dilemma,  relates it to the module concepts and provides insights, recommendations, and/or solutions that address the issues. Your VLOG should state the facts of the ethical dilemma and relate your opinion, grounded in critical thinking and ethical theory. Discuss how your real-world issue relates to the concepts studied in this module and ethical theories.

Required Course MaterialsTitle: Ethics: Theory and Contemporary IssuesISBN: 978-1305958678Authors: Mackinnon, Barbara and Fiala, AndrewPublisher: Cengage LearningPublication Date: 2018Edition: 9thFormat: Textbook

Read the following chapters from your textbook Ethics and Contemporary Issues, 9th EditionChapter 2 – Religion and Global Ethics: This chapter introduces the complex issues related to our increasingly integrated global world, including the benefits and challenges of diversity. It focuses on the ethics and philosophy that form the foundation of religious doctrine and universal human rights.Review Chapter 2 – Religion and Global Ethics (PPTX).Chapter 13 – Equality and Discrimination: This chapter examines discrimination and racism as it manifests in contemporary societies, from a philosophical and practical perspective.Review Chapter 13 – Equality and Discrimination (PPTX). 

Meet the Philosopher: PlatoPlato was one of the earliest, and arguably one of the greatest philosophers. Together with his teacher, Socrates, and his famous student, Aristotle, Plato contributed to the very foundation of Western philosophy. View the following videos summarizing some of Plato's fundamental teachings:Philosophy – Plato (YouTube, 6:29) (Links to an external site.)Plato On: The Forms (YouTube, 3:59) (Links to an external site.)