Learning Outcomes

  • Identify and explain the four types of consequentialism – Utilitarianism, Egoism, Altruism, Hedonism.  
  • Apply each type of consequentialism to an organizational context.
  • Evaluate personal decision making process through the lens of consequentialists.

Title

Asynchronous Presentation on Consequentialism theories

Purposes

The purpose of this media project is to provide students an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the four types of consequentialism, as well as showcasing their application into the organizational content and their own personal decision making. Students will be prompted to create slides for presentations in their preferred tools such as Google Slides, Microsoft PowerPoint, or Canva. Using the materials created, students will record themselves delivering asynchronous presentations. Details instructions will be provided to students including specific topics to address in each slide and the technical tips and resources. As the final step, students will interact with each other by sharing feedback and questions to deepen their understanding.

Descriptions

  1. In Part 1, you will create presentation slides covering the following topics:
    • Explain, in your own words, each of four types of consequentialism – Utilitarianism, Egoism, Altruism, Hedonism.  
    • Identify an organization that demonstrates one of the types of consequentialism of your choice.  
    • Describe a significant decision you have made in your life. 
  2. In Part 2, using the slides you have created in Part 1, record yourself delivering a 5-7-minute presentation.   
  3. In Part 3, upload both your recorded presentation and presentation slides to your e-portfolio site. Once uploaded, make sure to watch at least two of your peers’ presentations and leave comments.

Rubrics

Criteria Fully meet requirement  Meets minimum requirement  Not yet 
Understanding of Consequentialism  Demonstrates a good understanding of consequentialism with clear explanations.  Demonstrates a basic understanding but explanations may be unclear. Shows little understanding of consequentialism with major inaccuracies or missing information. 
Application to Organization  Organization choice is justified with a clear connection to the consequentialism type. Organization choice is somewhat relevant, but the connection to consequentialism is unclear or weakly supported. Organization choice is irrelevant, missing, or lacks any meaningful connection to consequentialism. 
Application to Personal Decision-Making  Personal decision is explained with a reasonable rationale. Consequentialist perspective is applied. Personal decision is described but lacks a clear rationale. Consequentialist perspective is weakly applied. Personal decision is unclear or missing. Consequentialist perspective is not applied or is incorrect. 
Presentation Delivery  Presenter and slides are visible. Presentation is clear and engaging. Presenter and slides are visible with some technical issues. Presentation is somewhat unclear or lacks confidence. Major technical issues. (e.g. missing video/audio)  Presentation is difficult to follow.