Projects

This page provides concrete, self-directed project guides for producing real ethical-analysis artifacts — from case studies to policy briefs to public-facing writing.

Write an Ethics Case Study Analysis

• Sample Case Analysis (Online Ethics Center, University of Virginia) - A model walkthrough showing how to structure a full ethics case analysis, including how to identify stakeholders, clarify values, consider multiple ethical perspectives, and construct an argument for a position.
• Using Ethical Concepts to Analyze Case Studies (Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State) - A step-by-step 12-step framework for analyzing ethical case studies, with worked examples and guidance on applying different ethical frameworks to a single case.
• Writing a Case Study Analysis (RIT Library Guide) - University library guide with structure, approach, and resource links for writing ethics case study analyses.

Create Your Own Ethics Case Study

• Write On: Contributing an Ethics Bowl Case Study (A2 Ethics) - A guide for writing original ethics cases suitable for competition or classroom use, covering what makes a good case and how to structure the moral tension.
• Ethics Bowl Case Analysis Guide and Presentation Planner (APPE Ethics Bowl) - Coach-developed guide for analyzing and presenting Ethics Bowl cases, including a case summary template that can be used to structure your own case writing.

Write a Public-Facing Ethics Piece

• Op-Ed Writing: The Basics (The OpEd Project) - Practical guide from the leading organization training experts to write op-eds, covering structure, voice, and how to translate expertise for a general audience.
• Guides to Public Philosophy (Public Philosophy Network) - A collection of short, practical guides covering different modalities of public philosophy work, including podcasting, video, community engagement, and writing for general audiences.

Produce a Policy Brief or White Paper

• Policy Briefs (UNC Writing Center) - University writing center guide covering the structure, audience, and approach for writing effective policy briefs.
• White Papers (George Mason University Writing Center) - Writing center guide covering the problem-solution structure, audience considerations, and organization of white papers.

Conduct an Ethical Impact Assessment

• AI Ethics Assessment Toolkit (Open Roboethics Institute) - A systematic step-by-step toolkit for identifying stakeholders, considering potential ethical challenges, and assessing the ethics risks of real AI projects.

Design Professional Ethics Frameworks and Training Materials

• A Framework for Ethical Decision Making (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University) - The widely-used five-lens framework for analyzing ethical decisions, which can serve as a template for designing your own organizational ethics framework.
• Giving Voice to Values Curriculum (Mary C. Gentile / Darden School of Business) - A collection of exercises, short cases, readings, and teaching notes focused on practicing how to act on ethical values, which can be adapted for independent skill-building or used as a model for designing ethics training.