Addis Ababa University

Computer Science Department

Undergraduate Freshman Program

Assignment

Course Name: Moral and Citizenship Education Course Code: MCED 1011

Semester: II Academic Year: 2023/24

Instructor: Alemu L. (Asst. Professor)

General Instruction

 The purpose of this assignment is to encourage students to engage in deep learning.

 It also aims to assess students’ ability to find, synthesize, and use information in order to
solve novel problems or present coherent arguments.
 To answer the questions do not depend solely on your subject notes. You have to use
other reference materials and resources.
 Any sentence/paragraph which lack clarity will not be considered.
 Doing this assignment negligently will reduce your point.
 The paper will be marked out of 20 %.
 Due date: June 20, 2024

1. What is virtue ethics? What are its arguments? How it differ from other deontological
approaches?
2. Define non-normative ethics/ meta-ethics. How it differ from normative ethics?
3. Compare and contrast teleological ethics with deontological ethics. While comparing use
some hypothetical examples.
4. What is the difference between Cognitivism and Non-Cognitivism?
5. Explain the main arguments/ ideas of weak cognitivism and strong cognitivism. Discuss
their differences.