Klausur (assessment) — Unit 3: Science and Ethics

Track E · Klasse 12 · Niveau E · 4 Stunden

Track E · Klasse 12 · Niveau E · 4 Stunden (incl. breaks) · 90 BE

Klausur (assessment) — Niveau E (full paper, 90 BE)
Time. 4 hours including 20 minutes of breaks (220 active minutes). Total. 90 BE.
Inhalt / Sprache split. Basisfach (basic course): 50/50. Leistungsfach (advanced course): 40/60.

Part A — Comprehension (~24 BE) Link to heading

Read twice.

“Consequentialism asks what produces the best outcomes; deontology asks what we are required to do regardless of consequences; virtue ethics asks what kind of researcher we want to be. Real debates combine all three.”

  1. Consequentialism: ___ . 2. Deontology: ___ . 3. Virtue ethics: ___ . 4. Real debates: ___ .

Part B — Analysis (~18 BE) Link to heading

Read the Three Ethics Frames paraphrase above.

  1. Consequentialism’s question: ___ . 2. Deontology’s commitments: ___ . 3. Virtue ethics’ question: ___ . 4. Why combining frames is itself philosophical: ___ .

Part C — Composition (~18 BE) Link to heading

Composition prompt: Apply the three frames to large language models in academic writing in 250 words. Use 2 markers + 1 cleft.

Mediation (~30 BE) Link to heading

Mediation prompt: A 300-word German position paper from a Bioethik-Kommission. Mediate for an English-speaking science-policy reader. (Source provided in class.)

Expected-answer profile (Erwartungshorizont) — sample
Comprehension. 1. best outcomes incl. risks / time horizon; 2. required actions regardless of consequence (consent / dignity); 3. what kind of researcher / institution; 4. almost always combine all three. Analysis. 1. what produces the best outcomes?; 2. informed consent / dignity / irreversible-harm thresholds; 3. what kind of researcher / institution do we want to be?; 4. pretending it is purely consequentialist is itself a philosophical position. Composition. Open. Reward integration of all three frames + at least one specific case detail. Mediation. Open. Reward register + cultural-note brackets where needed.
grading scale (Notenschlüssel) (von 90 BE)
| 86–90 | 1+ | 81–85 | 1 | 76–80 | 1- | | 71–75 | 2+ | 66–70 | 2 | 61–65 | 2- | | 56–60 | 3+ | 51–55 | 3 | 46–50 | 3- | | 41–45 | 4+ | 36–40 | 4 | 30–35 | 4- | | 22–29 | 5 | 0–21 | 6 | | |