| Semester 1, 2020 On-campus Ipswich | |
| Short Description: | Ethical Issues & Human Rights |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Health and Wellbeing |
| Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
| ASCED code : | 090515 - Welfare Studies |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Other requisites
Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.
Students who have previously completed HMT2000 cannot enrol in this course.
Rationale
Respect for human rights, the promotion of social justice and ethical conduct are key requirements of professional practice, subject to evolving community expectations, legal requirements and service standards. This is particularly the case in human service work with people who are in unequal power relationships with others.
Synopsis
CDS2000 introduces students to the main legal, ethical, and social justice responsibilities that are integral to work in government and non-government human service organisations located in the Social and Community Services Industry. While considering a range of approaches to ethical theory and moral philosophy, students will focus on rights-based, anti-oppressive approaches to human services practice.
Objectives
On completion of this course students should be able to:
- define ethics, human rights and social justice;
- identify and describe the main currents of ethical theory and moral philosophy;
- discern the key factors that shape public perceptions and attitudes towards human rights and social justice in Australia;
- critically analyse the effectiveness of domestic legislative provisions for protecting human rights and promoting social justice;
- identify, analyse and resolve ethical dilemmas in professional practice;
- define and defend a rights-based, anti-oppressive approach to human services practice.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
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| 1. | Ethical frameworks and issues | 25.00 |
| 2. | Human rights | 25.00 |
| 3. | Social Justice | 25.00 |
| 4. | Human services practice | 25.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=CDS2000)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
McAuliffe, D 2016, Interprofessional ethics: Collaboration in the social, health and human services, Cambridge 精东传媒app Press, Singapore.
Reference materials
Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Baggini, J., and Fosl, P 2007, The ethics toolkit: A compendium of ethical concepts and methods, Blackwell, Oxford.
Bauman, Z 1993, Postmodern Ethics. Cambridge, Basil Blackwell, MA.
Corey, G, Corey, MS & Callanan, P 2019, Issues and ethics in the helping professions, 10th edn, Brooks Cole, California.
Gerber, P, & Casten, M (eds) 2012, Contemporary perspectives on human rights law in Australia, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont, NSW.
Hugman, R 1998, Social welfare and social value, Basingstoke, Macmillan.
Ife, J 2012, Human rights and social work: Towards rights-based practice, 3rd edn, Cambridge 精东传媒app Press, Cambridge.
Moyn, S 2010, The last utopia: Human rights in history, Harvard 精东传媒app Press, Cambridge.
Mullay, B 2010, Challenging oppression and confronting privilege, 2nd edn, Oxford 精东传媒app Press, Oxford.
Singer, P 2011, Practical ethics, 3rd edn, Cambridge 精东传媒app Press, Cambridge.
Solas, J. 2008. Social work and social justice: What are we fighting for? Australian Social Work, 61, 2, 124-136.
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 69.00 |
| Lectures | 24.00 |
| Private 精东传媒app | 60.00 |
| Seminars | 12.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
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| Case 精东传媒app | 50 | 50 | 15 Apr 2020 | |
| Issue Paper | 50 | 50 | 27 May 2020 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
There are no attendance requirements for external and online students enrolled in this course. On campus students have a responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
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Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination in this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
As there are no examinations in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
精东传媒app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment notes
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The due date for an assignment is the date by which a student must despatch the assignment to USQ. The onus is on the student to provide proof of the despatch date, if requested by the Examiner.
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Students must retain a copy of each item submitted for assessment. This must be despatched to USQ within 24 hours if required by the Examiner.
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In accordance with 精东传媒app Assessment Policy, the Examiner may grant an extension of the due date of an assignment in extenuating circumstances following a formal request. All requests must be accompanied by appropriate supporting documentation.
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Unless otherwise specified or directed, all assignment must be submitted electronically. Assignment files must be submitted by 11.55 pm on the due date using USQ time (as displayed on the clock on the course home page; that is, Australian Eastern Standard Time).
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Students who do not have regular access to postal services for the submission of paper-based assessments, or regular access to Internet services for electronic submission, or are otherwise disadvantaged by these regulations may be given special consideration. They should contact the examiner of the course to negotiate such special arrangements prior to the submission date.
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Where paper-based submission is permitted, students must either (i) submit the assignment directly to the Faculty Office or (ii) mail to USQ. The assessment must be post marked no later than the due date.
The submission of assessments will NOT normally be accept by facsimile or email. -
The submission of assessments will NOT normally be accept by facsimile or email.
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Students who have undertaken all of the required assessments in a course but who have failed to meet some of the specified objectives of a course within the normally prescribed time may be awarded one of the following temporary grades: IM (Incomplete - Make up), IS (Incomplete - Supplementary Examination) or ISM (Incomplete -Supplementary Examination and Make up). A temporary grade will only be awarded when, in the opinion of the examiner, a student will be able to achieve the remaining objectives of the course after a period of non-directed personal study.
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Students who, for medical, family/personal, or employment-related reasons, are unable to complete an assignment or to sit for an examination at the scheduled time may apply to defer an assessment in a course. Such a request must be accompanied by appropriate supporting documentation. One of the following temporary grades may be awarded IDS (Incomplete - Deferred Examination; IDM (Incomplete Deferred Make-up); IDB (Incomplete - Both Deferred Examination and Deferred Make-up).
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Students may be assigned an "Incomplete" grade to signify that all the requirements of the course have not yet been met. Students who are graded "I" can pass the course by successfully completing such additional work as prescribed by the examiner by a given date. Students who have been awarded an IM, ISM, IDM or IDB grade must access information regarding further work to be completed, in the Student Centre of UConnect. The Grades Page in the Student Centre contains information about further work to be completed. Students who have not completed the additional work to the satisfaction of the examiner by the given date will receive the appropriate Failing grade.
Other requirements
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Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.