| Semester 1, 2020 On-campus Toowoomba | |
| Short Description: | Ethical Issues and Human Right |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Humanities & Communication |
| Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
| ASCED code : | 090399 - Studies in Human Society n.e.c |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: HMT1000
Other requisites
Students who have previously completed CDS2000 cannot enrol in this course.
Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.
Rationale
Ethical professional and research practice is a key requirement of all graduates, with evolving community expectations, legal requirements and professional demands. This applies to a range of professions, and to research ethics in the humanities, sciences and social sciences.
Synopsis
This course introduces students to the main legal, ethical, and social justice responsibilities that are integral to professional and research contexts. While considering a range of approaches to moral philosophy, students will focus on a rights based approach, together with an awareness of contemporary social justice issues. Examples and applications will be taken from a range of professions (e.g. human services, journalism) and codes of research ethics (e.g. human subjects, animal ethics).
Objectives
On completion of this course students should be able to:
- define the major philosophical approaches to ethics;
- reflect on the ethical basis for their own and society's values and attitudes to a variety of contemporary ethical issues;
- give examples of human rights issues, and critically analyse instances of inequality and marginalisation, in Australia and other countries;
- identify the key factors that shape contemporary understandings of social justice;
- identify and apply ethical research and enquiry skills;
- competently apply oral and written skills in the analysis and discussion of ethical issues and human rights;
- use academic and professional literacy skills to apply knowledge in the analysis and application of ethical literature and theory to selected professional and research contexts.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ethical frameworks and issues | 25.00 |
| 2. | Human rights | 25.00 |
| 3. | Social Justice | 25.00 |
| 4. | Professional and research ethics | 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=HMT2000)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
All material for this course is available online via 精东传媒app Desk and it is the student鈥檚 responsibility to access these materials each week.
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 & Fosl, PS 2007, The ethics toolkit: a compendium of ethical concepts and methods, Blackwell, Maiden.
Blackburn, S 2001, Being good: a short introduction to ethics, Oxford 精东传媒app Press, Oxford.
Boylan, M (ed) 2011, The morality and global justice reader, Westview Press, Boulder CO.
Singer, P 2011, Practical ethics, 3rd edn, Cambridge 精东传媒app Press, New York.
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed 精东传媒app | 26.00 |
| Private 精东传媒app | 139.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOODLE LESSON | 100 | 10 | 01 Jun 2020 | (see note 1) |
| PARTICIPATION | 100 | 10 | 05 Jun 2020 | (see note 2) |
| SHORT RESPONSE ESSAYS x 6 | 100 | 30 | 07 Jun 2020 | (see note 3) |
| CASE STUDY | 100 | 50 | 08 Jun 2020 |
Notes
- Moodle Lessons are administered weekly via 精东传媒appDesk. They involve content delivery and quizzes on that material. Lesson marks will be finalised and collated after the date indicated above. Please refer to 精东传媒appDesk for the schedule of deadlines.
- Participation is assessed via regular attendance of and participation in online or on-campus workshop activities. Desk. Entries for the Short Response Essays do not count toward participation. Participation marks will be finalised and collated after the date indicated above. Please refer to 精东传媒appDesk for the schedule of weekly deadlines.
- Short response essays are required for Modules 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 13, and have deadlines specific to those weeks. Please refer to 精东传媒appDesk for the schedule of deadlines.
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.
External and Online:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students鈥� responsibility 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.
On-campus
It is the students鈥� 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:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
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 for this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
There is no examination 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 .
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.