PHIL3580

Ethical Issues

Faculty of Education and Arts School of Humanities and Social Science

10 Units 3000 Level Course

Available in 2013

Callaghan Campus	Semester 2

Previously offered in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

The course introduces students to a range of practical ethical issues, and to techniques for dealing in general with moral problems and moral dilemmas they may encounter in their professional lives. The course is primarily designed for students of Social Work, though open to others with an interest in practical ethics.

Objectives

The course aims to impart to students:

(1) Knowledge and familiarity of the ethical issues that will be relevance to their professional lives, or to issues they may come across in their personal lives.

(2) Analytic skills to deal with moral issues and to get beyond mere disagreement and ambiguity.

Content

The course has two parts. The first concerns a general introduction to the nature of ethics, ethical methodology, and the significance of ethics. The second concerns specific topics of professional relevance to Social Work students, which may include the Social Worker's Code of Ethics, confidentiality, client self-determination, amongst others.

Replacing Course(s)

N/A

Transition

Students enrolled in a Bachelor of Communications who fail to complete the existing course will be able to meet their program requirements by enrolling in a new compulsory course "Media, Law and Ethics" co-ordinated by School of Design, Communication and Information Technology. Students enrolled in a Bachelor of Social Work who fail to complete the existing course will be unaffected, and may do the revised course in order to meet their program requirements.

Industrial Experience

Assumed Knowledge

40 units at 1000 level.

Modes of Delivery

Internal Mode

Teaching Methods

Lecture
Tutorial

Assessment Items

Essays / Written Assignments	Two or more written assignments, which might include minor or major essays, short-answer assignments, or tutorial papers, all totaling 4500 words.
Group/tutorial participation and contribution	General class participation, which might include tutorial involvement OR contributions to online forums.

Contact Hours

Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Lecture: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term

Timetables