Postgraduate UND-PHIL6020-2023

Ethical Issues in Professional Life

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% Online

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Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Start dates

20 Feb 2023
24 Jul 2023

The University of Notre Dame Australia is committed to delivering an excellent student experience, alongside a high standard of teaching, research, and training. As a leader in ethical education, Notre Dame aims to develop students’ critical reasoning and their ability to make ethical decisions—crucial skills to progressing their careers and leading purposeful lives. At Notre Dame, students navigate their future with an ethical education online.

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Subject details

What you'll learn

On completion of this course students should be able to achieve the following learning outcomes:

Identify complex debates associated with the relationship between moral philosophy and applied ethics
Articulate a thorough understanding of the three major theories of ethics in the Western philosophical tradition
Demonstrate sophisticated philosophical skills associated with moral enquiry and a particular profession
Apply a mastery analysis of the role that moral enquiry plays in the professions.

Topics covered

- The relationship between moral philosophy and applied ethics in professional life
- The relevance of ethics to specialisation
- Power and privilege in the professions
- Performance assessment
- Codes of ethics
- Institutional values
- Corporate ethical culture
- Confidentiality
- Secrecy and truth telling in counselling
- Professional and management responsibility and accountability
- Dealing with power and authority
- Conflict resolution
- Performance assessment and discipline

Entry requirements

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

Elective

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

This course will explore the relationship between moral philosophy and applied ethics in professional life. Further, we study such issues as the relevance of ethics to specialisation, power and privilege in the professions, performance assessment, codes of ethics institutional values and corporate ethical culture. Specialist seminar topics may include: confidentiality, secrecy and truth telling in counselling; professional and management responsibility and accountability; dealing with power and authority, conflict resolution, performance assessment & discipline.

Assessments

Online Discussion Board/Forum – 20% Written Audit - Ethical Audit (complete template no more than 5,000 words) - 60% Written essay Teleological Analysis (1000 words) - 20%