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SYLLABUS
Ethics 1, basic course , 15 ECTS Credits
 
COURSE CATEGORY   Fristående kurs
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY   Applied Ethics - TEE
SUBJECT AREA  
  COURSE CODE   721G01
AIM OF THE COURSE
On successful completion of the course, the student should be able to: - describe and explain central normative theories, principles and concept formations in the field of ethics - critically analyse and discuss different ethical views and arguments - independently examine problems in the field of applied ethics
CONTENTS
The course consists of two modules.

General and Applied Ethics, 7.5 HE credits
Module 1 provides an overview of argumentation analysis and ethical theorising with illustrations from different fields of applied ethics. The module is examined through a take-home examination.

Literature Course, 7.5 HE credits
Module 2 contains literature studies of a field of applied ethics (for example business ethics, bioethics, ethics of technology, environmental ethics). The literature study is presented in writing through writing a shorter essay.
TEACHING
The teaching takes the form of lectures, compulsory seminars and group work.
EXAMINATION
The assessment of the students takes place through a take-home examination and through a shorter essay.

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

GRADING
A grade of Pass with Credit, Pass or Fail is given for the course
CERTIFICATE
Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request. The Department provides a special form which should be submitted to the Student Affairs Division.
COURSE LITERATURE
The course literature is decided upon by the department in question.
OTHER INFORMATION
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.
 
Ethics 1, basic course
Etik 1, grundkurs
 
Department responsible
for the course or equivalent:
IKK - Department of Culture and Communication
           
Registrar No: 78/04-41   Course Code: 721G01      
    Exam codes: see Local Computer System      
Subject/Subject Area : Applied Ethics - TEE          
           
Level   Education level     Subject Area Code   Field of Education  
G1X   Basic level     TEE   SA  
The syllabus was approved by the Board of Faculty of Arts and Science 2007-10-22