Monash University Handbook 2011 Undergraduate - Unit

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Synopsis

Globalisation, changes in technology and communication and commercial pressures have all added complexity to the ethical dimension of professional life. This subject examines issues affecting the professions and their practice. Students undertake a core module, Ethics at Work, which looks at the conceptual framework for ethical decision making and two professional modules. One module will normally be relevant to their home faculty, the other will provide a contrast case. The teaching program will involve a case-based inquiry culminating in the writing of a report addressing carefully formulated terms of reference. http://courseware.monash.edu.au/pep/about/

Assessment

Written work: 80% (3,500 words)
Test: 20%

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Philosophy
Bioethics

Prerequisites

36 points of university study and regular access to a computer with CD ROM and Internet connection.