Courses & Units
Ethics and Social Responsibility XBR106
Hobart
Introduction
Consider yourself an ethical individual? Think you understand what is meant by
social responsibility? We all know that ethical and value driven leaders are
required in society and what this unit will do is challenge your current
thinking and ask you to explore different perspectives around ethics and
social responsibility. It will provide you with the capabilities and thinking
frameworks that will allow you to reflect on the notion of ethics and ethical
decision-making and provide you with the confidence and self-belief that you
are acting in a way that is appropriate, moral, and rationally supported. A
sensitivity and understanding of ethics and social responsibility is now an
imperative within modern society. Truly sustainable inspirational leadership
can only evolve from an ethical and socially responsible base. This unit works
on that level but also provides the tools necessary to allow individuals to
reflect on the moral judgements that we make on a daily basis.
Students will gain an understanding of the University's Statement of Values
and from this foundation of personal ethics within the University environment;
students will learn the theoretical philosophical frameworks that encompass
ethical decision-making. The unit will also clarify the conceptual boundaries
between ethics and other areas, such as law, commerce, and religion. Attention
will be drawn to forms of unethical conduct that can adversely influence the
life of a University student (such as academic misconduct, cyber bullying, and
peer pressure) and will, through a series of real-world based scenarios,
consider how ethical frameworks can assist a person to make appropriate
decisions within a range of settings. These settings will include the contemporary
research environment, the context of policy settings to minimise criminal
behaviour, an understanding of ethics and its context to corporate life, how
ethics influences the life of a legal professional, the interconnection of
religion to ethics, and how ethical frameworks operate in the global context.
Summary
Unit name | Ethics and Social Responsibility |
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Unit code | XBR106 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education Faculty of Law |
Discipline | College Office - CBE|Law|Philosophy and Gender Studies |
Coordinator | Prof M Otlowski |
Teaching staff | Prof M Otlowski, Prof D Baltzly and Dr R Macklin |
Level | Introductory |
Available as student elective? | Yes |
Breadth Unit? | Yes |
Availability
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | Off-Campus | International International | Domestic Domestic |
Key
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
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Key Dates
Study Period | Start date | Census date | WW date | End date |
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Semester 1 | 24/2/2020 | 23/3/2020 | 13/4/2020 | 31/5/2020 |
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Unit census dates currently displaying for 2020 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2020 will be available from the 1st October 2020.
Fees
Domestic
Band | CSP Student Contribution | Full Fee Paying (domestic) | Field of Education |
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1 | 2020: $835.00 | 2020: $1,729.00 | 091701 |
Fees for next year will be published in October. The fees above only apply for the year shown.
Please note: international students should refer to this page to get an indicative course cost.
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | Online |
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Assessment | A combination of internal assessment |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | None |
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