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PHL472: Ethics in Practice (Not available in 2009)

This unit introduces students to the elements of ethics, ethical reasoning and practical decision-making in relation to contemporary concerns about public, professional and personal ethical responsibility in the workplace, community and global contexts. The unit focuses on the development of practical skills in ethical sensitivity, discrimination and judgement, in a world where ethical values are contested and changing. Questions include: truth-telling and integrity, reproductive technologies, euthanasia, racial inequality, corporate social responsibility, business ethics, cyberethics, war and global justice.

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Points

4

Enrolment Options

Not available 2009

Contact Time

Lectures/tutorials: up to 2.5 hours per week.

Prerequisites

Enrolment in Honours or Postgraduate-level course.

Notes

Normally available every second year.

School

School of Social Sciences and Humanities

Unit Coordinator

Dr Peta Bowden

  • Position:
Senior Lecturer
  • E-mail:
P.Bowden@murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Murdoch Campus
Education and Humanities
Room 4.055
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 6328
Unit Contacts
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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations:

APMISIN

Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore)

CEJTOKYO

Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo)

JKURASHIKI

NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan)

KDUPG

KDU College (Penang, Malaysia)

KDUPJ

KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)

SGP-REPOLY

Republic Polytechnic (Singapore)

SMANUFED

Singapore Manufacturing Federation

ZHENGZHOU

Zhengzhou University (China)