ASP216 - Ethics in Global Society

Unit details

Year:	2024 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)*
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Unit Chair:	Trimester 2: Cathy Legg
Cohort rule:	Nil
Prerequisite:	Nil
Corequisite:	Nil
Incompatible with:	ASP316, ASP416
Typical study commitment:	Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:	1 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:	1 x 1-hour lecture per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week
Note: *Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only.

Content

This is a unit in applied ethics which looks at global problems and investigates the moral obligations of states and of individuals in relation to them. Such problems include human rights, the rights of peoples to self-determination, nationalism and cosmopolitanism, global poverty, peace and war, terrorism, the role of women, and the global environment.

ULO	These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1	Work collaboratively to analyse, compare, and defend philosophical arguments, backed by relevant evidence, and present competing claims in the context of philosophical dialogue	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO7: Teamwork
ULO2	Explain and articulate different philosophical approaches to global ethics in the twentieth century	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO7: Teamwork GLO8: Global citizenship
ULO3	Work collaboratively to analyse, compare, and defend philosophical arguments, backed by relevant evidence, and present competing claims in the context of philosophical dialogue	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Assessment Description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Essay	2000 words or equivalent	50%	Week 6
Assessment 2 - Research and Writing Exercise	2000 words or equivalent	50%	End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ASP216
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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