Ethics in the global world 08-KUDU-MA-EGW

Week 1 Opening; syllabus & important information

Block I. Dr. Katarzyna Gan-Krzywoszynska:

Week 2 How we think about justice. A theory justice vs. a theory of injustice (Introduction)
Week 3 Contemporary ethics & philosophy of dialogue
Week 4 Victimology
Week 5 Freedom vs. liberation
Week 6 Philosophy of revolt
Week 7 The culture of memory
Week 8 Empathy

Block II. Prof. Ewa Nowak:
Week 9 Speaking & listening with respect for others
Week 10 Values, norms and ethics theories are not everything. Why we need moral competence, decision making and discourse improvement?
Week 11 Sociality visualized
Week 12 Contemporary challenges across borders and cultures (A): Humans' ambiguous sociality, hospitality, cosmopolitanism, planetary responsibility.
Week 13 Contemporary challenges across borders and cultures (B): Basic needs and high-tech
Week 14 Analytical and non-analytical ethics: an unnecessary split discussed on the basis of the moral action definition
Week 15. Collecting & discussing students' essays

Our lecture includes basics (main stream, refers to our research findings and involves student' choice.

Module learning aims

1. Improving moral judgment competence, ethical reasoning, justification & discourse competence in participants; 2. Making participants familiar with contemporary ethical challenges (focus: social ethics); 3. Discussing cross-cultural and culture-related elements of ethics; 4. Linking ethical theory and empirical research/evidence. 5. Discussing analytical and non-analytical ethics as complementary ethics.

Information on where to find course materials

USOS and THE AMU-PIE home page

Major

SUMMER SEMESTER 2020 The course addresses students of Dept. of Anthropology and Culture Sciences, ERASMUS exchangers, AMU-PIE students, and all interested learners ERASMUS CODE: 14.9 ISCED code: 0319 WHEN: THURSDAY, 1.00-3.00 pm (13.00 - 15.00) WHERE (room and location): 215, 2nd floor, Dept. of Philosophy, CAMPUS OGRODY Building 89 C Connection: streetcars: 2, 7, 8, 18 (last stop "Petla Ogrody" Teaching Staff: PhD Katarzyna Gan-Krzywoszynska and Prof. Ewa Nowak Contact / official e-mail addresses: ewanowak@amu.edu.pl katarzyna.gan-krzywoszynska@amu.edu.pl

ECTS code

08-KUDU-MA-EGW 14.9 0319

Number of hours

Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement

lecture (talk) presentation case study discussion training survey essay

Course module conducted remotely (e-learning)

Selected articles (PDF, scans) can be shared via your USOS e-mail accounts. Please check them regularly !

Student workload (ECTS credits)

4 ECTS credits 1 credit = 30 hours (1 hour = 45 mins) 30 hours: contact with lecturers during lectures (our lectures include communicative interaction, discussion and training) 45 hours: prescribed reading 45 hours: writing an essay or conducting a text- and problem based research

Cycle of studies

2nd cycle

Module type

elective

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences

English (intermediate level skills)

Course coordinators

Ewa Nowak

Learning outcomes

Assessment criteria

Attending the lectures matters.
Checking emails and being in touch with teachers matters: in is unacceptable not to activate and not to check own e-mail account at USOS system.

Students may chose between oral final exam with Dr. Katarzyna Gan-Krzywoszynska OR the final semester essay with Prof. Ewa Nowak.

Every single topic discussed during the lectures can be chosen by a participant as their the main essay subject. The essay should have at least 5 pages, be original, provided with correctly edited quotes and references. It must be sent as a Word document per e-mail to Prof. Ewa Nowak.
The authors are obliged to strictly follow best academic practices, especially:
avoid plagiarism,
avoid copy-paste techniques,
avoid ghost writing techniques,
avoid cheating,
avoid all kinds of the academic malpractices.

All written essays will be proved with the university anti-plagiarism program if any suspicion of plagiarism arises.

The authors of essays will be kindly requested to answer 1 (one) additional question before their final graduation.

Those students who prefer the oral final exam with Dr. Katarzyna Gan-Krzywoszynska (or with both teachers, respectively), are obliged to answer 3 (three) questions to graduate.

Possible topics will be shared with students with regard to their interests.
Independent research projects are welcome, however, they must be related to the "Ethics in the global world" and previously consulted with teachers.

Deadlines, appointments, etc. will respect the exchangers' priorities according to the semester course at their native university.

Practical placement

If a participant shows their interest in training/student practice, he or she can ask for more information (Prof. Ewa Nowak). We can create a favorable opportunity.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 08-KUDU-MA-EGW in USOSweb