Professional Ethics Thesis

Subject 161-590 (2009)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009. Search for this in the current handbook

Credit Points: 37.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

Semester 1, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Total Time Commitment: .5 contact hours/week Total of 10 hours per week.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Ethics.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Coordinator

Mr Andrew Alexandra

Contact

Andrew Alexandra

a.alexandra@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview: Students enrolled in this subject will be required to produce an original piece of work of approximately 12 000 words length on a topic in professional ethics. Topics may include conceptual investigations into the foundations of professional ethics, as well as discussions of particular ethically problematic issues. Individual thesis topics will be the result of negotiation between students and teaching staff. Students will be required to demonstrate the capacity to identify and critically engage with the relevant literature and to produce a coherent and well-argued piece reflecting this engagement.
Objectives: Students who sucessfully complete this subject will
  • have an in-depth knowledge of the academic literature relating to the subject of their thesis;
  • have developed familiarity with and competence in theoretical philosophical ethics;
  • have displayed the ability to understand and integrate relevant empirical research.
Assessment: A thesis of 12 000 words (due at the end of the second semester of study after enrolment).
Prescribed Texts:
Recommended Texts: There are no prescribed or recommended texts for the subject as a whole. The supervisor will discuss reading appropriate to the specific topics that the student has chosen to address.
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • have displayed the ability to engage critically with academic theorising;
  • have developed skills in research and analysis that will enable them to undertake further independent research work of greater length and originality;
  • have displayed the capacity for self-directed study;
  • have displayed the ability to complete a coherent, informed and critically aware piece of work of thesis length.
Related Course(s): Master of Arts in Professional and Applied Ethics
Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Ethics

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