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Professional Ethics Thesis Part 1 (PHIL90036)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 18.75On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
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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.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who sucessfully complete this subject should have:
- an in-depth knowledge of the academic literature relating to the subject of their thesis;
- developed familiarity with and competence in theoretical philosophical ethics; and
- displayed the ability to understand and integrate relevant empirical research.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject should have:
- displayed the ability to engage critically with academic theorising;
- developed skills in research and analysis that will enable them to undertake further independent research work of greater length and originality;
- displayed the capacity for self-directed study; and
- displayed the ability to complete a coherent, informed and critically aware piece of work of thesis length.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students must be enrolled in the
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Corequisites
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Non-allowed subjects
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PHIL90018 | Professional Ethics Thesis |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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18.75 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Please note: This assessment statement applies to the entire enrolment across parts 1 and 2 of the subject (i.e. PHIL90036 and PHIL90037 together)
- A thesis of 12 000 words (100%), due at the end of the second semester of study after enrolment.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Christopher Cordner Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular meetings with thesis supervisor throughout the entire period of enrolment (Part 1 and 2) Total time commitment 510 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Howard Sankey Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular meetings with thesis supervisor throughout the entire period of enrolment (Part 1 and 2) Total time commitment 510 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
510 hours total - inclusive of two semesters (thesis Part 1 and Part 2)
Additional delivery details
This subject continues over two consecutive study periods, with students first enrolling in PHIL90036 Professional Ethics Thesis Part 1 and then subsequently enrolling in PHIL90037 Professional Ethics Thesis Part 2, for a total enrolment of 37.5 credit points. Students will receive an overall result for the subject following completion of the two-subject sequence.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Appropriate texts will be determined in consultation with the thesis supervisor
- Subject notes
Please note: Information on this page refers to both Part 1 and Part 2 of this subject (PHIL90036 Professional Ethics Thesis Part 1 and PHIL90037 Professional Ethics Thesis Part 2)
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) - Professional Ethics Specialisation (formal) Professional Ethics - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022