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Everyday Morality (UNIB10027)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Simon Laham
Overview
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This subject draws on empirical psychology, philosophy and law to explore practical ways of reasoning through the complex moral challenges that face us in our private lives as well as in our professional roles and in our roles as responsible global citizens.
We will explore how people should and do reason about pressing contemporary issues including creating a moral self in the absence of authoritative moral guidance, navigating a social world consisting of diverse identities, and being a responsible, law‐abiding citizen in a global order in which issues such as climate change, technology, AI and mass migration pose complex and novel ethical dilemmas. We will explore answers to the question “how should one live” by drawing on scientific evidence from psychology, thought experiments and arguments from philosophy and illustrative cases from law and professional ethics.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject, students will be able to:
- Articulate philosophical, legal and psychological concepts that are relevant to ethical decision making
- Identify empirical research on biases in moral psychology
- Apply scientific, philosophical and legal reasoning to pressing ethical questions of the early 21st century
- Analyse ethical issues in light of normative concepts and decision‐making biases
- Evaluate their own ethical positions in relation to scientific, philosophical and legal reasoning
Generic skills
- Students will develop skills in: Critical thinking and reasoning; ethical reasoning; written, spoken and interpersonal communication; perspective taking; global citizenship; self‐awareness and reflection
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Assessment 1: Formative quiz
| Week 4 | 20% |
Assessment 2: Oral presentation Group (15%) and individual (15%) contributions assessed
| Approx. weeks 7‐8 | 30% |
Assessment 3: Reflective essay
| Week 12 | 40% |
Assessment 4: Tutorial participation; Submit 5 sets of bullet point reflections (5%) and contribute to class discussion (5%) Hurdle requirement: Students must attend at least 8 out of 11 tutorials. In case of failure to meet the attendance requirement, additional work related to the missed class activities (e.g., short 500 word essay on missed topic) will be required before a passing grade can be awarded. | From Week 2 to Week 12 | 10% |
Hurdle requirement: All assessment items indicated above must be submitted in order to pass this subject. Each submitted assessment item must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the marking criteria. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement Students must attend at least 8 out of 11 tutorials. In case of failure to meet the attendance requirement, additional work related to the missed class activities (e.g., short 500 word essay on missed topic) will be required before a passing grade can be awarded. | N/A |
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Simon Laham Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 12 x 3‐ hour online modules (to be completed each week before lecture) = 36 hours 12 x 1 hour face‐to‐face lecture = 12 hours 11 x 1 hour face‐to‐face tutorials = 11 hours (weeks 2‐12) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021 Semester 1 contact information
Simon Laham
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 11 April 2024