Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- present and debate ideas, both orally and in writing, in an open minded and rigorous way.
- interpret, synthesise and criticise complex texts and positions.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- take notes from talks and written materials.
- work effectively to deadlines.
- work as part of a team in your essay group meetings on the analysis and evaluation of texts.
- undertake, with adequate supervision, independent work, including identifying and using appropriate resources.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- how those positions relate to other philosophical issues
- some key positions in moral philosophy, the core arguments for these views and the main objections which have been raised against them.
- how to assess the different positions, taking possible objections into account and supporting your views with cogent argument.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 110 |
Teaching | 40 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Blackboard.
Textbooks
S Blackburn (2001). Being Good: A Short Introduction to Ethics. Oxford University Press.
H J Gensler (1998). Ethics: a Contemporary Introduction. Routledge.
J S Mill & J Bentham (2004). Utilitarianism & Other Essays. Pearson Education.
P Singer (1991). A Companion to Ethics. Blackwell.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Formative assessment: - Oral and written feedback on drafts of essays from your essay group leader. - Oral feedback from the module convenor on any other aspect of your performance in this module in optional one-to-one meetings during office hours or by appointment.Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Essay proposal
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: You will receive written and verbal feedback from your tutorial group leader.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
- Percentage contribution: 100%
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 50% |
Essay | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Timed Assignment | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 50% |
Essay | 50% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External