PER3003 - Philosophy and Ethics in Society

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 - Understand the real-world importance of philosophy, ethics, and religion
2 - Construct and clearly express in writing logical, well-thought-out arguments
3 - Engage in respectful debate about real-world societal issues in a philosophically, ethical, and religiously informed manner
4 - Reflect on key philosophical, ethical, and religious themes relevant to childhood, the family, education, and society more generally.

Content:

In this module you will be introduced to the study of philosophy and ethics in a societal context with a particular emphasis on childhood, families, and education. Potential topics for study could include: critical thinking and logic, philosophy of childhood and the family, religious perspectives on marriage, sex and gender, religion and secularism, philosophy of education, political philosophy, the role of the state with regard to child welfare and education, and other topics besides.

You will come away with the ability to engage in philosophical argumentation, and the ability to consider philosophical, ethical, and religious issues as they pertain to childhood, family, education, and society more generally.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Sessions will be run in an interactive manner in order to facilitate open dialogue between students and lecturer, as well as among students themselves, and therefore there is not a strict separation between lecture and seminar.

You will be taught using LTU’s multimodal approach to teaching. Your learning will be divided into three stages:

Preparation: You will be given clear tasks to support you in preparing for live, in-person teaching. This may include watching a short, pre-recorded lecture (or other open educational resource), reading a paper or text chapter, finding resources to discuss with your peers in class, reading and commenting on a paper or preparing other material for use in class. Your Module Tutor will give you information to help you understand why you are completing an activity and how this will be built on during live, in-person teaching.

Live: All your live, in-person teaching will be designed around active learning, providing you with valuable opportunities to build on preparation tasks and interact with staff and peers, as well as helping you to deepen your understanding, apply knowledge and surface any misunderstandings.

Post: Follow-up activities will include clear opportunities for you to check understanding and apply your learning to a new situation or context. These activities will also be a source of feedback for staff that will inform subsequent sessions.

Lectures
Hours: 40
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Workshops/Seminars
Hours: 40
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Guided independent study
Hours: 220

Further Details Relating to Assessment
You will be assessed on the basis of a poster and portfolio that will be developed across both semester one and two.

Poster: This will consist of a 500-word poster answering the question “What is the use of philosophy?” In particular, you will be encouraged to think about the real-world impact philosophy can make when considering childhood, the family, education and society more generally. You will submit this poster in semester one.

Project Portfolio: In semester two you will complete two 500-word essays. Questions will be determined nearer the time, but one essay will argue for a position, and the other will argue against that position (LO2, LO3). You will be encouraged to complete an initial draft of these essays mid-way through semester two.

Finally, you will complete a 500-word reflective piece reflecting on your previous two essays whilst defending your own position and with reference to the poster you created in semester one (LO4). You will be encouraged to complete an initial draft of this reflective piece towards the end of semester two.

Whilst you will be working on your project portfolio throughout semester two, the final versions of all three components will be submitted together in term three as a single assignment.

Assessment:

001 Poster; 500 words; Mid to Late sem 1 20%
002 Project Portfolio; 1500 words; End sem 2 80%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - PRS_CODE=
Level - 0
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 3YL

Click here to go back to previous page