This module is a resource for lecturers
Guidelines to develop a stand-alone course
This Module provides an outline for a three-hour class, but there is potential to develop its topics further into a stand-alone course. The scope and structure of such a course will be determined by the specific needs of each context, but a possible structure is presented here as a suggestion.
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Session |
Topic |
Brief description |
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1 |
Introduction |
Introduce students to core terms and ideas |
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2 |
What are values? |
Introduces students to the idea of values, valuing and how this relates to ethics |
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3 |
Universalism |
What is universalism? Are all ethical ideas universal? |
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4 |
Aristotle |
Introduces Aristotle's ideas of deriving virtue and ethics from nature as he understood it |
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5 |
Mencius |
Introduces Mencius' ideas about deriving virtue and ethics from history and tradition |
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6 |
Habermas |
Introduces students to Habermas, ideal speech theory and ethics |
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7 |
Kung |
Introduces the work of theologian Hans Kung and his attempt to create universal values through religious dialogue |
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8 |
Human Rights 1 |
Introduces students to the idea of human rights and how they emerged from various cultural and political ideas |
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9 |
Human Rights 2 |
Examines human rights within the UN system, particularly the passage of the UDHR |
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10 |
Simulation on Human Values |
Conduct simulation |
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11 |
Simulation on Human Values (cont.) |
Conduct simulation |
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12 |
Conclusions |