Ethics in the global world

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Course ID:	08-KUDU-MA-EGW
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.9 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0319) Social and behavioural sciences, not elsewhere classified The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Ethics in the global world
Name in Polish:	Ethics in the global world
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty na 4 semestrze kulturoznawstwa II stopnia po angielsku AMU-PIE offer, summer semester
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Module type:	elective
Major:	SUMMER SEMESTER 2020 The course addresses students of Dept. of Anthropology and Culture Sciences, ERASMUS exchangers, AMU-PIE students, and all interested learners ERASMUS CODE: 14.9 ISCED code: 0319 WHEN: THURSDAY, 1.00-3.00 pm (13.00 - 15.00) WHERE (room and location): 215, 2nd floor, Dept. of Philosophy, CAMPUS OGRODY Building 89 C Connection: streetcars: 2, 7, 8, 18 (last stop "Petla Ogrody" Teaching Staff: PhD Katarzyna Gan-Krzywoszynska and Prof. Ewa Nowak Contact / official e-mail addresses: ewanowak@amu.edu.pl katarzyna.gan-krzywoszynska@amu.edu.pl
Cycle of studies:	2nd cycle
Module learning aims:	1. Improving moral judgment competence, ethical reasoning, justification & discourse competence in participants; 2. Making participants familiar with contemporary ethical challenges (focus: social ethics); 3. Discussing cross-cultural and culture-related elements of ethics; 4. Linking ethical theory and empirical research/evidence. 5. Discussing analytical and non-analytical ethics as complementary ethics.
Course module conducted remotely (e-learning):	Selected articles (PDF, scans) can be shared via your USOS e-mail accounts. Please check them regularly !
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences:	English (intermediate level skills)
Information on where to find course materials:	USOS and THE AMU-PIE home page
Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement:	lecture (talk) presentation case study discussion training survey essay
Student workload (ECTS credits):	4 ECTS credits 1 credit = 30 hours (1 hour = 45 mins) 30 hours: contact with lecturers during lectures (our lectures include communicative interaction, discussion and training) 45 hours: prescribed reading 45 hours: writing an essay or conducting a text- and problem based research
Short description:	Week 1 Opening; syllabus & important information Block I. Dr. Katarzyna Gan-Krzywoszynska: Week 2 How we think about justice. A theory justice vs. a theory of injustice (Introduction) Week 3 Contemporary ethics & philosophy of dialogue Week 4 Victimology Week 5 Freedom vs. liberation Week 6 Philosophy of revolt Week 7 The culture of memory Week 8 Empathy Block II. Prof. Ewa Nowak: Week 9 Speaking & listening Week 10 Values, norms and ethics theories are not everything. Why we need moral competence, decision making and discourse improvement Week 11 Sociality visualized Week 12 Contemporary challenges across borders and cultures (A): Hospitality, cosmopolitanism, planetary responsibility Week 13 Contemporary challenges across borders and cultures (B): Basic needs & high-tech Week 14 Analytical and non-analytical ethics: an unnecessary split discussed on the basis of the moral action definition Week 15. Collecting & discussing students' essays
Full description:	Week 1 Opening; syllabus & important information Block I. Dr. Katarzyna Gan-Krzywoszynska: Week 2 How we think about justice. A theory justice vs. a theory of injustice (Introduction) Week 3 Contemporary ethics & philosophy of dialogue Week 4 Victimology Week 5 Freedom vs. liberation Week 6 Philosophy of revolt Week 7 The culture of memory Week 8 Empathy Block II. Prof. Ewa Nowak: Week 9 Speaking & listening with respect for others Week 10 Values, norms and ethics theories are not everything. Why we need moral competence, decision making and discourse improvement? Week 11 Sociality visualized Week 12 Contemporary challenges across borders and cultures (A): Humans' ambiguous sociality, hospitality, cosmopolitanism, planetary responsibility. Week 13 Contemporary challenges across borders and cultures (B): Basic needs and high-tech Week 14 Analytical and non-analytical ethics: an unnecessary split discussed on the basis of the moral action definition Week 15. Collecting & discussing students' essays Our lecture includes basics (main stream, refers to our research findings and involves student' choice.
Bibliography:	E. Dussel, “Transmodernity and Interculturality: An Interpretation from the Perspective of Philosophy of Liberation” J. Littell, “The Kindly Ones” (excerpts) J. L. Borges & O. Ferrari, “In Dialogue” (excerpts) A. Camus, “The Rebel” (“L’homme revolté”) (excerpts) K. Gan-Krzywoszyńska & P. Leśniewski, “The culture of memory: the approach of Reyes Mate” K. Gan-Krzywoszyńska & P. Leśniewski, “The Kindly Ones” (Les Bienveillantes) P. Freire, "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" (excerpts) E. Nowak, "Meditarranean drama: pragmatic, legal and moral aspects of hospitality", FPED, vol. 2 (4) 2015 E. Nowak, G. Lind, "Mis-Educative Martial Law – The Fate of Free Discourse and the Moral Judgment Competence of Polish University Students from 1977 to 1983", Ethics in Progress, Vol. 9 (2018). No. 2, pp. 56-74. Doi:10.14746/eip.2018.2.5, link: https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/eip/article/view/17874/17613 W. Boratyński et. al., "University Students’ vs. Lay People’s Perspectives on Organ Donation and Improving Health Communication in Poland", Ethics in Progress, Vol. 9 (2018). No. 2, pp. 99-117. Doi:10.14746/eip.2018.2.8; link: https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/eip/article/view/17877/17714 - A didactic power point presentation authored by a teacher
Learning outcomes:
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Attending the lectures matters. Checking emails and being in touch with teachers matters: in is unacceptable not to activate and not to check own e-mail account at USOS system. Students may chose between oral final exam with Dr. Katarzyna Gan-Krzywoszynska OR the final semester essay with Prof. Ewa Nowak. Every single topic discussed during the lectures can be chosen by a participant as their the main essay subject. The essay should have at least 5 pages, be original, provided with correctly edited quotes and references. It must be sent as a Word document per e-mail to Prof. Ewa Nowak. The authors are obliged to strictly follow best academic practices, especially: avoid plagiarism, avoid copy-paste techniques, avoid ghost writing techniques, avoid cheating, avoid all kinds of the academic malpractices. All written essays will be proved with the university anti-plagiarism program if any suspicion of plagiarism arises. The authors of essays will be kindly requested to answer 1 (one) additional question before their final graduation. Those students who prefer the oral final exam with Dr. Katarzyna Gan-Krzywoszynska (or with both teachers, respectively), are obliged to answer 3 (three) questions to graduate. Possible topics will be shared with students with regard to their interests. Independent research projects are welcome, however, they must be related to the "Ethics in the global world" and previously consulted with teachers. Deadlines, appointments, etc. will respect the exchangers' priorities according to the semester course at their native university.
Practical placement:	If a participant shows their interest in training/student practice, he or she can ask for more information (Prof. Ewa Nowak). We can create a favorable opportunity.

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