In this course, students will engage with ethics from the perspective of civil and professional ethics, addressing the issues related to the foundations and general concepts of these areas. The student will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue with professional ethical principles, which may be key to understanding the context of ethics in the practice of a profession. Additionally, due to the multidisciplinary nature of this degree, the student will explore economic and business ethics to understand how the main ethical dilemmas are approached in these sectors.
UNIT 1: Foundations of Professional Ethics
Topic 1: Concepts of Professional Ethics
1.1 What is a profession
1.2 Key features
1.3 The role of ethics in the profession
Topic 2: Professional Ethical Principles
2.1 Key professional ethical principles
2.2 A reflection on ethical principles
2.3 Codes of ethics
Topic 3: Procedural Ethics
3.1 Theories of ethical reasoning
3.2 Utilitarian ethics
3.3 Deontological ethics
3.4 Virtue ethics
UNIT 2: Applied Ethics
Topic 4: Social Responsibility
4.1 Foundations of social responsibility
4.2 Corporate or business social responsibility
Topic 5: Ethical Dilemmas in the Modern World
5.1 Ethical dilemmas in the workplace
5.2 Ethical dilemmas in new technologies
Topic 6: Sustainability and Integral Ecology
6.1 The concept of sustainability
6.2 Integral ecology
6.3 Sustainable development goals
Expository method: Presentation of theoretical content through in-person classes and documentation on the platform (selected readings from the proposed bibliography, etc.).
Text and document analysis: Personal reading of materials that cover the main contents of the course. Individual preparation and group discussions (either in-person or virtual).
Debate method: Along with participation in lectures and critical personal analysis of sources, students must test their knowledge in an intersubjective way through supervised debates. These debates help to make the content of each unit more flexible and its outcomes more accessible, always striving to engage with the social and historical context surrounding the student.
Oral presentation methods: Presentations and exhibitions by students, fostering debate among them, moderated by the professor.
Written presentation methods: The student will prepare a paper that will allow them to update and deepen the material presented and discussed in class in a reflective and personal manner.
Tutorials: To ensure the highest level of personalization in the learning process, the course includes a tutorial schedule where students can clarify doubts, explore new areas of interest, review papers, and maintain a continuous learning attitude regarding the subject.
Ordinary Call : In order to be evaluated in the ordinary call, all the assessment activities must have been completed. These activities must be submitted within the deadlines set by the course instructor. If, for a duly justified and properly communicated reason, a student is unable to submit them on time, they may still do so before the date of the final exam, so that the instructor can evaluate them. However, in this case, the instructor is not required to provide feedback on those activities.
Additionally, the student has the right to take the final written exam even if not all other activities have been submitted. However, the final grade for the course will only be calculated if all required activities have been completed and submitted according to the evaluation criteria and weightings established in the course guide. If any activity has not been submitted or completed, the student's record will indicate ?Not presented? for that call.
Extraordinary Call : The evaluation criteria remain the same as in the ordinary call, meaning all course assessment activities must be submitted. Grades from completed activities (including the final written exam) will be retained while the student completes any pending activities. The same weighting criteria used in the ordinary call will apply.
This measure is valid only for the current academic year. If the student does not pass during the extraordinary call, re-enrollment in the course will require repeating the entire subject.
? Preparation of an individual essay addressing one of the topics covered in the course syllabus: 30%
? Demonstrating interest in the subject, requesting tutorials, and participating in group debates (if any): 10%
? Final written exam: 60%
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