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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Divinity : Theology and Ethics

Undergraduate Course: Design: Ethical Issues (THET10056)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course explores some of the practical issues faced by modern makers and designers and develops a corresponding theoretical account in conversation with contemporary religious ethics and moral philosophy.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. After successful completion of this course, a student will have:
    (1) described critical paradigms in contemporary design theory and contrasted these with ethical arguments drawn from Christian ethical reasoning;
    (2) engaged critically with primary texts in aesthetics, design, and medical ethics, and judiciously engaged secondary literature;
    (3) developed an ethical approach to design in a specific professional context;
    (4) written three essays, including a design review, ethical case study, and synthetic essay on ethical issues of design and manufacture engaging with both primary and relevant secondary literature;
    (5) discussed texts and "designed" works critically in seminars, oral presentation, and plenary discussion with other members of the class;
    (6) demonstrated an ability to identify key terms and their meanings;
    (7) demonstrated good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsDesign, craft, engineering ethics, medical ethics, ethics, religion, ecological design.
Contacts
Course organiserDr Jeremy Kidwell
Tel: (0131 6)50 7975
Email:
Course secretaryMs Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
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