Undergraduate Course: Design: Ethical Issues (THET10056)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Theology and Ethics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This 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. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Revision Session Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
90 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
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.
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Assessment Information
The assessment will be based on:
design review essay of 1250 words (due in week 5) 20%;
mid-semester case study essay of 2000 words (due in week 8) 30%;
oral course presentation (presented for class in week 11) 10%;
course synthesis essay of 3000 words (due by Monday at start of exam period) 40%. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Design, craft, engineering ethics, medical ethics, ethics, religion, ecological design. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jeremy Kidwell
Tel: (0131 6)50 7975
Email: Jeremy.Kidwell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: Kate.Munro@ed.ac.uk |
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