Course: Applied Ethics and the Ethical Education

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Course title Applied Ethics and the Ethical Education
Course code KVS/AEV@
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Konečný Karel, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Hubálek Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics: Applied ethics and its position in the field of ethics. Applied ethics in relation to the following areas or institutions: school, family, economics, medical sciences, civil society, environment. Creation of ethical codes and their importance. University ethical principles. Ethical values. Sexual health. Family life. The spiritual dimension of man. Economic values. Protection of nature and the environment. The search for truth and goodness as part of human nature

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Homework for Teaching - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 15 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 15 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 10 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course will focus on the areas of applied ethics that relate to current educational reality, society and democracy. Students will be acquainted with the individual parts of social life and their connection with ethical theory, acquire important values for specific areas and will be able to specify examples of ethical behavior in a given context.
At the end of the course students should be able to: "define the basic terms of applied ethics, "to clarify the functioning of contemporary society and its moral and ethical values in various sectors, "assess the impact of ethical behavior on a particular community, "analyze the ethical specifics of the profession of citizenship education teacher and the foundations of the social sciences and can prevent inappropriate behavior in pedagogical practice, "acquire knowledge of the content of the complementary educational field of Ethics (according to FEP BE), "will master the didactic transformation of topics in the educational field of Ethics.
Prerequisites
Orientation in basic literature and terminology, overview of current events and ethical problems in the Czech Republic and abroad.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Written exam

Attendance at lectures, self-study, preparation for exam.
Recommended literature
  • Anzenbacher, A. (2001). Úvod do etiky. Praha: Academia.
  • Anzenbacher, A. (2010). Úvod do filosofie.. Praha: Portál.
  • BRÁZDA, R. Ethicum. Zlín: Verbum, 2010. ISBN 978-80-904273-9-6..
  • Göbelová, T. (2017). Profesní hodnoty a etické principy v práci učitele. Ostrava.
  • Huber, W. (2016). Základní otázky života. Praha: Dokořán.
  • KOŘENEK, J. (2004). Lékařská etika. Praha: Triton.
  • Lorenzová, J. (2016). Kontexty vzdělávání v postmoderní situaci. Praha: FF UK.
  • Muchová L. (2015). Morální výchova v nemorální společnosti?. Praha.
  • Pelcová, N., Semrádová, I. (2014). Fenomén výchovy a etika učitelského povolání. Praha.
  • Pelcová, Naděžda. (2010). Vzorce lidství. Filosofické základy pedagogické antropologie. Praha.
  • Semrádová, I. (2004). Úvod do etiky. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus.
  • Sokol, J. (2014). Etika, život, instituce: pokus o praktickou filosofii.. Praha: Vyšehrad, Moderní myšlení.
  • TISCHNER, J. (1998). Etika solidarity.. Bratislava: Kalligram.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching at Higher Secondary School (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching at Higher Secondary School (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching at Higher Secondary School (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching at Higher Secondary School (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching at Higher Secondary School (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching at Higher Secondary School (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer