Course: Ethical Education

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Course title Ethical Education
Course code KVS/BPETQ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
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.
  • Novotný Zdeněk, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Hubálek Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Ethics as a discipline (subject, methodology, objectives, fundamental ethical discipline). Ethics and morality (the relationship and differences). Important personalities of ethical thinking and their concept of ethics: Sokrates, Platon, Aristoteles, T. Akvinský, T. Hobbes, J. Locke, J. J. Rousseau, J. Bentham, J. S. Mill, D. Hume, I. Kant, F. Nietzsche, S. Kierkegaard, M. Heidegger, J. P. Sartre.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
In this course, students will be introduced to the historical interpretation of ethics and the main ethical categories. Emphasis will also be placed on linking knowledge with some other social science disciplines (especially philosophy) and the application of theoretical knowledge to practical situations associated with the profile field of study. After completing the course, students should be able to: "Define the basic ethical terms, "Explain the differences in the various concepts of ethical approaches, "Explain the principles of individual ethical concepts, "Enumerate and specify examples of ethical behavior, "Explain the nature of the personalities ethical opinions, "Enumerate ethical guidelines from the chronological point of view, "Apply ethical theory to specific contemporary examples of human behavior.
Application of theoretical postulates of ethical practice.
Prerequisites
The underlying assumption is the orientation of students in literature and knowledge of basal terminology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Writing a paper on a given topic. Active participation in lessons.
Recommended literature
  • Anzenbacher, A. (2001). Úvod do etiky. Praha: Academia.
  • Anzenbacher, A. (2010). Úvod do filosofie.. Praha: Portál.
  • Hrehová, H. (2005). Etika - sociálne vzťahy - spoločnosť.. Bratislava: Veda-SAV.
  • KOŘENEK, J. (2004). Lékařská etika. Praha: Triton.
  • Sokol, J. (2014). Etika, život, instituce: pokus o praktickou filosofii.. Praha: Vyšehrad, Moderní myšlení.
  • ŠPINER, D. (2004). Nástin křesťanské etiky a jejího významu v hledání smyslu života.. Olomouc: Nakladatelství UP.
  • THOMPSON, M. (2004). Přehled etiky.. Praha: Portál.


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): Health education with focus on education (BB17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Health education with focus on education (BB17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Health education with focus on education (BB18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter