Course: Ethical Education

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Course title Ethical Education
Course code KVS/BKETV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
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.
  • Špiner Dušan, ThMgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The contents of Ethics Education course consists of ten mutually logically and justly continuing areas. Aim of programme adjusted in such manner is to provide the required and permanent personality development towards acquiring complex prosociability. Once the basic steps are acquired, work with application topics (= application of pro-social behaviour principles in realistic areas of life of an individual and society) can begin. The basic topics are:- Ethics and the value system- The spiritual dimension of a man (religion and sects)- Economic values- The family I live inEducation towards sexual health and family lifeProtection of nature and the environmentContents of Ethics Education (ETVZ) course significantly corresponds with contents of Health Education course (see application topics). The knowledge and skills acquired make a good starting point for the education process in terms of Health Education course.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Homework for Teaching - 20 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Ethical education provides theoretical knowledge and individual self-practice aimed at establishing moral values and skills in interpersonal communication. Draws from a project developed by R. R. Olivar. Primary aim is to educate the human being to be a developed personality conscious of their own identity and dignity.
Student teaches know base ethical problems. His knowledge will qualified apply in definite region life, on definite enclosure practice and differentiate inquire into problems special ethics. Teacher ethics knows sensitive respond to needs pupil, situation in classes, and at the same time exert his possibility and talent.
Prerequisites
Student allows understand definite reality, meaning and sense ethical fundamentals, to create on a given subject personal opinion and master adequate bearings and behaviors. Groundwork is qualification adoption in class condition on application adoption matters in real life

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Dialog

Student elaborates each given and lectured topic on approx 1-2 pages, which also makes a dialogue topic for acquiring credit
Recommended literature
  • (2000). ECHO. Roč. 6, č. 1. Brno: Nová naděje.
  • KOŘENEK, J. (2004). Lékařská etika. Praha: Triton.
  • Lencz, L., Krížová, O. (2000). Metodický materiál k předmětu Etická výchova I., II., III.. Praha: Luxpress.
  • Olivar, R.R. (1992). Etická výchova.. Bratislava: Orbis Pictus.
  • THOMPSON, M. (2000). Přehled etiky. Praha: Portál.


Study plans that include the course
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