Global ethics (5 cr)

Objective

Upon completing the course, you will have the following skills & knowledge as you are able to
- recognise the major theories on ethics, and morality, - including the concepts as well - and apply those in real-life situations
- assess critically the current trends and debate on social, and environmental concerns
- discover and analyse the primary dilemmas that are prevalent in particularly in global decision-making
- examine the major reasons for socal injustice, and discrimination, and suggest the means and methods for tackling climate change
- participate actively to the discussions related to the issues on ethics, and morality in a reasoned manner
- give you own ethical contribution to the community in which you are engaged in – now and in the future
- understand the significance of virtual interconnections in the digital era, and evaluate own involvement, and role on web particularly what comes to the ethical issues

Course material

Literature
- Widdows, H.(2011), Global Ethics: an Introduction (eBook)
- Hutchings, K (2010), Global Ethics: an Introduction
- Ethics and Business: A Global Introduction (Routledge-Noordhoff International Editions) 1st Edition by Bart Wernaart (Author) eBook/2021
- Rethinking Business Responsibility in a Global Context: Challenges to Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Ethics (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance; 1st ed. 2020 by Bodo B. Schlegelmilch and Ilona Sz?cs; Editors)
- Set of related online articles (will be announced later)

Contributory Literature:
- Küng, Hans (1993), Global Responsibility: In Search of a New World Ethic
- Nikkanen, M. (2013), Notes & Tones on Aspects of Aesthetics in Studying Harmony and Disharmony: a Dialectical Examination, Publications of Kyamk, Series B, No: 96

Study forms and methods

Upon completing the course, you will have the following skills & knowledge as you are able to

? recognise the major theories on ethics, and morality, - including the concepts as well - and apply those in real-life situations
? assess critically the current trends and debate on social, and environmental concerns
? discover and analyse the primary dilemmas that are prevalent in particularly in global decision-making
? examine the major reasons for socal injustice, and discrimination, and suggest the means and methods for tackling climate change
? participate actively to the discussions related to the issues on ethics, and morality in a reasoned manner
? give you own ethical contribution to the community in which you are engaged in – now and in the future
? understand the significance of virtual interconnections in the digital era, and evaluate own involvement, and role on web particularly what comes to the ethical issues

RDI and work-related cooperation

Students complete three discussion/research papers on selected topics, which are related to the themes of the course .

Course part description

- Introduction (including major theoretical approaches and their application areas)
- co-working, problem resolving, and communicative dialogue with peers online
- virtual and distance learning option will be a applied throughout the course via Learn and via Teams
- Students are requested to complete three discussion papers/essays either in person, with peers (teamwork), or as a collective (community of learners)
- Following themes are particularly in focus: poverty and global inequality, human rights, and climate change.
- Student can take also his/her own subject for an in-depth analysis
- From the pedagogical point of view, peer-learning allows the students to have an opportunity for sharing knowledge, assess their learning experiences and subsequently defend and reflect their own opinions amid student fellows

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

- Three discussion papers & presentations: 30 % each
- Active online participation: 10 %
- All assignments need to be done to pass the course
- Grading: 1-5