Ethics, Education and Critical Inquiry

Course aim

The course aims to develop skills of evaluative and critical thinking and ethical reasoning, enabling educators both to question what it means to educate, and to implement successfully moral education and critical thinking programmes in their own classrooms

Course content

Ethical inquiry and reasoning; what it means to educate: thinking and evaluating critically; interrogating knowledge and truth claims; recognition of bias, prejudice, falsehoods and indoctrination; advocacy and defence of educational intention.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
Lecture	1 hour (MMJP) x 10 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours (MMJP) x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	10 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Learning log/Journal, Structured essay

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.