8/21/06-10/15/06
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4:45 - 7:15 PM
F1E 2006 PE
Bldg. 1331, Room 207

Instructor: Olga Workman

760·720·9088
Olga.Workman@Park.edu
http://www.ographics.com

COURSE SYMBOL AND NUMBER: PH 221

COURSE DESCRIPTON: Ethics and Society applies the insights of philosophical ethics to value questions that require public decision. Content of the course description will vary according to the choice of the utilizing topics such as abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, the gradual erosion of traditional institutions in sexual morality, use of natural resources, poverty, nuclear concern, counterterrorism warfare, censorship, ethics of technology, privacy or publicity.

COURSE TITLE: Ethics and Society

SEMESTER/TERM COURSE BEING TAUGHT: F1E 2006 PE

NAME OF FACULTY MEMBER: Olga Workman

TITLE OF FACULTY MEMBER: Dr.

FACULTY OFFICE LOCATION: JEC FACULTY OFFICE HOURS: in lieu of office hours questions will be addressed before or after class

FACULTY OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBER: 760·720·9088 (home)

FACULTY PARK EMAIL ADDRESS: Olga.Workman@Park.edu

OTHER FACULTY EMAIL ADDRESS: ographics@ographics.com

FACULTY WEB PAGE ADDRESS: http://www.ographics.com/photoshop/feedback.html and http://ographics.com/ph221/ethics.html

DATES OF THE SEMESTER/TERM: 8/21/06-10/15/06

CLASS SESSIONS DAYS: M, W

CLASS SESSION TIME: 1645-1915 hr

PREREQUISITE (S): none

CREDIT HOURS: 3

MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Park University, an entrepreneurial institution of learning, is to provide access to academic excellence, which will prepare learners to think critically, communicate effectively and engage in lifelong learning while serving a global community.

VISION STATEMENT Park University will be a renowned international leader in providing innovative educational opportunities for learners within the global society.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Ethics and Society applies the insights of philosophical ethics to value questions that require public decision. Content of the course description will vary according to the choice of the utilizing topics such as abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, the gradual erosion of traditional institutions in sexual morality, use of natural resources, poverty, nuclear concern, counterterrorism warfare, censorship, ethics of technology, privacy or publicity.

FACULTY'S EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY The instructor will engage learners in disputatious learning to encourage the lively exploration of ideas, issues, and contradictions. Lectures, small group discussions, analysis of web sites, video films, and audio clips will complement reading and writing assignments.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: 1) To articulate personal values and debate them publicly 2) To reflect personal ethical experience in a philosophical journal 3) To recognize ethical foundations of various social positions presented in a written or oral form o4) To examine meanings of key ethical terms 5) To distinguish rational from irrational ethical judgments 6) To compare traditions that have intrinsic value to current ethical theories

COURSE TEXTBOOK (S): Students will be required to purchase Social Ethics: Morality and Social Policy by Thomas A. Mappes, Jane S. Zembaty, . Ed: 6th. McGrawHill, 2002 . ISBN 0-07-240191-5--ISBN 0-07-112141-2

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ACADEMIC HONESTY: "Academic Honesty is required of all members of a learning community. Hence, Park will not tolerate cheating or plagiarism on tests, examinations, papers or other course assignments. Students who engage in such dishonesty may be given failing grades or expelled from Park." PLAGIARISM: Plagiarism-the appropriation or imitation of the language or ideas of another person and presenting them as one's original work-sometimes occurs through carelessness or ignorance. Students who are uncertain about proper documentation of sources should consult their instructors."

ATTENDANCE POLICY: Instructors are required to keep attendance records and report absences. The instructor may excuse absences for cogent reasons, but missed work must be made up within the term of enrollment. Work missed through unexcused absences must also be made up within the term of enrollment, but unexcused absences may carry further penalties. In the event of two consecutive weeks of unexcused absences in a term of enrollment, the student will be administratively withdrawn, resulting in a grade of "F". An Incomplete will not be issued to a student who has unexcused or excessive absences recorded for a course. Students receiving Military Tuition Assistance (TA) or Veterans Administration (VA) educational benefits must not exceed three unexcused absences in the term of enrollment. Excessive absences will be reported to the appropriate agency and may result in a monetary penalty to the student. Reports of F grade (attendance or academic) resulting from excessive absence for students receiving financial assistance from agencies not mentioned above will be reported to the appropriate agency.

LATE SUBMISSION OF COURSE MATERIALS: 1) Assignments not submitted on the due date without a valid reason will be given a "zero" score. 2) A valid reason should be substantiated with a written statement on letterhead signed by a person in authority or a written and signed statement from the student. 3) Make up work will be accepted towards the final grade at 100% of the total grade. If a reason for late submission of work is not valid and substantiated with a written statement, make up work will not be accepted for the missed class, which will negatively affect the final grade.

COURSE ASSESSMENT: 1)Sharing, defending, and refining your thoughts on subjects of abortion, euthanasia, sexual morality, terrorism, pornography, privacy, censorship, addiction, justice, hunger, poverty, animals, the environment, crime and punishment will be the focus of this course. 2)Portfolio of home and class assignments: a) Ten concept maps recalling the most important points from the textbook home reading b) One paragraph description of five ethics committees with references to their web sites c) Half-page reviews of five movies, radio or TV programs (related to your term paper or topics discussed in class) d) References to five web sites covering various ethical problems (related to your term paper or topics discussed in class) e) Annotations of five newspaper or magazine articles (related to your term paper or topics discussed in class) 3)Term paper (five pages, APA format) 4)Two term exams and the final open book exam Extra-credit assignment: those who wish to add to their grade point average should present an additional term paper five pages)

CLASSROOM RULES OF CONDUCT: The Park University catalog provides detailed information on this subject.

DISABILITY GUIDELINES: Park University is committed to meeting the needs of all students that meet the criteria for special assistance. These guidelines are designed to supply directions to students concerning the information necessary to accomplish this goal. It is Park University's policy to comply fully with federal and state law, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, regarding students with disabilities and, to the extent of any inconsistency between these guidelines and federal and/or state law, the provisions of the law will apply. Additional information concerning Park University's policies and procedures related to disability can be found on the Park University web page: www.park.edu/disability.

COURSE TOPICS/DATES/ASSIGNMENTS: Information about dates, time of all class sessions, topics, study assignments, and examination schedules are given in the handouts and also accessible on the Instructor's web site http://ographics.com/ph221/ethics.html

SCHEDULE

UNIT 1
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L1_ 21 August, Monday Introduction to Ethics Table 1, Table 2, Table 3 Handouts
Home Reading: Ch.1 Abortion
L2_23 August, Wednesday Ethics and Religion. Value of Life Abortion. Ethics and Science: Moral and Legal Status of Human Cloning
Home Reading: Ch 2. Euthanasia
L3_ 28 August, Monday Killing and Allowing to Die Quality of Life
Home Reading: Ch.3 The Death Penalty
L4_ 30 August, Wednesday The Death Penalty Home Reading: Hate speech pp.252-266
ch.4 Sexual Morality
L5_4 September, Monday LABOUR DAY HOLIDAY NO CLASS
Home reading: Killing in the name of God Ethical Issues in Counterterrorism Test Preparation
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UNIT 2

L6_ 6 September, Wednesday
First multiple-choice examination Hate speech and crimes. Sexual Morality
Home Reading: ch 5. Pornography, ch 5. Censorship
L7_11 September, Monday
Pornography and Publicity vs. Privacy and Censorship
Home Reading: Portfolio items
L8_ 13 September, Wednesday Research day.
No class
Home Reading: Term paper rough draft preparation
L9_ 18 September, Monday
Holiday Home Reading: Test Preparation and ch 6. Drug Control and Addiction
L10_ 20 September, Wednesday
Term paper rough draft review Ethics of Addictions Ethics of Self-Deception
Mid-term examination
Home Reading: ch 7. Social and Economic Justice
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UNIT 3
L11_ 25 September, Monday Social and Economic Justice Home Reading:
ch. 8 World Hunger and Poverty
L12_ 27 September, Wednesday World Hunger and Poverty
Home Reading: ch. 9 Animals
L13_ 2 October, Monday Animal Rights, Vegetarianism, Biomedical research
Home Reading: ch. 10 Environment
L14_4 October, Wednesday The Environment Handouts
Home Reading: Test Preparation
L15_ 9 October, Monday Final Exam Presentation
Home reading/ writing: term paper preparation
L16_ 11 October, Wednesday
Discussion: Ethics and Technology Oral Paper Presentation Course Review

GRADING PLAN:
First Exam 20 points (100%-90% A)
Mid-Term Exam 22 points (100%-90% A)
Final Exam 25 points (100%-90% A)
Portfolio and Class Presentation 55 points (100%-90% A) (term paper25 points (100%-90% A, portfolio item 5 points (100%-90% A)
Full-Time Participation 8 points per class (100%-90% A)

Park University Grading Requirements: 100%-90% A (4.0 grade point) ,89%-80% B (3.0 grade point), 79%-70% C (2.0 grade point), 69%-60% D (1.0 grade point), Below 60% F (0.0 no grade point)

 

Classic Texts in Ethics
http://ethics.acusd.edu/books.html 

Josephson Institute of Ethics
Nonprofit membership organization dedicated to
improving the ethical quality of society by advocating
principled reasoning and ethical decisionmaking.

BIOethics: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3035344/ 

  Encyclopedias

Becker, L.and Becker, C. (Ed.). (1992) Encyclopedia of Ethics. (Vol.1 and 2). US: Routledge.

Hass, A. (1998) Doing the Right Thing: Cultivating your Moral Intelligence. NewYork: Pocket Books.

Hospers, J. (1972) Human Conduct: Problems of Ethics. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Sprigge, T. (1988) The Rational Foundation of Ethics. London: Routledge.

Sterba, J. (2001) Three Challenges to Ethics: Environmentalism, Feminism, and
Multiculturalism. New York: Oxford University Press.

Kurtz, P. (1988) Forbidden Fruit: The Ethics of Humanism. Amherst: Prometheus Books.

Velasquez, M. (Ed.). (1985) Ethics: Theory and Practice. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall.

Bok, S.(1989) Secrets: On the Ethics of Concealment and Revelation. New York: Vintage Books.

Ferrell, O.and Gardiner, G. (1991) In Prsuit of Ethics: Tough Choices in the World of Work. USA: Smith Collins.

Weinstein, B. (2001) What Should I Do? Four Simple Steps to Making Better Decisions in Everyday Life. New York: A Perigree Book.

Dyer, W. (1998) Wisdom of the Ages: A Modern Master Brings Eternal Truth into Everyday Life.
New York: HarperCollins Publishers .

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