Course details
Fosters abilities and values required for ethical decision making at work. Develops skills in logical analysis, a working knowledge of moral principles and theories, and the ability to diagnose and resolve moral disagreements commonly found at work. Examines and applies moral principles to historically famous cases in manufacturing, human resources, management, engineering, health care, and computing.
Prerequisite(s)
- BCIT ENGL 1177, or 6 credits BCIT Communication at 1100-level or above, or 3 credits of a university/college first-year social science or humanities course.
Credits
3.0
Cost
$667.34 - $706.09 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.
Course offerings
Winter 2023
Below are five offerings of LIBS 7002 for the Winter 2023 term.
CRN 43231
Duration
Wed Jan 04 - Fri Apr 14 (15 weeks)
- 15 weeks
- CRN 43231
- $667.34
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
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Jan 04 - Apr 14 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
Maira de Cinque
Course outline
Credits
3
Cost
$667.34
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
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Online asynchronous delivery. On the start date of the course, you will have access to the course link in the Learning Hub. *(A)* FINAL EXAMS: Your instructor will provide further information regarding format and date of all exams.
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 44506
Duration
Wed Jan 04 - Fri Apr 14 (15 weeks)
- 15 weeks
- CRN 44506
- $667.34
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
Jan 04 - Apr 14 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
Michaela Lucas
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$667.34
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
-
*(A)* This is NOT a SELF-PACED course. There will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. Course content, kind and quality of assignments and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. You will have discussions and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or day). *(B)* FINAL EXAMS: Your instructor will provide further information regarding format and date of all exams.
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 44989
Duration
Wed Jan 04 - Fri Apr 14 (15 weeks)
- 15 weeks
- CRN 44989
- $667.34
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
Jan 04 - Apr 14 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
Brian Thomas
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$667.34
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
-
*(A)* This is NOT a SELF-PACED course. There will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. Course content, kind and quality of assignments and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. You will have discussions and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or day). *(B)* FINAL EXAMS: Your instructor will provide further information regarding format and date of all exams.
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 72058
Duration
Wed Jan 04 - Fri Apr 14 (15 weeks)
- 15 weeks
- CRN 72058
- $667.34
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
Jan 04 - Apr 14 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$667.34
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
-
*(A)* This is NOT a SELF-PACED course. There will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. Course content, kind and quality of assignments and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. You will have discussions and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or day). *(B)* FINAL EXAMS: Your instructor will provide further information regarding format and date of all exams.
Status
Cancelled
This course offering has been cancelled. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 43230
Duration
Tue Jan 10 - Tue Apr 18 (15 weeks)
- 15 weeks
- CRN 43230
- $706.09
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
Jan 10 - Apr 18 | Tue | 13:30 - 16:20 | Burnaby SW05 Rm. 2875 |
Instructor
Shulamit Gribov
Course outline
Cost
$706.09
Important information
- Departmental approval needed
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THIS SECTION IS RESERVED FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION STUDENTS AND WILL REQUIRE DEPARTMENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION. Please contact the Ecological Restoration Program Assistant at 778-331-1392 for approval to register for this course.
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
Spring/Summer 2023
Below are six offerings of LIBS 7002 for the Spring/Summer 2023 term.
CRN 56359
Duration
Mon May 22 - Fri Aug 11 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 56359
- $667.34
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
May 22 - Aug 11 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$667.34
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
-
*(A)* This is NOT a SELF-PACED course. There will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. Course content, kind and quality of assignments and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. You will have discussions and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or day). *(B)* FINAL EXAMS: Your instructor will provide further information regarding format and date of all exams.
Status
CRN 61304
Duration
Mon May 22 - Fri Aug 11 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 61304
- $667.34
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
May 22 - Aug 11 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$667.34
Important information
-
*(A)* This is NOT a SELF-PACED course. There will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. Course content, kind and quality of assignments and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. You will have discussions and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or day). *(B)* FINAL EXAMS: Your instructor will provide further information regarding format and date of all exams.
Status
CRN 61419
Duration
Mon May 22 - Fri Aug 11 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 61419
- $667.34
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
May 22 - Aug 11 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$667.34
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
-
*(A)* This is NOT a SELF-PACED course. There will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. Course content, kind and quality of assignments and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. You will have discussions and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or day). *(B)* FINAL EXAMS: Your instructor will provide further information regarding format and date of all exams.
Status
CRN 29696
Duration
Mon May 22 - Fri Aug 11 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 29696
- $667.34
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
May 22 - Aug 11 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$667.34
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
-
*(A)* This is NOT a SELF-PACED course. There will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. Course content, kind and quality of assignments and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. You will have discussions and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or day). *(B)* FINAL EXAMS: Your instructor will provide further information regarding format and date of all exams.
Status
Full
This course offering is full. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 50867
Duration
Mon May 22 - Fri Aug 11 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 50867
- $667.34
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
May 22 - Aug 11 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$667.34
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
-
*(A)* This is NOT a SELF-PACED course. There will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. Course content, kind and quality of assignments and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. You will have discussions and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or day). *(B)* FINAL EXAMS: Your instructor will provide further information regarding format and date of all exams.
Status
Full
This course offering is full. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 60685
Duration
Mon May 22 - Fri Aug 11 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 60685
- $667.34
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
May 22 - Aug 11 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$667.34
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
-
*(A)* This is NOT a SELF-PACED course. There will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. Course content, kind and quality of assignments and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. You will have discussions and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or day). *(B)* FINAL EXAMS: Your instructor will provide further information regarding format and date of all exams.
Status
Full
This course offering is full. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Outline the main tenets of normative ethical theory.
- Describe the main features of utilitarian ethical theory.
- Recognize cases where the principle of utility has guided action.
- Describe the main features of Kantian ethical theory.
- Recognize cases where the principle of respect for persons has guided action.
- Recognize cases where the principle of universalizability has been violated.
- Describe the main features of virtue ethics. Recognize cases where wrongdoing was due to weakness of character.
- Critically analyze common workplace situations calling for principled ethical judgment.
- Conduct a case study analysis that makes intelligent use of the moral principles and methods explored in the course.
- Recognize the violation of a moral principle in an action or proposed course of action.
- Exercise sound judgment in the application of moral concepts to a given case.
- Identify premises and conclusions in a sequence of moral reasoning.
- Evaluate the soundness of sequences of moral reasoning.
- Describe the obstacles that stand in the way of individuals acting ethically in the business world.
- Outline a variety of the ways in which these obstacles can be overcome.
- Articulate to their colleagues a clear sense of where plans, policies or actions fail to live up to acceptable ethical standards.
- Describe the nature of four procedures for testing ethical principles (e.g., universal consequences, role reversal, new cases and subsumption).
- Devise questions that can be used to test the suitability of ethical principles in a given case.
- Explain how these four principle tests actually do test the suitability of ethical principles in a given case.
- Articulate to their colleagues alternative plans, policies or actions that are consistent with acceptable ethical standards.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the place of professional codes of ethics, especially those codes governing their own chosen profession.
- Evaluate the acceptability of actions or policies (as described in a case study) in terms of the relevant professional code of ethics.
- Describe the potential strengths and weaknesses of codes of ethics as guides to ethical conduct.
- Evaluate the suitability of an existing code of ethics.
- Understand the nature of principled moral disagreement and how to resolve such disagreement.
- Identify disagreements over conflicting moral principles.
- Identify disagreements over the relevance of a moral term in a given case.
- Construct an argument that clarifies which principle, among conflicting principles, ought to take priority in a given case.
- Construct an argument that clarifies the relevant application of a moral term in a given case.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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