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
$722.36
Course offerings
Fall 2023
Below are six offerings of LIBS 7002 for the Fall 2023 term.
CRN 32304
Duration
Tue Sep 05 - Fri Dec 15 (15 weeks)
- 15 weeks
- CRN 32304
- $722.36
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
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Sep 05 - Dec 15 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Dec 12 | Tue | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby SW01 Rm. 3170 |
Instructor
Simon Pollon
Course outline
Cost
$722.36
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: Final exams will be held IN-PERSON on the Burnaby campus in the last week of the course. If you live outside the Lower Mainland area you will be required to have an approved proctor administer the exam. You are directly responsible for any invigilation fees and related costs.
Status
In Progress and Full
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 32762
Duration
Tue Sep 05 - Fri Dec 15 (15 weeks)
- 15 weeks
- CRN 32762
- $722.36
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
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Sep 05 - Dec 15 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Dec 12 | Tue | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 207 |
Instructor
Maira de Cinque
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$722.36
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: Final exams will be held IN-PERSON on the Burnaby campus in the last week of the course. If you live outside the Lower Mainland area you will be required to have an approved proctor administer the exam. You are directly responsible for any invigilation fees and related costs.
Status
In Progress and Full
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 33605
Duration
Tue Sep 05 - Fri Dec 15 (15 weeks)
- 15 weeks
- CRN 33605
- $722.36
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
Sep 05 - Dec 15 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Dec 12 | Tue | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$722.36
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: Final exams will be held IN-PERSON on the Burnaby campus in the last week of the course. If you live outside the Lower Mainland area you will be required to have an approved proctor administer the exam. You are directly responsible for any invigilation fees and related costs.
Status
Cancelled
This course offering has been cancelled. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 34200
Duration
Tue Sep 05 - Fri Dec 15 (15 weeks)
- 15 weeks
- CRN 34200
- $722.36
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
Sep 05 - Dec 15 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Dec 14 | Thu | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 202 |
Instructor
Michaela Lucas
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$722.36
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: Final exams will be held IN-PERSON on the Burnaby campus in the last week of the course. If you live outside the Lower Mainland area you will be required to have an approved proctor administer the exam. You are directly responsible for any invigilation fees and related costs.
Status
In Progress and Full
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 45968
Duration
Tue Sep 05 - Fri Dec 15 (15 weeks)
- 15 weeks
- CRN 45968
- $722.36
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
Sep 05 - Dec 15 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Dec 14 | Thu | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$722.36
Important information
-
THIS SECTION IS FOR CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS ONLY. Students who register for this section and are not enrolled in the BCIT Environmental Engineering Program will be withdrawn. *(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: Final exams will be held IN-PERSON on the Burnaby campus in the last week of the course. If you live outside the Lower Mainland area you will be required to have an approved proctor administer the exam. You are directly responsible for any invigilation fees and related costs.
Status
Cancelled
This course offering has been cancelled. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 32297
Duration
Wed Sep 06 - Wed Dec 13 (15 weeks)
- 15 weeks
- CRN 32297
- $722.36
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
Sep 06 - Dec 13 | Wed | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 209 |
Instructor
Maira de Cinque
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$722.36
Important information
-
FINAL EXAMS: All final exams MUST be written at BCIT during the last week of the course on the designated dates and times given at course start.
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term 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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