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HPA212

Enrolment
Unit Code		 Unit Title
HPA200 Contemporary Bioethics
(Not Offered 2006)
HPA201 Philosophy and Literature
HPA204 Place and Environment
HPA206 Postmodernism
(Not Offered 2006)
HPA207 Philosophy of Mind
HPA208 Metaphysical Puzzles
(Not Offered 2006)
HPA209 The Meaning of Life
HPA210 Theories of Ethics
HPA212 Professional Ethics
HPA213 Philosophy of Science
HPA215 Art, Media and Culture
(Not Offered 2006)
HPA216 Theory of Knowledge
HPA218 Philosophy of Biology
HPA219 Buddhist Philosophy
HPA221 Ideas and Faiths
HPA222 Aboriginal Philosophy
HPA223 Ethics and the Postmodern Age
HPA225 Existentialism and Beyond
HPA227 Philosophies of Modernity
HPA228 Philosophy of History and Society
HPA233 Self and Subjectivity
HPA234 Zen and Tao: East Asian Philosophy
HPA242 Law, Society and Morality
HPA256 Philosophy and Cosmology
HPA266 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
HPA268 Modern Philosophy
HPA270 Sex, Gender and Philosophy
(Not Offered 2006)
HPA271 Philosophy and the Body
HPA274 Science and Religion
HPA276 Indo-Tibetan History, Philosophy and Culture
HPA277 Environmental Ethics
(Not Offered 2006)
HPA286 The Methods of Philosophy
HPA288 Philosophy of Language
HPA289 Political Philosophy
HPA291 Introduction to Logic
HPA292 Logic and Philosophy
HPA294 The Logic of Decision
HPA296 Affect and the Unconcious
(Not Offered 2006)
HPA297 Buddhism, Ethics and Nonviolence
(Not Offered 2006)

2010  HPA212  Professional Ethics

Unit Level: Intermediate

Available as a Student Elective: Yes

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See also   HPA312

OFFERINGS
Not Offered

DESCRIPTION
Ethical conduct within professions -- whether it be police work, the law, commerce, nursing or some other area of professional activity -- has increasingly been a focus for community concern. Ethical questions have also come to preoccupy many individuals working in a professional capacity. The unit explores some of the issues at stake here including: the relation between private beliefs and commitments and professional duties and obligations; the limits of professional obligation; the relation between professional persons and others (whether they be clients, criminals or simply members of the public); the nature and role of professional codes or ethics. Emphasis is placed on the discussion of issues in relation to specific professional contexts and cases.

WEIGHT:  12.5%

ASSESSMENT: HPA212 - 3000 words internal assessment (60%); 2-hour examination (40%)
HPA312 - 3500 words internal assessment (60%); 2-hour examination (40%)

TEACHING PATTERN: 2 lectures weekly; tutorial weekly

REQUISITE INFO
Prereq 25% level 100 Philosophy or, where appropriate, 1st year of course in any discipline
M.Excl HSP207/307

STAFF: Dr L Toiviainen

FEES
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Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, J Indonesia, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Z New Zealand.

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