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HBS300 - Ethics: Frameworks and Decisions

Year:	2024 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 3: Online
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Unit Chair:	Trimester 3: Gemma Digby
Prerequisite:	Nil
Corequisite:	Nil
Incompatible with:	Nil
Typical study commitment:	Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:	Online independent and collaborative learning activities, including a minimum of 10 scheduled online seminars across the trimester

Content

The unit proceeds from the perspective that all decisions and actions in the health sector are impacted on by many frameworks. For example, ethics, legislation, personal needs organisational missions, and social context. The unit commences with discussions of complex decisions within different work settings, which often have ethical and legal elements in them. For example, conflict of duties and interest, duty to client, duty to colleagues, duty to disclose unprofessional conduct of colleagues.

Students will be introduced to different types of ethical approaches, with a view to providing a framework for exploring ethical issues. The relationship between personal and professional ethics will be examined and discussed in conjunction with professional accountability and practitioner autonomy. Throughout the unit students will be encouraged to critically reflect upon their own personal and discipline-related value systems and the value systems of the organisations with which they have frequent and significant contact. The unit concludes with an examination of strategies for ethical decision making in health services and the student's creation of a coherent ethical and values-based framework for their own use as a person with integrity operating in varied health roles.

ULO	These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1	Explain the role of the law and ethics in human services.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO2	Demonstrate a coherent personal ethical and values based approach.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO3	Identify the dominant frameworks shaping the decisions and actions of individuals and organisations/groups.	GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO4	Critically evaluate the interrelated nature of the ethical frameworks that surround complex decision making.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving:
ULO5	Demonstrate critical reasoning in decision making through problem synthesis; the generation of hypotheses; critical appraisal of information and data analysis.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO6	Utilise regular reflection as a strategy to engage in ongoing self-appraisal for professional development and growth.	GLO3: Digital literacy GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Assessment description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Online group discussion	Approximately 200 words per online discussion	20%	Weeks 1 - 5
Assessment 2: Personal values identification	Individual reflection: 800 words	20%	Week 6
Assessment 3: Reflection on group decisions	Individual reflection: 800 words	20%	Week 10
Assessment 4: News article	Discussion article: 1600 words	40%	Week 12

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HBS300 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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