Module PHLM006 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
PHLM006: Contemporary Ethics
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
Practical and theoretical themes relating to current problems.
The role of human nature arguments in current practical ethics such as interspecies ethics, violence, and responsibility in relation to oneself, others and global ethics on the one hand the importance of meaning, rules and normativity on the other.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 276 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 20 | 10 x 2 hour taught sessions- 30 minute lectures and 1.5 hour seminar discussion of readings for each 2-hour session. Students need to prepare by reading assigned texts |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 4 | Facilitated 4 hour group discussion, student presentations |
| Guided Independent Study | 34 | Analyse course reading and write a succinct summary of the key arguments of the text., to be submitted early on in the course |
| Guided Independent Study | 80 | Analyse course reading, study critical debate on them, write a brief review essay to be submitted midterm of the course |
| Guided Independent Study | 42 | Conduct guided and independent research, to prepare essay theme and individual presentation on it in a dedicated course session |
| Guided Independent Study | 120 | Writing independent research essay Conduct guided and independent research on a theme from the course, write a scholarly essay to be submitted at the end of term. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 individual presentation of a course reading to the class | 15 minutes | 1,2,3,6,7 | Oral |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 70 | 5000 words | 1,2,3,4,5,8 | Written |
| 1 Reading summary - essay | 10 | 1000 words | 1,2,3,4,8 | Oral and written |
| 1 Review essay | 20 | 2000 words | 1,2,3,4,8 | Written |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | Essay | 1,2,3,4,5,8 | August/September reassessment period |
| 1 Reading summary - essay | 1 x review reading summary - essay | 1, 2, 3, 4,8 | August/September reassessment period |
| 1 Review essay | 1x Review essay | 1, 2, 3, 4,8 | August/September reassessment period |
Re-assessment notes
The grade percentage per re-assessment is the same as for assessments
Essay 5000 words is 70%
Reading summary essay 1000 words is 10%
Review essay 2000 words is 20%
