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Workforce Ethics for a Technological World


Course Description

Ethical frameworks (relativism, utilitarianism, Kantianism, social contract theory, etc.), case studies and other techniques for effective ethics instruction, assessment techniques, and designs for delivery of instruction within workforce education contexts. Emphasis given to ethics in technology, engineering, business, marketing, family and consumer science, and trade and industrial education.


Athena Title

WKFRC ETHICS


Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in EOCS 8010


Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

Learners successfully completing this course will be able to: 1. Describe a rationale for providing ethics instruction within the context of workforce education. 2. Explain strategies for solving ethical dilemmas. 3. Identify major ethical perspectives and associate them with underlying philosophies. 4. Develop instructional materials and activities to facilitate learning related to ethics within the context of workforce education. 5. Provide guidance for finding resources and existing materials associated with ethics and ethics instruction. 6.Assess the effectiveness of workforce education ethics instruction.


Topical Outline

Topics Covered 1. Ethical frameworks and world views 2. Ethical decision making models 3. Instructional strategies for ethics instruction 4. Dilemmas, case studies, and discussion activities 5. Resources for ethics instruction 6. Applications of ethics in career and technical education for K-12 settings and human resource development 7. Assessment of ethics instruction and implementation 8. Instructional materials development for ethics instruction


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