NUM1205 Week 1 2020
Subject notes for ECU NUM1205
Description
This module's focus: ● Learning Outcomes ● Ethics versus Law ● Distinctions between Law & Ethics ● Ethics and law are different but may overlap. ● Morally wrong but legally right ● Legally wrong but morally right ● Ethics ● The history of ethics ● What is ethics? ● What is Ethics? ● What ethics is not ● Ethical practice ● Health care ethics is applied ethics. ● Definition of Ethics ● Morals ● Values ● Personal/Professional values ● What is a dilemma? ● Hospital Ethics Committees ● Ethics Committee Guidelines ● Professional Codes for Healthcare ● Provisions of the codes ● Bioethics ○ Examples to consider: ● Ethical Theories ● Utilitarianism ● Principles of Utilitarianism ● Strengths of Utilitarianism ● Weaknesses of Utilitarianism ● Deontology ● Principles of Deontology ● Strengths of Deontology ● Weaknesses of Deontology ● Utilisation of Theories ● Factors that influence ethical dilemmas ● Ethical decision making ● A Model for Ethical Decision-Making ● SUMMARY
ECU
Semester 2, 2020
13 pages
22,000 words
$29.00