Module Descriptors
SPIRITUALITY, ETHICS AND VALUING THE PERSON
PPDE70125
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Derek Beeston
Email: D.Beeston@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework Assignment - 100% of final mark.
Coursework: You will be provided with a selection of possible titles in week 1 of the module. The assignment will focus on ethics and spirituality in relation to a health challenge, issue, or concern. The assignment will require you to give arguments to defend the ethical views you are proposing. The fact that something is in your or in someone else's opinion right or wrong, or even that the law says so, is not an argument in itself. The assignment will also require you to consider counter-arguments and try to show why they fail.
Coursework: You will be provided with a selection of possible titles in week 1 of the module. The assignment will focus on ethics and spirituality in relation to a health challenge, issue, or concern. The assignment will require you to give arguments to defend the ethical views you are proposing. The fact that something is in your or in someone else's opinion right or wrong, or even that the law says so, is not an argument in itself. The assignment will also require you to consider counter-arguments and try to show why they fail.
Module Resources
Library
Advice on the utilisation of databases online and CD based.
Tutorial support
Study skills/ IT support advisors
Access to a computer and the internet
Access to email facilities
Access to bibliographic software
Advice on the utilisation of databases online and CD based.
Tutorial support
Study skills/ IT support advisors
Access to a computer and the internet
Access to email facilities
Access to bibliographic software
Module Indicative Content
The plurality of religious ethical traditions - a comparative analysis of Christian, Navajo, Islamic, and Buddhist traditions in terms of foundation views, ethical theories and conception(s) of the `spiritual'. An examination of religious ethical traditions that have their roots in monotheism, polytheism, and religion without a `personal' god. Consideration of how such traditions and ethical viewpoints may influence experience and practice.
Atheism and ethics - is there room for ethics and/or spirituality in a `godless' universe' Maintaining a morally coherent deontological ethical position in a utilitarian world (and health service). Towards a definition of beings, human beings and persons and the ethical, spiritual and practical implications of such definitions in the context of health care.
Atheism and ethics - is there room for ethics and/or spirituality in a `godless' universe' Maintaining a morally coherent deontological ethical position in a utilitarian world (and health service). Towards a definition of beings, human beings and persons and the ethical, spiritual and practical implications of such definitions in the context of health care.
Module Texts
Moss, B. (2005) Religion and Spirituality: Theory into Practice. Lyme Regis: Russell House Publishing
Harris, J. (2005) The Value of Life: An Introduction to Medical Ethics. London and New York; Routledge
British Medical Association (2004) Medical Ethics Today: The BMA's Handbook of Ethics and Law. London: BMA Books
LaFollette, H (ed) (2003) The Oxford Handbook of Practical Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Harris, J. (2005) The Value of Life: An Introduction to Medical Ethics. London and New York; Routledge
British Medical Association (2004) Medical Ethics Today: The BMA's Handbook of Ethics and Law. London: BMA Books
LaFollette, H (ed) (2003) The Oxford Handbook of Practical Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Module Learning Strategies
The mode of delivery will be:
Contact Hours: (36) Which will include lectures, group discussions, video presentations and group exercises
Independent Study Hours: (114)
70 hours reading (including directed reading) and reflection
30 hours literature searching and assignement preparation
14 hours assignment writing
Contact Hours: (36) Which will include lectures, group discussions, video presentations and group exercises
Independent Study Hours: (114)
70 hours reading (including directed reading) and reflection
30 hours literature searching and assignement preparation
14 hours assignment writing