Ethik und Verantwortung

What it is about

You learn how moral decisions can be systematically reflected in different roles (e.g., students, team members, managers, citizens, consumers). By the end you can describe ethical conflict scenarios in science, society and technology, evaluate them with a method of ethical judgment formation, and formulate reasoned, responsible course of action options.

What you will be able to do

• describe ethical conflict scenarios
• apply the method of ethical judgment formation
• distinguish ethical arguments according to claims to validity
• present responsible course of action options in an understandable and practically relevant manner
• produce a written scientific paper

What the module consists of

• Introduction (5 sessions of 90 minutes each)Providing the foundations of ethics
• Block course (2 days)Presentation of previously assigned topics as lectures and discussion
• LecturePreparation for the written paper and demonstration of methodological competence
• EssayFinal work documenting the ability to assign ethical arguments and to articulate positions in language

Teaching method

• Short presentations/introductory sessionsConveying basic ethical concepts
• Lectures with subsequent discussionApplication of the method of ethical judgment formation to concrete topics and promotion of discourse
• Presentations, reader, online platformSupport for independent study and exchange