Unit Code: ETH301(AGRI-L4)

Unit Name: Fundamentals of Ethical Practices

Description: This Ethics unit is mandatory and explicitly designed for Certificate level students. It introduces you to the fundamental theories, approaches and principles that will help you understand moral values and what is right and wrong in society today. Through this course, you can make better moral decisions and choices in your life. It also enhances your capacity for critical judgment and practical decision-making in various personal, workplace, and other contexts.

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, you should be able to: 1. Identify and articulate ethical concerns regarding matters of right and wrong, in everyday situations and provide examples of ethical challenges they encounter in their everyday lives. 2. Enhance understanding of the systems of moral reasoning that helps improve ethical decision-making and moral behaviour and awareness and critically examine the importance of law, governance, morality and religion. 3. Evaluate and apply theories to issues and controversies in selected areas of study such as trade, teaching, agriculture etc. 4. Appreciate the development of ethical standards in an organization and being able to judge the responsibility of a business to the general public and society.

Prerequisite: N/A

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 5

Offered In: Quarter 1