Course information

Henderson Campus

3 Smythe Road
Private Bag 93104
Henderson
Auckland 0650
New Zealand

P +64 9 836 7800 or 0800 999 777
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Christchurch Campus

70 Condell Avenue
Papanui
Christchurch 8053
New Zealand

P +64 3 354 4270 or 0800 999 777
E chch@laidlaw.ac.nz

Distance Learning

3 Smythe Road, Henderson
Private Bag 93104
Henderson
Auckland 0650
New Zealand

P +64 9 836 7836 or 0800 999 777
E distancelearning@laidlaw.ac.nz

Introductions

Announcements

Student questions and issues

883.715 Course Assessment and Delivery Outline S2 2025

Timetables and Textbooks (on the Laidlaw website)

Course Readings

End of Semester Course Evaluation

8th September - 12th September (Thursday)

Week 9 - Lecture 1

Values Exercise

Trolley Problem video

"Aristotle and Virtue Theory"

Deontology (Kant)

"Utilitarianism"

The History of Human Rights (Youtube Clip)

The Joker's Social Experiment

"The Good Place": Ethics on Netflix

Podcast: "Driverless Dilemma" The Trolley Problem and Driverless Cars

Most—the Bridge

I, Robot

Thompson, Killing, Letting Die and the Trolley Problem

Boyd—Natural Law

Notes—Christianity, Deontology and Utilitarianism

Notes—Virtues

Notes—Biblical and Christian Ethics

Ethics Presentation Order for 17th October

Scaffolding Information for Discussion Task

A Framework for Ethical Decision Making (Yellow sheet)

A framework for ethical decision making

8th September -12th September (Friday)

Week 9 Lecture 2 Christian Ethics

Video 1 - Toa the Orca

Video 2 - Toa the Orca

Article - Toa the Orca

Bonhoeffer - Two Spheres

Berry - What Are People For?

Lewis - The Weight of Glory

Strom - To Know As We Are Known (Critiquing Virtue)

Wright, The re-birth of Virtue

Norsworthy and Belcher (2015) Teachers' understanding of imago deiof

15th September - 19th September

883 Discussion: PARTICIPANT : Self and Peer Assessment

883 Discussion: FACILITATOR : Self and Peer Assessment

Facilitate a Discussion (40% LO:1,2)

13th October - 17th October

Ethics and the Teachers Council - Slide Presentation

Our Code Our Standards

The Code of Professional Responsibility Summary

The Code of Professional Responsibility (Examples in Practice)

Teaching Council - Our Code, Our Standards

Teaching Council Tribunal

Decisions of the Teaching Council Disciplinary Tribunal

Ethics of Care (pdf)

More recent news stories from the Teaching Council

The Education and Training Act, 2020

Notes: Ethics for Education (Code and Council)

Ethics of Care - Slide Presentation

Podcast - Introduction to an Ethics of Care

Noddings (2013) "Caring" (chap 1)

Noddings (2013) "An ethic of caring" (chap 4)

Noddings (2013), "Moral Education" (chap 8)

Rabin and Smith, Teaching Care Ethics

Ethics of Care Explained

Carol Gilligan

Maxwell and Schwimmer, Professional Ethics Education for future teachers

Heinz Dilemma

A framework for ethical decision making - follow this link for further resources

An Ethical Framework (Word File)

Example Essay (it is not perfect)

Noddings (2013) "Caring" (chapter 1)

Noddings (2013) "An ethic of caring" (chapter 4)

Noddings (2013), "Moral Education" (chap 8)

Conduct and Competence (Teaching Council)

6th October - 10th October

Thursday 30th October

Case Study (60% LO:3,4)

Ethics and Wellbeing (PPT)

Ethics and Wellbeing (pdf)

Teaching Council wellbeing

Hill & Thrupp (2019) Chapter 14 Ethics

Mead, Tikanga Maori Ch 1 & 21

Birch & Rasmussen, The Uses of the Bible