80259 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS/SOCIAL JUSTICE

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
99	80259 	S1  	D 	PRO ETHICS/SOCIAL JUSTICE 	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

RATIONALE:

It  is  essential  for  beginning teachers  to  become  aware  of  the
initiatives  of the Social Justice Strategy in Queensland -  including
how these initiatives seek to maximise all aspects of students' access
to,  participation in, and the outcomes of, the educative process, and
the  relationship  of these initiatives to their classroom  practices.
Further,  it  is  the  responsibility of all  those  involved  in  the
provision  of education to develop a framework for a working  Code  of
Professional  Ethics,  not only to enhance the role  of  the  educator
within  the  community,  but  also to  ensure  that  no  students  are
disadvantaged  or  discriminated against qua differences  in  ability,
background, race, culture, creed, gender and values.

SYNOPSIS:

The  beginning  teacher  will  analyse  their  responsibilities  as  a
professional  educator through the initiatives of the  Social  Justice
Strategy,  and  related policies, and examine  its  relevance  to  the
provision  of  education for all members of the community  through  an
inclusive  curriculum. As an adjunct to this, various  differences  in
value  systems, including personal, individual and societal,  will  be
examined,  in  order to ascertain how ethical, legal and moral  issues
may arise due to possible conflicts of interest.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able
to:

1. examine the concept of Social Justice and its relationship to
   various policy initiatives,
   
2. understand how Social Justice Strategy initiatives relate to
   various participants in the educative process,
   
3. examine various forms of possible discriminate against groups
   or individuals,
   
4. develop a framework for a working Code of Ethics,
   
5. become aware of their professional responsibilities,
   
6. investigate methods of implementing the initiatives of the
   Social Justice Strategy and adhering to a Code of Ethics,
   through individual classroom practices,
   
7. realise the relationship of Social Justice, Professional
   Ethics to the Inclusive Curriculum
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

The  Concept of Social Justice - a) the need  for  Social
Justice, b) various related policies

Traditionally  disadvantaged groups  -  a)  disadvantage/
discrimination  qua:  gender,  disability   or   ability,
racism,  culture/religion  or ethnic  background,  socio-
economic background, family structure/values system

Initiatives   of  the  Social  Justice  Strategy   -   a)
components of the strategy

Ethical  and moral issues - a) indoctrination, b) racism,
c)  discriminatory  language,  d)  ethno-culturalism,  e)
alternative lifestyles and backgrounds

Why  bother  with a Code of Ethics? - a)  examination  of
various  value-systems the place of personal  values,  b)
consideration  of role of the educator, c) develop-  ment
of a "working" Code

Legal  Issues  -  a)  The legal responsibilities  of  the
teacher

Overview   -   The   Inclusive  Curriculum   -   A)   the
implementation  of  Social  Justice  Strategy  within   a
framework  of  a  Code of Ethics in individual  classroom
practices,  b)  why  an inclusive curriculum  and  not  a
"hidden" curriculum

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Students to be advised of all reference materials held on reserve in
the University Library/EML. All relevant Education Queensland
publications to be provided.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Lectures                                      	14
Tutorials/Workshops                           	28
Directed Study                                	60
Private Study                                 	40

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   S    40.00     WK 8      WRITTEN PAPER                             40.00         N
2   S    60.00     END SEM   PROJECT                                   60.00     Y   N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    This unit carries the Alternate Schools Experience as a practicum
     requirement.
2    When  there  is  more  than  one marker  for  a  single  item  of
     assessment, the distribution patterns and means for the different
     markers will be compared and marks adjusted if necessary.
3    Marking   criteria  are  provided  in  unit  material   as   mark
     sheets/guides or as part of assignment specifications.
4    Summative assessment items will be given a numerical score.
5    Unit Grades will be calculated by aggregating the weighted result
     or  numerical  score  for  each summative  assessment  item.  Any
     ungraded  assessment requirement will receive  a  Pass,  Fail  or
     Incomplete.
6    All  assessment  items  must  be attempted/submitted.  Assessment
     items must be passed overall.
7    If  assignments  are  submitted after the  due  date  without  an
     approved extension of time, a penalty of 10% of the mark  awarded
     by the examiner for the assessment item will apply for each month
     late.