EDU/215 - Ethics and Social Responsibility in Education
Course Description
This course provides students with the opportunity to examine and apply legal and ethical issues within the context of an educational setting. Legal issues and their consequent impact on educators are discussed, analyzed, and applied to current educational practices. Emphasis is placed on the ways ethical and legal issues facing teachers affect student learning, and the critical thinking, decision making, professional, and personal conduct of teachers.
This undergraduate course is 5 weeks.
PLEASE NOTE:
Attendance and participation are mandatory in all university courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.
This course is not available for enrollment to residents of Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Iowa, Idaho, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming and individuals who reside outside the United States.
Course Objectives
Week 1
- Define ethics.
- Identify key ethical descriptors.
- Differentiate between ethical theories.
Week 2
- Identify professional codes of ethics.
- Analyze the relationship between ethics and education.
- Compare ethics, morals, values, and dispositions.
Week 3
- Identify how personal and community values correspond to education.
- Describe how community values and expectations might influence personal values and dispositions.
- Explain how personal values affect professional decisions.
Week 4
- Define legal terminology used in the educational setting.
- Identify legal concerns of the K–12 teacher.
- Describe how ethical and legal concerns in education might conflict.
Week 5
- Analyze ethical issues in education.
- Apply ethical reasoning to educational decisions.
Disclaimers
The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
Although our continuing education for teacher’s courses are accepted by some state agencies in the United States toward teacher certifications and endorsements, this may not be the case in all states or foreign jurisdictions. If you plan to use courses for certification or endorsement, please check with your own state agency and your school district for applicability. Continuing education for teachers’ courses is not eligible to apply to degree programs at University of Phoenix. These courses are not eligible for federal financial aid.
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