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COURSE
JUSTIFICATION
An
understanding of the professional role and contexts of a teacher is essential for
the development of effective and appropriate professional practice. This is in
line with the professional ethics for teachers in Uganda.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
This
course examines the nature, concern and scope of Ethics, analyses basic
concepts of ethics: ethics, moral and morality, normative ethics and Meta
ethics, moral action, moral conduct/behavior, moral standards, moral values,
moral obligation, moral principles, moral claims, moral norms, value-judgments,
value systems, ethical judgment and issues, justice professionalism,
responsibility and duty. Examines how ethical issues arise and how ethical
judgments are justified: the criteria of conduct, analyses the structure of a
code of ethics, to Educational practice, the educative development of learner as
the ethical basis of Education and the human person as the basis of ethics;
examines constituents of professionalism in Educational setting: types of
teacher/head teacher’s ethical relationships; discusses the role cardinal moral
virtues and basic ethical principles; analyses and facilitates a comparative
study of teachers’ codes of conduct.
COURSE AIM
The
course aims to develop an appreciation of, and a responsiveness to ethical
practice and social responsibility of teacher trainees so as to develop their
professional experience and competence in the relevant Ugandan Professional
Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Teacher level
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this
course unit, students should be able to;
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