Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0185
Organization's ID:
Social Science 108
Organization:
Study.com, LLC
Location:
Online
Length:
16 weeks (40 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 ethics
Description

Objective:

The course objective is for students to be able to understand and discuss ethics in the social sciences, such as moral reasoning, ethics theory, and ethical decision-making models.

Learning Outcomes:

  • define and discuss morality, moral law, stages of moral development and identify several historical aspects of moral theory
  • analyze the nationally recognized codes of ethics in several social science disciplines
  • discover different aspects and processes associated with ethical decision-making
  • understand the nuanced aspects of working in different counseling relationships and the unique ethical issues that can arise in these relationships, including duty to warn, duel relationships, and counselor supervision
  • implement ethical practices in different types of research design including the use of informed consents and institutional review boards
  • understand the need for maintaining client confidentiality, maintaining records, and the use of technology in treatment as well as the regulations that govern them
  • define copyright infringement and plagiarism, and understand the importance of doing neither

General Topics:

  • Moral reasoning
  • Theories of ethics
  • Professional codes of ethics
  • Ethical decision-making models
  • Fostering ethical counseling relationships
  • Common ethical issues in helping professions
  • Ethics in social science research design
  • Human subject research
  • Ethical data collection, storage and technology use
  • Intellectual property and plagiarism
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials