Undergraduate Course: Moral Judgment and Behaviour (PSYL10100)
Course Outline
School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
Home subject area | Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | Morality is critical to our lives, with differences in what people think is moral or not, and differences in what people do in moral situations, profoundly affecting individual and collective wellbeing, social harmony, and political and economic policy.
This course will examine the factors affecting moral behaviour, including helping behaviours, charitable donation, exploitation of others, corporate malfeasance, and hypocrisy. It will also look at the major contemporary models of moral judgment and reasoning, and the evidence both for and against them. Throughout the course we will ask where the focus of morality is: the individual or the situation.
The course will be divided into 5 sessions, each lasting for 1 hour and 50 minutes. While the majority of time will be devoted to lectures, students are encouraged to ask questions throughout and there will be group discussion(s) as class size allows. The texts used will consist of assigned articles. Each set of readings includes at least one generally accessible paper and several experimental articles that purport to test theories/findings related to the topic. Most articles are available via the main library or psychology library. For those articles that are not, they can be obtained via Learn. Please email the course organiser if you have trouble obtaining them.
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Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2014/15 Block 1 (Sem 1), Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
88 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
55 %,
Coursework
35 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | |
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Delivery period: 2014/15 Block 1 (Sem 1), Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
(
Lecture Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
88 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students should be able to identify key streams of research in the study of moral behaviour and judgment, discuss empirical findings that test key models of explanation in these areas, and identify factors that play a role in how human beings perceive and react to moral situations. |
Assessment Information
Participation: 10% - Class discussions in which students will either lead or moderate the evaluation of assigned papers.
Coursework: 35% - Four 1-2 page reading responses analysing assigned papers and reacting to highlighted issues.
Exam: 55%
Visiting Student Variant Assessment (100%)
Essay (3000 words) to be set by Course Organiser and due 4pm, Thursday 11 December.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Adam Moore
Tel: (0131 6)50 3369
Email: amoore23@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Fiona Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
Email: F.Graham@ed.ac.uk |
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