GEED 10093 Ethics Class Orientation

Class Orientation

• Learning Methodology:
  • Synchronous: online meetings via Google Meet
  • Asynchronous: learning modules, worksheets, and resources on Google Drive/OneDrive, chapters, journals, YouTube videos, and quizzes on Google Forms.

Class Schedule

• GEED 10093 (Ethics): Saturdays, 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM
• PSYC 30075 (Experimental Psychology): Saturdays, 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Class Calendar - Ethics

• Topics and Dates: The provided schedule details lesson topics and corresponding dates.
• Remarks: Includes details like online meetings, special holidays, and offline classwork assignments.

Grading System - Ethics

• Class Standing: 70%
• Major Exams (midterms and finals): 30%
• Final Grade: Midterm grade + Final grade / 2

The "ISP" in Home Schooling

• Integrity: Honesty, trustworthiness, and conscientiousness in all actions.
• Patience: Adaptability and adjustment in the face of difficulties.
• Self-Discipline: Time management and meeting deadlines.

During Online Meetings

• Log in 5 minutes before class
• Turn on webcam (if possible)
• Mute microphone
• Use chat box for questions and clarifications
• Sign back in quickly if disconnected
• New meeting invite will be sent if meeting exceeds 1-hour limit.

Worksheets

• Worksheets are part of the module and/or uploaded on Google Classroom.
• Completed work should be submitted via Google Classroom OR submitted to the Academic Office in a brown envelope inside another plastic envelope (with labeling).

Class Consultation

• Consultations are done via online meeting platforms (one-on-one or as a group if research-related).
• Schedule consultation at least two days in advance.
• Consultations should include a prepared agenda.
• Consultations last up to 20 minutes per student or group.

Non-Online Meeting Days

• Days with no online meetings are for worksheets and special projects.
• Outputs for non-online days are due by the end of the class period.
• Group project submission should include each team member's work allocation and completion details.

Rules, Moral and Non-Moral Standards

• Moral Standards: Used to describe a person's behavior or character as either right or wrong.

Ethical Principles

• Ethics (or Moral Philosophy): A branch of philosophy that investigates how people ought to act and defines "right conduct" and "good life."

Historical Roots of Ethics

• Different philosophers (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Diogenes, Epicurus, Epictetus, Pyrrho) had varying perspectives on ethical principles and concepts.

Moral vs. Non-Moral Standards

• Theistic: moral standards are divinely inspired and derived from natural law.
• Non-Theistic: moral standards are evolved as a result of human evolution

Classification of Moral Standards

• Teleological: an act's rightness or wrongness is determined by its consequences
• Deontological: the morality of an action depends on a sense of duty, natural law, virtue, or demands of a specific situation.

Non-Moral Standards

• Social conventions, etiquette, and rules accepted by a particular society.

This quiz covers the orientation details for the GEED 10093 Ethics course, including learning methodologies, the class schedule, grading system, and key topics. Familiarize yourself with important dates, assessment criteria, and the 'ISP' values emphasized in home schooling.