Deontology

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Florence Pirard, Marianne Poumay

Coordinator

Florence Pirard

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The ethical issues addressed in this course primarily concern all roles in the field of training and education (teachers, principals, trainers, educational advisors, educational resource producers, coaches, evaluators, researchers, etc.) where the relational dimension and the question of power relations are central. They involve:

• a search for meaning in complex everyday situations,
• consultation and even collaboration with other stakeholders,
• consideration of existing normative frameworks (beyond the application of standards and procedures),
• an interdisciplinary approach (psychology, law, communication, philosophy, sociology, etc.).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

This course will enable students to:

• differentiate and understand the connections between ethics, morality, norms, and values,
• understand the diversity of situations in which ethical issues may arise for Master's students in Educational Sciences,
• develop their reflexivity on the contributions of ethics through the analysis of realistic situations, in relation to the roles performed in Educational Sciences.

• analyze a situation questioning ethical issues, based on their spontaneous representations and personal references,
• utilize useful and relevant documentary references related to the chosen situation (regulatory texts, guides, professional articles, scientific articles, etc.) as well as those from interviews with resource persons,
• integrate these elements and resources into a critical analysis of the situation that leads to possible and acceptable courses of action,
• identify and explain the links established with ethical principles proposed in various publications,
• define preventive measures based on case analysis that involve different levels of responsibility in the education and training system.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Prerequisites for students in the "transitional program": YTRA9003-1  Travail d'initiation à la recherche en enseignement ou YTRA9002-1  Travail d'initiation à la recherche en formation des adultes.

Prerequisites for students in the "new program": PEDA4045-1 Préparation au mémoire, conception de projet et éthique de la recherche.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Over the course of the sessions, students are provided with vignettes presenting situations experienced by third parties, related to the educational functions of a Master's degree in Educational Sciences and which raise ethical questions. They also have access to documentary resources and interviews with resource people related to these situations, as well as a more cross-disciplinary reading kit (ethical principles, scientific articles), and a series of teaching tools useful for analyzing and handling cases with a dual aim of resolution and prevention.

In groups and individually, they address these situations step by step during class sessions and in the associated homework: clarifying initial representations, identifying central themes, problematizing, decentering by taking into account the perspectives of the different stakeholders in the situation, identifying issues and dilemmas, and seeking alternative proposals for action and prevention linked to proposed ethical principles.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning


Further information:

• A reading list containing different types of documents:
  - scientific articles from different disciplines,
  - legal texts,
  - professional documents.
• Face-to-face presentations mainly by the teachers
• Individual and group work during class time (face to face sessions)
• Assignments (homework) encouraging students to practice. These assignments are a condition for the participation in the following session. Please note that only students who have completed and submitted the requested assignment will be allowed to access the next session of the course. This condition will be systematically verified.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
- Microsoft Teams


Further information:

A reading list is available to students. It serves as a basis for coursework and a reference for analyzing situations during class time.

All resources useful to student progress will be made available on e-campus throughout the class.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam


Further information:

Individual written assessment during the exams session ("written exam"), focused on the analysis and resolution of one or more cases related to the educational functions of a Master's in Education Sciences and which raise ethical issues.

The assessment criteria will be communicated through the online course space.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

The exact dates for face-to-face class sessions and assignment submissions are listed on a "timeline" available from the first class in the online course space.

The teaching and assessment system has been completely revised, without changing the primary objectives. The final assessment is an individual written exam.

Completion of preparatory work (homework) is a condition for participation in the following session. Only students who have completed and submitted the requested assignment will be able to access the next session of the course. This requirement will be systematically verified.

Contacts

Florence Pirard, professor (florence.pirard@uliege.be)

Marianne Poumay, professor (m.poumay@uliege.be)

Teaching Assistants : Lisa Marée (lisa.maree@uliege.be) and Isabelle Lambert (I.Lambert@uliege.be)

Jasna Vorgic, secretary  (jasna.vorgic@ulg.ac.be)

Association of one or more MOOCs

Items online