Note: This unit is identical to the one offered in session 2, which is 13 weeks long. This is an intensive unit, as 13 weeks is compressed to 5 weeks with no change to content or requirements.

Results

Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.

Submission of Assessments

All written assessments are to be submitted via the unit's iLearn site. There is no need for a coversheet, and we request that you omit your name from the document. A link to the Turnitin submission page will be provided on iLearn in the Assessments section. Written assessments will be run through the Turnitin software which detects unoriginal work.

The online quizzes will be available on iLearn. Each quiz can only be undertaken once and has a time limit.

Assessing Active Participation

Active participation is assessed by a student's engagement in contributions to online discussion forums facilitated by the tutor. Participation is expected to be well considered and relevant to the unit of study.

Extensions and Penalties

All work must be submitted on time unless an extension has been granted. Requests for extensions must be made in writing BEFORE the due date and will only be considered on serious grounds. Submit your request to ask.mq.edu.au.

Applications must be made within 5 days of illness/misadventure. Extensions will not be given unless good reasons and appropriate evidence (e.g., medical certificates, counsellor's letters) are presented at the earliest opportunity. Please note that work due concurrently in other subjects is NOT an exceptional circumstance and does not constitute a legitimate reason for an extension.

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.

To obtain an extension, you must submit a Special Consideration application. See below for details on how to do that.

Special Consideration Policy

The University classifies a disruption as serious and unavoidable if it:

• could not have reasonably been anticipated, avoided or guarded against by the student; and
• was beyond the student's control; and
• caused substantial disruption to the student's capacity for effective study and/or completion of required work; and
• occurred during an event critical study period and was at least three (3) consecutive days duration, and / or
• prevented completion of a final examination.

Students with a pre-existing disability/health condition or prolonged adverse circumstances may be eligible for ongoing assistance and support. Such support is governed by other policies and may be sought and coordinated through Campus Wellbeing and Support Services.

How to submit a Special Consideration application?

Required Readings

All required readings and most supplementary readings are available from the Library via Leganto, which should be accessed via the link on iLearn. You are responsible for gaining access to the readings. A schedule of the required readings is provided on iLearn.

There is no textbook and you are not required to buy any reading materials.

Technologies used

This unit has an online presence in iLearn where activities are set and subject materials distributed. Students will require access to reliable broadband and a computer. Some assessments are conducted through this site, and written tasks will be submitted using Turnitin, a plagiarism scanning program. All required readings are provided in electronic form by the Library, via Leganto. All lectures will be provided as recordings via Echo, on iLearn.

Contacting the Teaching Staff

The first point of contact is the tutor. Please see iLearn for email details, listed in the right column. Should the tutor be unable to assist, the tutor will forward the inquiry to the convenor, Kelly Hamilton.

Note: This unit is identical to the one offered in session 2, which is 13 weeks long. This is an intensive unit, as 13 weeks is compressed to 5 weeks with no change to content or requirements.

The unit will introduce philosophy under three big ideas:

1. Living a life of happiness
2. Justifying what goodness (morality) is
3. Topical issues of justice

There are 12 topics in total, over 5 weeks. Each lecture will have an accompanying forum discussion.

Unit Schedule:

Week 1:

• Topic 1: Introduction: What is moral philosophy?

§ Part 1: Happiness

• Topic 2: "The good life is the life of pleasure" - Epicurean ethics
• Topic 3: Living according to nature - Stoic ethics

⇒ Quiz 1 and Quiz 2

Week 2:

• Topic 4: Happiness and character - Aristotelian ethics

§ Part 2: Goodness

• Topic 5: Morality and religion

⇒ Quiz 3 and Quiz 4

Week 3:

► 16 December 2020: Reflection about happiness due

• Topic 6: The challenge of moral relativism
• Topic 7: Egoism and self-interest
• Topic 8: The greatest good for the greatest number - Utilitarianism

⇒ Quiz 5 and Quiz 6

Recess

Week 4:

• Topic 9: The moral law is universal! - Kant's challenge

§ Part 3: Justice

• Topic 10: Justice and inequality: Who gets how much and is it fair?

⇒ Quiz 7 and Quiz 8

Week 5:

• Topic 11: Immigration and refugees: Who gets to come and who gets to stay?
• Topic 12: Climate change and justice: Who should pay to fix it?

⇒ Quiz 9 and Quiz 10

Week 6:

► 20 January 2021: Critical essay due