Late submissions Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue. This late penalty will apply to written reports and recordings only. Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs will be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application.

GenAI/ChatGPT policy in Philosophy In this Unit, and unless notified otherwise in writing by the Unit Convenor, substantive assessment content that has been generated by AI will be regarded as not the student’s own work and potentially in breach of Academic Integrity standards. This applies to all assessments, including online forums. In submitting assessments all students will be required to confirm their agreement with the following: In submitting this assessment, I certify that this submission is my own work and demonstrates my own understanding, analysis, research, reflection, critical thinking, and writing. I am not submitting anything that I cannot myself fully explain and defend, if called upon to do so. I understand that if my teachers have concerns about whether this submission is my own work or an AI-generated output, I may be required to attend an interview with the Unit Convenor/Integrity Officer/academic staff to verify my research methods, my understanding of the content, and my close familiarity with all sources I have cited. If I am found to have submitted work that is not my own, my work will be further investigated, and I may be found to be in breach of the MQ Academic Integrity Policy.  

Required and recommended texts and/or materials

All weekly readings for the unit will be made available through the Leganto link in iLearn.

Lectures 

Lectures in this unit will be delivered in-person and accessible through Echo 360 block. There will be two one-hour lectures for each of the 12 topics. You should watch these videos before attending the weekly tutorial. 

Tutorials

For "on campus" students, tutorials in this unit will be held in-person each week of semester for one hour.

"Online flexible" students participate in assessed discussions.

Unit Webpages and E-Resources

Much of this unit (lectures, readings, assessment instructions etc.) is delivered online through iLearn (http://ilearn.mq.edu.au). PC and Internet access are required. Basic computer skills (e.g., internet browsing) and skills in word processing are also a requirement. Please consult teaching staff for any further, more specific requirements. 

• Week 1: Introduction

• Week 2: What is work and why does it matter?

• Week 3: Work and freedom

• Week 4: The goods of work

• Week 5: Work in a just society

• Week 6: The end of work? 

• Week 7: Business ethics: narrow and broad

• Week 8: Equality and freedom in the workplace

• Week 9: Sweatshops and globalisation

• Week 10: Discrimination, bias & stereotypes at work

• Week 11: Factoring animals into business ethics

• Week 12: Business and the environment