LATE SUBMISSIONS POLICY

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.

WORD COUNTS

Unless otherwise specified, word counts include: 

• Headings
• In-text citations
• Direct quotations
• Any footnotes (if used at all)

... but do NOT INCLUDE:

• Title and administrative descriptors (such as word count, student number).
• Reference list.

GenAI/ChatGPT POLICY IN PHILOSOPHY

In this unit, unless notified otherwise in writing by the Unit Convenor, it is expected that the work you submit demonstrates your own understanding, analysis, research, reflection, critical thinking, and writing, and you will be marked on the basis of your demonstrated understanding of and engagement with the unit content and activities. This applies to all assessments, including online forums. If your teachers have concerns about whether a submission is your own work in a meaningful sense, you may be required to attend an interview with the Unit Convenor or other academic staff to discuss your work and demonstrate your attainment of unit and task learning outcomes.  Further information and advice about policies and expectations around the use of Generative AI will be given in iLearn. 

TECHNOLOGY

You will require access to a computer and a good internet connection in order to participate in the unit effectively. The unit has an iLearn site where activities are set and unit materials distributed. Written tasks will be submitted via the plagiarism detection software turnitin.

READINGS

Required readings are available for download from the library via Leganto. As well as the required reading, recommended additional readings for each topic might be listed on iLearn. You do not need to read these each week but they are highly recommended for a better understanding of the topics.

SEMINARS 

Seminars will be Thursday, 4pm-6pm, in 04WR 221 Tutorial Room.

PART I: ISSUES AND METHODS IN PHILOSOPHY 

Week 1: Mapping Philosophy: Areas, Issues, Traditions 

Week 2: Progress in Philosophical Inquiry

Week 3: Philosophical methods

Week 4: What place for philosophers in society?

PART II: CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN PHILOSOPHY (1): Philosophy of Work 

Week 5: Why does Work matter?

Week 6: Work and freedom

Week 7: The End of Work?

PART III: CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN PHILOSOPHY (2): Surgical Ethics 

Week 8: Ethics in the surgical workplace - power hierarchies and their risks for health professionals and patients.

Week 9: Ethics of surgical devices and innovation

Week 10: Ethics of surgery as an interdisciplinary and applied topic

PART IV: CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN PHILOSOPHY (3): Philosophy of Procreation, Childhood, and the Family 

Week 11: The nature and value of childhood

Week 12: Parents, the family, and the State

Week 13: Ethical issues in current Assisted Reproduction