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 tab. 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 activities such as: discussions facilitated by the lecturer/tutor, contributions to online discussion forums, or general questions asked during tutorials and involvement in set activities. 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. 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.

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.

Contacting the Teaching Staff

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

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

Lectures are on Wednesdays. There are 12 lectures in total.

The lecture and tutorial topics are dealt with in the same week. Both lectures and tutorials are interactive, so don’t miss out! You should read the weekly reading before the lecture.

Unit Schedule:

Week 1: Introduction: What is moral philosophy? (with Prof. Robert Sinnerbrink)

Part 1: Happiness

Week 2: "The good life is the life of pleasure" - Epicurean ethics (with Prof. Robert Sinnerbrink)

Week 3: Living according to nature - Stoic ethics (with Prof. Robert Sinnerbrink)

Week 4: Happiness and character - Aristotelian ethics (with Prof. Robert Sinnerbrink)

Part 2: Goodness

Week 5: Morality and religion (with Dr. Jane Johnson)

Week 6: The challenge of moral relativism (with Dr. Jane Johnson)

• 8 September (end of week 6): Reflection about happiness due

Week 7: Egoism and self-interest (with Dr. Jane Johnson)

Recess between 16 September and 27 September

Week 8: The greatest good for the greatest number - Utilitarianism (with Dr. Jane Johnson)

Week 9: The moral law is universal! - Kant's challenge (with Prof. Paul Formosa)

Part 3: Justice

Week 10: Justice and inequality - is global poverty justifiable? (with Prof. Paul Formosa)

Week 11: Immigration and refugees - can we keep them out? (with Prof. Paul Formosa)

Week 12: Climate change and justice - who should pay to fix it? (with Prof. Paul Formosa)

Week 13: no lectures or tutorials

• 10 November (end of week 13): Critical essay due