Module Details
| Module Code: |
MMED7005 |
| Title: |
Ethics & Aesthetics
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Long Title:
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Ethics & Aesthetics
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| NFQ Level: |
Intermediate |
| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2017/18 ( September 2017 ) |
| Field of Study: |
2130 - Multimedia
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| Module Description: |
This module aims to provide the learner with a detailed knowledge of ethics and Western cultural
aesthetics. Through an investigation of the philosophical, moral, and aesthetic principles that underpin
Western society the learner is encouraged to explore issues of personal and collective rights, duties and
responsibilities in contemporary society especially in the context of the media.
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| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Learning Outcome Description |
| LO1 |
Discuss ethics in the context of philosophy demonstrating a knowledge of fundamental philosophical thinkers; |
| LO2 |
Describe the development of ethical and aesthetic theories and discuss their relationship to
contemporary media with particular reference to social responsibility, interpersonal values, ethical
behaviour, artistic freedom and beauty; |
| LO3 |
Debate contemporary ethical issues objectively from a position of knowledge; |
| LO4 |
Discuss the cultural, social, political and moral implications of publishing to a virtually global audience. |
| Dependencies |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
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| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| No requirements listed |
| Indicative Content |
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Ethics and Aesthetics
Through the alignments and differences between the disciplines of ethics and aesthetics, students will examine the uses of philosophy in contemporary life, from both an objective and subjective perspective.
A series of lectures which outline and examine some of the key concepts of philosophical thinking and a number of its key contributors (from Ancient Greece to the present day) will be complimented by students own interventions into philosophical thinking, through the mechanism of presentations and in-class debate.
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Module Content & Assessment
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Coursework | 100.00% |
Assessments
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
The development of philosophical thought and its implications for ethics and aesthetics |
Every Week |
2.00 |
2 |
| Lab |
Contact |
This will encourage discussion and debate amongst the students on the major issues pertaining to the course |
Every Week |
1.00 |
1 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
The study of the primary and secondary material connected to the philosophers studied |
Every Week |
4.00 |
4 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
| This module has no Part Time workload. |
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Module Resources
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| Recommended Book Resources |
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Levinson, Jerrold (ed). (2008), Aesthetics and Ethics: Essays at the Intersection, 2nd. Cambridge University Press, [ISBN: 0521788056].
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Ben-Dor, Oren. (2011), Law and Art: Justice, Ethics and Aesthetics, Routledge-Cavendish, [ISBN: 0415560217].
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Coleman, E. Gabriella. (2012), Coding Freedom: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking, Princeton University Press, [ISBN: 978-069114461].
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Gunkel, David J.. (2016), Of Remixology: Ethics and Aesthetics after Remix, MIT, [ISBN: 978-026203393].
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Nietzsche, F.W. (trans. R.G. Hollingdale). (1974), Thus Spoke Zarathustra, [ISBN: 0140441182].
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Plato (translated by H.D.P. Lee). (2007), The Republic, Penguin Classics, [ISBN: 0140455116].
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Chomsky, Noam & Herman, Edward S.. (1995), Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of Mass Media, [ISBN: 978-009953311].
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| Other Resources |
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Website, United Nations. Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
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Website, Center for the Study of Language and
Information. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,
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