Fr. Tack

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color:#000081"><strong>Applied   Ethics<span  style="font-size: 13px; "> </span></strong></span></p>
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Practical Theology Course</strong></span><span style="color:#000081"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span  style="color: #000081; font-size: 13px; "> </span>[Applying basic ethical principles </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">to contemporary ethical problems]</div>
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10.0pt;color:#000081"><strong>Object:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000081">  The object of this course is to review the general
principles of Catholic ethics, to study the various methods of arriving at
moral decisions and to apply these to a wide variety of ethical problems
frequently encountered in our society, so as to develop better skills of moral
reasoning and decision making.</span></p>
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<div><strong>Text: </strong>  Instructor's Compiled
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Case studies</span></div>
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text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081"><span  style="color: #000000; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081"><strong>Instructor:  </strong></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081"> Fr. Ted Tack, o.s.a.</span></span></span></p>
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text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081"><strong>Time
Frame:  </strong></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081">One
semester</span></p>
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text-autospace:none"><span  style="color: #000081; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; ">Particular
Objectives:</span></p>
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text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081">                                1.
To recognize the great variety of ethical problems that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>exist in our society.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081">                                2.
To review the essential principles of Catholic morality:  sin, human
acts, objective and
subjective <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">					</span>morality, conscience, natural law, human law.               </span></p>
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<div> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">			</span><span  style="font-size: 13px; ">3.
To illustrate systems of solving ethical problems: Ethics of Character;  Deontological
Ethics; </span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">					</span>Consequential (teleological) Ethics; Ethics of Responsibility.</div>
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To explain the place of "Codes of Ethics" in the<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>professions
and in business.</span></p>
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<div>    <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">				</span>5.
To apply the methods of reaching moral decisions to some concrete ethical situations
in particular fields:</div>
<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">					</span>a.
Health Care: life and death issues; problems stemming
from modern technology and medicine;<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">		</span>                                <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">		</span>b.
Business and the professions: honesty and justice issues;  </div>
<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">					</span>c.
Personal responsibility issues;</div>
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Government: politics and military issues.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">			</span><span  style="font-size: 13px; "><span style="color: #000080; ">6.
To perceive how qualified professionals approach the ethical problems of
their particular
fields by listening to <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">					</span>them and dialoguing with them as they personally address
these issues.</span></span></div>
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<div>                        <span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="color: #000080; ">1.
Because this course does not have a textbook, but only notes, it is
imperative that students take notes <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">					</span>during class lectures.  Exams will often be based
on these class lectures, as well as on supplied printed <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">					</span>material.                               <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span> </span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="color: #000080; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">				</span>2.
Outside readings and/or projects (to be specified).                                </span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="color: #000080; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">				</span>3.
Group and/or individual research on specific cases.<span  style="color: #000081; ">                          </span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="color: #000080; "><span  style="color: #000081; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">				</span>4.
All cases should be kept in a Journal /workbook throughout the <span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>semester.
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="color: #000080; "><span  style="color: #000081; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">					</span>Notes and handouts should be kept in a separate folder.</span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="color: #000080; "><span  style="color: #000081; "><span  style="color: #000000; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081">                                5. <em>Active
class participation </em></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081">is
expected of all and contributes greatly to<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>the
learning process.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="color: #000080; "><span  style="color: #000081; "><span  style="color: #000000; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081"><span  style="color: #000000; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081">                                6.
Assignments must be turned in on the day they are due. Maximum score<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>for
homework assignments is 20, <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">					</span>unless otherwise indicated. <strong><em>Five<span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span>points</em></strong></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081"><em> <strong>will be subtracted from the
earned grade</strong></em></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081"><strong> <em>every
day </em></strong></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081"><strong>the <span style="mso-tab-count:1">            </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1">            </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1">            </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1">            </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1">           <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span> </span>assignment
is delayed</strong></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081">.  If
the assignment is more than four days<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>late—illness
excepted—<em>no credit will be <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">					</span>given</em></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
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<div><strong>Tests:  </strong>        <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>
 1.   Periodic written
tests will be given.</div>
<div><span  style="color: #000081; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><font  color="#000080">	<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">		</span></font></span>  2.   Research
Paper [counts as major test]</span></div>
<div><span  style="color: #000081; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">			</span>  3.  A
final exam.</span></div>
<div><font  color="#000081"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>Testing days for all theology courses are on Mondays.  There may be some minor exceptions to this rule, but students will be advised in sufficient time.</font></div>
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<div> <strong>Grading:  </strong>      Cases,
Participation========== 40%</div>
<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">			</span>   periodic
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40%                            </div>
<div><span  style="color: #000081; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">			</span>   final exam ================ 20%</span></div>
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Scale:  </strong></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#000081"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>  <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">		</span> A = 90 -100          (excellent)</div>
<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">		</span>  B
= 80 -  89           (very good)</div>
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<div><span  style="color: #000081; font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">		</span>  C
= 70 -  79      <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>(good - average)</span></div>
<div><span  style="color: #000081; font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">		</span>  D
= 60 -  69           (below average)</span></div>
<div><span  style="color: #000081; font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>          F
=  below 60      <span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">  </span>(failing)</span></div>
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Fr. Tack

Ethics Syllabus 1