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Professional and Corporate Ethics

ОК.02

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

Second

2024/2025

2 Semester

3

PLO 1. To evaluate one’s own learning and research-professional activities, and to develop and implement an effective strategy for self-development and professional advancement. PLO 4. To assess and critically analyze socially, personally, and professionally significant issues, and to propose solutions in complex and unpredictable conditions requiring the application of new approaches and forecasting. PLO 5. To identify optimal ways of effective interaction within a professional team and with representatives of other professional groups at different levels. PLO 6. To apply knowledge of expressive, emotional, and logical language means, as well as speech techniques, in order to achieve the intended pragmatic effect and ensure effective communication. PLO 12. To adhere to the principles of academic integrity.

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Prior to studying this course, students are expected to have knowledge of the main stages and characteristics of the historical and cultural process, as well as the place of ethics within the system of philosophical disciplines. Students should be able to collect and interpret information related to cultural phenomena and processes, identify relevant sociocultural issues, and substantiate principles and ways of addressing them. Students should possess basic skills in research and information management, demonstrate critical thinking and forecasting regarding political, economic, and cultural-artistic events and phenomena, and be able to use foreign-language professional information sources.

The aim of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the issues of professional and corporate ethics as relevant fields of knowledge and practice, the specific methods of applied ethical research and ethical reasoning, and the ability to apply them in addressing analytical and research tasks related to moral dilemmas in contemporary practices. The course “Professional and Corporate Ethics” is a compulsory component delivered in the first or second semester of the Master’s programme in accordance with the curriculum. It is aimed at developing an ethically competent specialist oriented toward responsible and conscientious professional activity. The course examines the subject areas of applied, professional, and corporate ethics, their place within ethical knowledge, and the features of ethical regulation of professional activity and the ethical dimensions of professionalism. It also analyzes ethical infrastructure, its functions, models of ethical units and documents (including codes of ethics), as well as ethical monitoring and auditing. The course addresses the foundations of corporate culture, moral standards of organizational activity, and corporate social responsibility. It further explores ethical aspects of social practices, including pedagogical and university ethics, the value foundations of scientific activity, the relationship between ethics and technology, the social responsibility of science, and the norms and principles of translation ethics.

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The course comprises two modules. The first module is devoted to the study of professional and corporate ethics within the context of the applied turn in moral theory, including the place of applied and professional ethics within the structure of ethical knowledge, the nature of professional ethics, ethical infrastructure, corporate ethics, and corporate social responsibility. The second module focuses on the socio-normative manifestations of morality in professional fields relevant to the specialization, including pedagogical ethics, university ethics, the ethics of science, and translation ethics. Classes are conducted in the form of lectures and seminars, incorporating interactive teaching methods. All learning outcomes are assessed during lectures and seminars throughout the semester. Essays are to be submitted no later than the final lecture week. The course is completed with a pass/fail assessment.

The semester grade is based on the student’s mastery of the course material and includes points for in-class work (oral presentations, contributions, participation in discussions during lectures and seminars) and independent work (essays). The total score ranges from 60 to 100 points. In case of absence from a seminar, the student is required to complete assigned tasks in written form. The final number of points (maximum 100) is determined as the sum of points earned for continuous work throughout the semester, including the final assessment task. The pass/fail grade is awarded based on performance throughout the semester and does not involve additional forms of assessment. Students who obtain fewer than 60 points do not receive a pass and are required to complete missed topics in written form and submit them to the instructor. The final grade for the course (60–100 points) is determined by the cumulative results of semester work.

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