Professional and corporate ethics

Course: BIOLOGY (Master) FULL-TIME

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Professional and corporate ethics
Code
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PR3. Carry out coordinated work for the result in the team, taking into account public, state and industrial interests. PR13. Adhere to the basic rules of biological ethics, biosafety, biosecurity, assess the risks of the latest biological, biotechnological and biomedical methods and technologies, identify potentially dangerous organisms or production processes that may pose a threat of emergencies. PR14. Adhere to the norms of academic integrity in the study and conduct of scientific activities, know the basic legal norms for the protection of intellectual property.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Before studying this course, students must 1. know the basic stages of development of ethical thought; basic ethical and philosophical concepts and categories, characteristics of the main provisions of ethical systems and their corresponding value and regulatory programs; basic methods of philosophical and ethical research, methods of psychology in the analytical consideration of dilemmas; 2. be able to apply the basic methodology of imperative-value aspects of professional practice directly to the dilemmas of professional and corporate ethics; predict and anticipate possible negative consequences; 3. have basic research skills and integrated research information; information management and the use of foreign language professional information sources, namely, to obtain and analyze information from various sources that would meet the requirements and needs of anticipation of dilemma processes in the modern socio-cultural space, cultural and professional sphere.
Course content
The discipline consistently examines the development and formation of professional and corporate ethics, as well as their relevance to contemporary professional practices. It explores the application of advanced knowledge of ethical and legal standards in assessing the consequences of professional activities, as well as the development and enhancement of practical skills and competencies for making decisions regarding ethical conduct in challenging situations arising in professional practice. The course also examines the specific features of professional codes of ethics and corporate codes of conduct, as well as methods for analyzing them in order to improve such codes, foster understanding of and commitment to professional ethical standards, and promote adherence to these standards as a prerequisite for professional development.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Аболіна Т.Г., Нападиста В.Г., Рихліцька О.Д. Прикладна етика. Навч.посібник / За наук.ред. Панченко В.І. - К.: "Центр учбової літератури", 2012. - Розділ 1. - С. 7-40. 2. Гьосле В. Практична філософія в сучасному світі. К., 2003. - с. 248. 3. Етика. Естетика.: Навч.посібник / за наук. ред. Панченко В.І. - К.: "Центр учбової літератури", 2014 - с. 286. 4. Йонас Х. Принцип відповідальності. Досвід етики для технологічної цивілізації - К. 2014. 5. Ломачинська І.М., Рихліцька О.Д., Барна Н.В. Основи корпоративної культури // Навч.посібник. - К.: 2011. - 480 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral answer Additions, participation in discussions Test tasks Independent individual work Final test work Final evaluation in the form of a test
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Oleksandr Hryhorovych Korotkyi
Department of Biochemistry
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Oksana Dmytrivna Rykhlitska
Department of Ethics, Aesthetics and Cultural Studies
Faculty of Philosophy