Semester:

Spring 2010

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Instructor:

Christopher Norden

Textbook:

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Course Description:

 The primary purpose of the integrative 350 core course is to develop interdisciplinary abilities in ethical clarification with reference to at least two major contemporary issues.  These courses focus primarily on ethical concerns.  Topics include the following subjects:

ART and CENSORSHIP
Focuses on the social and ethical implications of the artist's creative freedom, particularly how artistic freedom related to personal freedom.  Considers issues common to the visual, plastic, musical, and theatrical arts.  Writing integrated.

PROPAGANDA
Traces the origins, examines the practices and considers the consequences of propaganda in both totalitarian and democratic societies.  The ethical implication of propaganda will be explored by applying relevant ethical and moral codes to a variety of case studies.  Writing integrated.

HUMAN RIGHTS and APPLIED ETHICS
Investigates through critical reasoning students' own value systems and the assumptions implicit in assumptions of and justifications for human right.  Writing integrated.

ETHICS and ECOLOGY
Introduces the nature of ethical reasoning in relation to the ecology and the impact of human culture and scientific thought on ecology.  Students face questions arising from their ethical obligations to each other, to non-human species, and to the plant itself.  Writing integrated.

ETHICS and TECHNOLOGY
Explores ethical challenges of living and working in a technological world.  Students consider the personal, social, and philosophical implications of global technology.  Writing integrated. 

POWER, PROGRESS and ETHICS
Contemporary ethical issues, such as human health and the environment, will be treated from a variety of scientific and literary perspectives.  The complex consequences of decision making in science on community welfare will be explored.  Discussion, personal and literary accounts and social history will provide a variety of perspectives on these issues.  This course is cross-listed with NS 350.

WOMEN IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Ethical issues confronted by women worldwide, through a study of literary and historical texts and through their own writing.  Cross-listed with SS 350.  Writing integrated.

Pre-requisite:  Completion of the skills component of the General Education Core or permission of the instructor.

Minimum Computer Requirements:

Win 2000/XP/VISTA or Mac OSX Pentium/G3 1Ghz w/ 2.0 GB RAM
High Speed Internet Access Recommended*
Internet Explorer 7x (Recommended) or Firefox 2.0.0.16 (Safari recommended for Mac)
Current Java runtime environment for Windows or OSX (java.com)
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*Course access via 56K modem or other form of dial up is not recommended and any connectivity problems due to this type of connection are not supported by Lewis-Clark State College.

  

On Campus Requirements:

Please contact the instructor.

Other Information:

On-line discussions may be required during this course. The LC Mail account and BbCE course mail are the only accounts that will be used to contact students regarding online courses. An LC Mail account is automatically assigned to students when they enroll. Access to this email account is found at http://lcmail.lcsc.edu. BbCE course mail is enabled when a student is enrolled in a BbCE course. Access to BbCE course mail is through each BbCE course. BbCE course mail is an internal mail system only and cannot be accessed outside of a BbCE course. Please check with your instructor to determine the preferred method of contact.