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UCOR 2910-03 Ethical Reasoning Business

Course Type:

UCOR 2910 Ethical Reasoning Business

Faculty:

Suriano, Benjamin

Term:

Spring

Year:

2025

Module:

Module II

Course Description

This course covers a set of theoretical and applied issues in ethics, organized around the questions - "What are our moral obligations? What do those obligations entail? How do we make sense of those obligations?" Work in the course includes careful evaluation of philosophical texts and also reflective work on the part of students. Applied material focuses on questions in business ethics.

UCOR 2910-03 Ethical Reasoning in Business

Course Type:

UCOR 2910 Ethical Reasoning Business

Faculty:

Suriano, Benjamin

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module II

Course Description

This course covers a set of theoretical and applied issues in ethics, organized around the questions - "What are our moral obligations? What do those obligations entail? How do we make sense of those obligations?" Work in the course includes careful evaluation of philosophical texts and also reflective work on the part of students. Applied material focuses on questions in business ethics.

UCOR 2910-03 Ethical Reasoning in Business

Course Type:

UCOR 2910 Ethical Reasoning Business

Faculty:

Imanaka, Jessica

Term:

Winter

Year:

2025

Module:

Module II

Course Description

This course covers a set of theoretical and applied issues in ethics, organized around the questions - "What are our moral obligations? What do those obligations entail? How do we make sense of those obligations?" Work in the course includes careful evaluation of philosophical texts and also reflective work on the part of students. Applied material focuses on questions in business ethics.

UCOR 2920-01 Ethical Reasoning Health Care

Course Type:

UCOR 2920 Ethical Reasoning Health Care

Faculty:

Zimmer, Amie

Term:

Spring

Year:

2025

Module:

Module II

Course Description

This course combines a broad exploration of the principles of ethical reasoning with a practical application of these principles to ethical problems in health care. We begin by exploring and evaluating four major ethical theories in depth. Building on this foundation, we then examine specific ethical challenges facing health care professionals today, including beginning-and-end-of-life issues, ethics of medical experimentation, freedom of conscience, and just distribution of health care resources. Throughout, we reflect on the principles behind some of the main concepts that health care professionals rely on every day, such as health, quality of life, autonomy, and consent.

UCOR 2920-01 Ethical Reasoning Health Care

Course Type:

UCOR 2920 Ethical Reasoning Health Care

Faculty:

Brecevic, Charlene

Term:

Summer

Year:

2025

Module:

Module II

Course Description

This course combines a broad exploration of the principles of ethical reasoning with a practical application of these principles to ethical problems in health care. We begin by exploring and evaluating four major ethical theories in depth. Building on this foundation, we then examine specific ethical challenges facing health care professionals today, including beginning-and-end-of-life issues, ethics of medical experimentation, freedom of conscience, and just distribution of health care resources. Throughout, we reflect on the principles behind some of the main concepts that health care professionals rely on every day, such as health, quality of life, autonomy, and consent.

UCOR 2920-01 Ethical Reasoning HealthCare

Course Type:

UCOR 2920 Ethical Reasoning Health Care

Faculty:

Kidder, Paulette

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module II

Course Description

This course combines a broad exploration of the principles of ethical reasoning with a practical application of these principles to ethical problems in health care. We begin by exploring and evaluating four major ethical theories in depth. Building on this foundation, we then examine specific ethical challenges facing health care professionals today, including beginning-and-end-of-life issues, ethics of medical experimentation, freedom of conscience, and just distribution of health care resources. Throughout, we reflect on the principles behind some of the main concepts that health care professionals rely on every day, such as health, quality of life, autonomy, and consent.

UCOR 2920-01 Ethical Reasoning in Health Care

Course Type:

UCOR 2920 Ethical Reasoning Health Care

Faculty:

Romanyshyn, Alexandra

Term:

Winter

Year:

2025

Module:

Module II

Course Description

This course combines a broad exploration of the principles of ethical reasoning with a practical application of these principles to ethical problems in health care. We begin by exploring and evaluating four major ethical theories in depth. Building on this foundation, we then examine specific ethical challenges facing health care professionals today, including beginning-and-end-of-life issues, ethics of medical experimentation, freedom of conscience, and just distribution of health care resources. Throughout, we reflect on the principles behind some of the main concepts that health care professionals rely on every day, such as health, quality of life, autonomy, and consent.

UCOR 2920-02 Ethical Reasoning Health Care

Course Type:

UCOR 2920 Ethical Reasoning Health Care

Faculty:

Friedlaender, Christina

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module II

Course Description

This course combines a broad exploration of the principles of ethical reasoning with a practical application of these principles to ethical problems in health care. We begin by exploring and evaluating four major ethical theories in depth. Building on this foundation, we then examine specific ethical challenges facing health care professionals today, including beginning-and-end-of-life issues, ethics of medical experimentation, freedom of conscience, and just distribution of health care resources. Throughout, we reflect on the principles behind some of the main concepts that health care professionals rely on every day, such as health, quality of life, autonomy, and consent.

UCOR 2920-02 Ethical Reasoning Health Care

Course Type:

UCOR 2920 Ethical Reasoning Health Care

Faculty:

Friedlaender, Christina

Term:

Spring

Year:

2025

Module:

Module II

Course Description

This course combines a broad exploration of the principles of ethical reasoning with a practical application of these principles to ethical problems in health care. We begin by exploring and evaluating four major ethical theories in depth. Building on this foundation, we then examine specific ethical challenges facing health care professionals today, including beginning-and-end-of-life issues, ethics of medical experimentation, freedom of conscience, and just distribution of health care resources. Throughout, we reflect on the principles behind some of the main concepts that health care professionals rely on every day, such as health, quality of life, autonomy, and consent.

UCOR 2920-02 Ethical Reasoning in Health Care

Course Type:

UCOR 2920 Ethical Reasoning Health Care

Faculty:

Zimmer, Amie

Term:

Winter

Year:

2025

Module:

Module II

Course Description

This course combines a broad exploration of the principles of ethical reasoning with a practical application of these principles to ethical problems in health care. We begin by exploring and evaluating four major ethical theories in depth. Building on this foundation, we then examine specific ethical challenges facing health care professionals today, including beginning-and-end-of-life issues, ethics of medical experimentation, freedom of conscience, and just distribution of health care resources. Throughout, we reflect on the principles behind some of the main concepts that health care professionals rely on every day, such as health, quality of life, autonomy, and consent.