Course: Ethics for Teachers 1

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Course title Ethics for Teachers 1
Course code KVS/PETU1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Konečný Karel, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Špiner Dušan, ThMgr. Ph.D.
  • Hubálek Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introductory thought, the concept of ethics, communication2. Personal perspective of ethics, human dignity, self-esteem (self-approval)3. Conscience, positive evaluation of others4. Freedom, creativity and initiative5. Expression and communication of emotion, virtue6. Empathy, putting oneself in overall situation of other, stepping over one's shadow7. Assertiveness, releasing aggression, respecting interests of others8. Real and displayed patterns, pro-social Man as culture creator9 - 11. Cooperation, assistance, donation, sharing, activities towards meeting and becoming close, for improving contact between children when a group is being overcome by reluctance and fatigue, games.12 -13. The family I live in, love, self-control and responsibility, friendship and being in love, family planning

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Function of this subject is the mediation of quality of ethics thinking and lead the incoming teachers to feeling of instruction necessity in questions, which occasionally inciting to this and on theirs solving depends the quality of human life. The goal of ethical education is acquaint the student with ethical principles not only, but helps him to create own oponion on existent theme and to masters adequate postures and behaviour. This goal is not possible to attain without contemporary social abilities development, which is the instrument and presumption of ethical education.
Student obtaining definite reality, meaning and sense ethical topics. Real experience to teach and fix bearings and qualification adoption in class condition. Student obtaining qualification good upbringing that is arrangements above all creative. Educational programmed is intent on upbringing to prosocialnosti.
Prerequisites
Groundwork is formed atmospheres frankness, cordiality, wish welfare. Help understand experience. Enable throw-music reflection. Is concerned evolution possibility intending teachers form class in mutual understanding, authority, increasing confidence and faith in other.

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog

Student elaborates each given and lectured topic on approx 1-2 pages, which also makes a dialogue topic for acquiring credit
Recommended literature
  • Hrehová, H. (2005). Etika - sociálne vzťahy - spoločnosť.. Bratislava: Veda-SAV.
  • KOŘENEK, J. (2004). Lékařská etika.. Praha: Triton.
  • Kratochvílová Miedzgová, J. (1996). Etika pro střední školy.. Praha: Kvarta.
  • Lencz, L., Krížová, O. (2000). Etická výchova, metodický materiál1- 3.. Praha: EF 99, Nakladatelství Luxpress.
  • PŘÍKASKÝ, V.J. (2000). Etika, učebnice základů etiky. Kostelní Vydří, Karmelitánské nakladatelství.
  • Špiner, D. (2006). Člověk a náboženství.. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého Olomouc.
  • THOMPSON, M. (2004). Přehled etiky.. Praha: Portál.
  • TISCHNER, J. (1998). Etika solidarity. Bratislava: Kalligram.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching primary school classes 1 through 5 (MD15) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter