UPPVIP014 Ethics

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Slováček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Slováček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 8:05–8:50 C208, except Tue 24. 3.
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UPPVIP014/A: Tue 8:55–9:40 C208, except Tue 24. 3., P. Slováček
UPPVIP014/B: Tue 9:45–10:30 C208, except Tue 24. 3., P. Slováček
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 2 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 4/2, only registered: 2/2
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basic problem of ethics, i.e. what ethics is, what are its main problems, what are its basic strategies, what specific forms these strategies have and what practical consequences it can have.
Learning outcomes
Students will understand the basic concepts that are related to ethical issues. They will also be able to identify basic ethical strategies as well as their weaknesses. Students will also know the basic normative documents of their practice.
Syllabus
  • 1. Ethics - basic definition of ethics, origin of ethical thinking, relationship of ethics to philosophy and tradition; nature of ethical norms; division of ethics
  • 2. Basic concepts of ethics and their relationships - ethical (moral) pre-understanding and its category (good/evil), moral evaluation, conscience, volunteering, responsibility, justice, human value, autonomy, values, virtues, dilemmas, etc.
  • 3. Ethics and religious studies - Judaism and Christianity as the indispensable sources of European ethical thought
  • 4. Basic ethical concepts I - ancient and medieval concepts: ethics of virtue, hedonism, natural law
  • 5. Basic Ethical Concepts II - modern age and current concepts: social contract, utilitarism, ethics of justice, ethics of duty
  • 6. Basic Ethical Concepts III - theory of intuitiveism, emotivism; deontological, positively legal and eudaimonistic concepts
  • 7. Ethics in social work - new trends. 8. Codes of ethics in social work - the importance and development of codes of ethics in history. Code of Conduct for social workers in the Czech Republic
  • 9. Values in social work - value definition, value types, relevance of the concept values in social work
  • 10. The individual, their autonomy and dignity, - the dimension of partnership in social work
  • 11. Social work and religious thinking - ethical relevance of meeting with others, religion and culture, multiculturalism
  • 12. The human-right context of social work - concept of human rights as the most general basis for ethical codes in social worker
Literature
    required literature
  • FISCHER, O., MILFAIT, R. Etika pro sociální práci. Praha: JABOK, 2008. ISBN 978-80-904137-3-3. info
  • RICH, A. Etika hospodářství I. Praha: Oikúmené, 1994, ISBN 80-85241-67-1.
  • THOMPSON, M. Přehled etiky. Praha: Portál, 2004. ISBN 80-7178-606-6. info
  • Haidt, J., Morálka lidské mysli. Dybbuk 2013. 978-80-7438-090-7.
    recommended literature
  • ANZENBACHER, A. Úvod do etiky. Praha: Academia, 2001. ISBN 80-200-0917-5. info
  • FISCHER, O., MILFAIT, R. Etika pro sociální práci. Praha: JABOK, 2008. ISBN 978-80-904137-3-3. info
    not specified
  • Slováček, P., Etika. 2024.
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminar.
Assessment methods
Conditions for completing the course: 1. active participation in seminars (completion of assigned tasks and preparation, i.e. reading assigned texts; seminars are mandatory); 2. passing an oral exam, which will have two parts: a) verification of understanding of the texts from the seminars; b) verification of theoretical knowledge that will be discussed in lectures.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Students will be able to use the usual consultation hours of the instructor and their e-mail contact.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2019, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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