Course Title: Ethics and Professional Aspects of Interpreting
Part A: Course Overview
Course ID: 031746
Program: C5116
Course Title: Ethics and Professional Aspects of Interpreting
Portfolio: DSC
Nominal Hours: 50.0
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
LANG5275L |
City Campus |
TAFE |
365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2007 |
Course Contact: Sedat Mulayim
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9920
Course Contact Email: sedat.mulayim@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This course introduces students to the dynamics of the “three-cornered situation”, where they are made aware of the particular ethical parameters and professional “codes of conduct” pertaining to paraprofessional interpreting practice. They will also be introduced to the concept of “institutional imperatives” under which client/s may be operating. Therefore they will develop abilities in dealing with “management” issues, especially relating to working with clients; initiating actions to anticipate problems, resolving ethical dilemmas and organising time and task efficiently.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Successful completion of a bilingual intake test.
National Competency Codes and Titles
00275/00276 |
Ethics and Professional Aspects of Interpreting |
Learning Outcomes
1 Prepare effectively for interpreting dialogues.
2. Educate participants to effectively work with an interpreter.
3. Exercise professional judgment to resolve ethical dilemmas.
4. Manage situational problems.
5. Employ effective business practices either in self-employment or as a team member of a language service provider.
6. Organise time and tasks efficiently and anticipate problems.
7. Demonstrate understanding of the ASLIA & AUSIT Codes of Ethics and evaluate key aspects of these.
Overview of Assessment
Successful completion of learning outcome assessment activities.