Course Title: Apply ethical frameworks and principles to make and act upon decisions

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5419 Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management

Course Title: Apply ethical frameworks and principles to make and act upon decisions

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 40

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.

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.

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Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BUSM8913C

City Campus

TAFE

525T Business & Enterprise

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2023,
Term2 2023,
Term1 2024,
Term2 2024

Course Contact: Mandeep Chahil

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5980

Course Contact Email: mandeep.chahil@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to apply ethical frameworks and principles when making decisions in own role.

The unit applies to individuals who use ethical principles and apply ethical frameworks to decide on, carry out, and evaluate the effectiveness of a course of action in response to an ethical situation in their workplace.

The skills in this unit must be applied according to commonwealth, state and territory legislation, and applicable national standards and industry codes of practice or similar instruments.

Work functions in the occupational areas where this unit may be used are subject to regulatory requirements. Users are advised to check with the relevant regulatory authorities to confirm those requirements.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

FNSINC514 Apply ethical frameworks and principles to make and act upon decisions

Elements:

1. Frame the ethical question applicable to the situation

2. Determine ethical response to situation

3. Develop implementation plan and carry out ethical response to situation

4. Evaluate outcomes of ethical response


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral/written presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS.