Ethics and Professional Practice
MOD006134 Ethics & Professional Practice
Assessment Task Detail and Instructions:
This assessment enables you to explore an area of interest to you with reference to ethics and professional practice within the contemporary construction industry within a 2000 word report. This will include a mini critical ‘literature review’ of the issue, and you are also asked to develop an ethical proposal for its enquiry in the real world, using the ARU Research Ethics Application Form. The completed ethics form is not included in your word count.
This will help you gain a better understanding of ethics in practice, and also support you in the production of your ethics proposal for your final year dissertation.
You will need to submit the Literature Review, Methodology, Ethics form, ethics quiz result evidence (min 70%) and PIS/PCF (if relevant) all in one document. Intended learning outcomes for the assessment
This assessment will meet LOs 1-3:
1. Demonstrate awareness and understanding of the key ethical issues within the contemporary construction industry.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of ethical methods of enquiry and propose a suitable approach for its implementation in practice.
3. Critically evaluate and synthesise various sources of data
Element
Description
Max Marks
Literature Review – Context
Thorough and comprehensive report on a clearly defined ethical issue. Reference to a good range of sources and data.
25
Literature Review – Criticality
Demonstrable criticality in your handling of the literature, including the evaluation of a wide range of sources and clear evidence of their critical analysis.
20
Method of Enquiry
Clear and appropriate method of enquiry set out, with due consideration of the topic and ethical issues this could raise in practice.
15
Research Ethics Form
Appropriate completion of the ARU Research Ethics form with a clear summary of the proposed enquiry and the management of ethical issues that may arise from the research.
30
Structure, clarity of writing, referencing and citation throughout.
Clear presentation and professional writing style. Use of Harvard Style referencing throughout.
10