Last modified: 23 Jul 2026 16:16
This fully online course is designed to help students engage with and apply a critical understanding of ethics and ethical leadership.
Students will operationalise concepts and course learning by engaging with a broad range of relevant ethical challenges and dilemmas, including social justice, democracy, AI, and big data.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Students will critically engage in the theoretical frameworks of ethics and ethical leadership to understand these conceptualisations. These concepts are problematised, with students expected to navigate the ethical complexities amidst the competing demands of the workplace. Students will critically engage with conceptualisations of ethics and ethical leadership and begin to use these in context, using a dialogical approach.
Critical ethical decision-making skills are developed through the problematisation of dilemmas using relevant case studies to build realistic and challenging scenarios that build personal awareness and highlight professional challenges. This course also supports students to interrogate cultural practice and navigate ethical complexity amidst competing professional demands, and gain perspective from leaders in a variety of sectors.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 20 | Feedback Weeks | 25 | |
| Feedback | Word Count | 6000 | ||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Evaluate | Engage critically with theoretical and applied approaches to ethics and ethical leadership, and articulate implications for leadership practice and organisational culture. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate a critical understanding of key concepts of ethical leadership, such as social justice and democracy. |
| Reflection | Analyse | Develop judgement, skills and insight through exploring and analysing relevant ethical challenges and dilemmas to support leadership development. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Critically reflect and evaluate your approach to ethical leadership, including articulating the relationship between professional values and personal commitment and plan for your development. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 26 | Feedback Weeks | 29 | |
| Feedback | Word Count | 6000 | ||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Analyse | Develop judgement, skills and insight through exploring and analysing relevant ethical challenges and dilemmas to support leadership development. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Engage critically with theoretical and applied approaches to ethics and ethical leadership, and articulate implications for leadership practice and organisational culture. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate a critical understanding of key concepts of ethical leadership, such as social justice and democracy. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Critically reflect and evaluate your approach to ethical leadership, including articulating the relationship between professional values and personal commitment and plan for your development. |
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