1. Lesson 1 – Introduction to ethics
Learning outcomes: to be able to define key words and explain different forms of ethical theories

2. Ethics - Examination
Paper 2: Religion and Ethics (*Paper code: 9RS0/02)
Written examination: 2 hours
33.33% of the qualification
80 marks
Assessment overview
An externally-assessed written examination comprising three sections. Students answer all
questions in Section A and Section B, and choose one question in Section C.

3. Ethics – What you will study this year
Three ethical Theories: Utilitarianism, Situation Ethics, Natural moral law War and peace Sexual ethics Environmental issues Equality

4. Making ethical decisions
In pairs consider each of the moral dilemmas outlined on the sheet. What would you do in each situation? How did you reach your conclusions? Did your partner agree with you?

5. What is ethics?
In small groups note anything that comes into your mind when you hear the word ethics
Prompts:
Key words
Theories
People
Now you are going to try and link all the words and phrases.

6. Food for thought

7. What is ethics?
Now from your links produce a short explanation of what ethics is.
The term ethics comes from the Greek word ethikos meaning ‘character’. It may also be translated as ‘custom’ or ‘ usage’. It refers to the customary way to behave in society.
moral principles that govern a person's behaviour or the conducting of an activity.
the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles.

8. Types of Ethical Theories
Read the information on different types of ethical theories
Write a short explanation of deontological ethics and teleological ethics

9. Deontological ethics
Deontological (duty-based) ethics are concerned with what people do, not with the consequences of their actions.
Do the right thing.
Do it because it's the right thing to do.
Don't do wrong things.
Avoid them because they are wrong.
Can you think of examples?

10. Teleological ethics
Whether an act is right or wrong depends only on the results of that act
The more good consequences an act produces, the better or more right that act
It gives us this guidance when faced with a moral dilemma:
A person should choose the action that maximises good consequences
And it gives this general guidance on how to live:
People should live so as to maximise good consequences
Can you think of any examples?

11. Evaluation of the approaches
In pairs come up with at least 3 positives and 3 negatives for each approach to ethics

12. Three ways of doing ethics
Normative ethics: Asks what is good and what is bad, what kind of behaviour is right or wrong.
Descriptive ethics: describes and compares the different ways in which people and societies have answered moral questions.
Metaethics: also known as philosophical ethics looks at issues such as what do we mean if anything when we use such words as ‘good’ or ‘bad’, ‘right’ or ‘wrong’

13. Homework
Key word definitions