Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5424 Diploma of Accounting

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.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BUSM8913C

City Campus

TAFE

525T Business & Enterprise

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Term2 2023,
Term1 2024,
Term2 2024,
Term1 2025

Course Contact: Doug Gourlay

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5944

Course Contact Email: doug.gourlay@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

There is no pre-requisite for this unit.



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


Overview of Assessment

In order to achieve competency in this unit, you must provide:

Performance Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

  • apply ethical frameworks and principles to at least three different situations found in a workplace and plan steps for execution.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

  • determine legislative, regulatory, industry and organisational requirements of each situation.

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

  • industry context in which the unit is being applied, and ethical decision making required in common job roles in that industry
  • frameworks for ethical decision making, problem solving and policy setting
  • key features of an implementation plan for ethical response, including:
  • data to be gathered
  • stakeholders to communicate with
  • order of steps to be taken in responding
  • reasons and rationalisations for unethical behaviour and strategies for responding to them
  • industry-specific legislative and regulatory requirements, codes and other relevant instruments required to produce the performance evidence
  • procedures, strategies and protocols to identify and address unethical conduct.

Assessment Conditions

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

  • situations of comparable context and complexity to those reasonably likely to occur in the industry
  • instruments, organisational policies and procedures, and other materials required to effectively apply ethical frameworks and principles to decision making situations.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

You are advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate your assessment work to your teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.

Feedback

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions.  You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.

You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.