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Description
The position involves co-developing a new applied ethics certificate for students at VIU. It requires researching potential demand and labour market benefits of the proposed certificate, making recommendations on the program format/model, and co-writing a program proposal.
Position Requirements
The position involves working with the Philosophy Department, primarily the Chair, in developing an embedded applied ethics certificate program at VIU.
The student would:
- Research applied ethics certificates at other institutions
- Determine student demand and labour market demand through various means (e.g., reports, interviews, surveys)
- Contact other VIU departments offering applied ethics courses, e.g., Computer Science, to consider possible collaboration
- Analyze research data and make program recommendations
- Help develop the program model
- Collaborate in drafting and co-writing the program proposal
Sign-up Directions
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