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5.2 Case studies:Vaccine mandates & sport
Compulsory vaccination v personal autonomy The ongoing argument between the number one tennis player and the Australian Government has had been more dramatic than any tense 5 set final in Djokovic's history....
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5.2 Case studies: Olympics, social media & Free Speech
The Winter Olympics Big sporting events usually see a fair share of controversy - the Winter Olympics held in Beijing was no different. The familiar ethical issue of 'doping' reared its head in what ordinarily...
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5.1 Reflective Project: Ethical decision-making Free
A quick search for ethical decision-making will draw up any number of recommended steps for a successful process. It's hard to filter through this and find out the right way of working through an ethical...
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5.1 Real world stories, issues and dilemmas
It's good to remain flexible throughout the PPS course to incorporate what is going on in the news. This keeps the PPS course dynamic and relevant. You cannot predict when and where news stories will...
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5.2 Biomedical ethics & Henrietta Lacks
2021 marked the centenary of the birth of Henrietta Lacks whose HeLa cells have arguably helped save millions of lives. But she died in 1951 unaware of any of this. Her case is just one story where correct...
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Short film
The short film option as an additional format is an exciting opportunity. You would be right to think that 7 minutes is quite a challenge but it is also a chance, with the written report, of really exploring...
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1.3 Relationship management
This is a key element of nurturing any personal and professional relationship. In the spirit of everything connecting, here we start by looking at the IB's Approaches to Teaching which is the role of...
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2.1 Social justice issues
It might be stating the obvious that being able to talk freely about social issues, whether they are deemed controversial or not, can be a tricky balancing act. In a world which has quickly been shaped...
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Interview
The interview option is certainly a challenge; anticipating questions to ask and responding in the moment are two very different skill sets. Irrespective of whether this option is part of the final format,...
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Learning objectives
Start with the learning outcomes. Some of the learning outcomes are more prominent than others and get visited far more in service learning - this is fine. Just make sure that students visit a learning...