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Community Connections Stage 2
Subject outline

Version 3.0
For teaching in 2024. Accredited in June 2021. 

Stage 2 | Subject outline | Capabilities | Ethical understanding

Ethical understanding

In this subject, students extend and apply their ethical understanding capability by, for example:

  • identifying and discussing ethical concepts and issues
  • considering ethical and safe research processes, including respecting the rights and work of others, acknowledging sources, and observing protocols when approaching people and organisations
  • appreciating the ethical and legal dimensions of research and information
  • reflecting on personal ethics and honesty in experience and decision‑making
  • exploring ideas, rights, obligations, and ethical principles
  • considering workplace safety principles, practices, and procedures
  • developing ethical sustainable practices in the workplace and the community
  • inquiring into ethical issues, selecting and justifying an ethical position, and understanding the experiences, motivations, and viewpoints of others
  • debating ethical dilemmas and applying ethical principles in a range of situations
  • taking responsibility to protect, maintain, and improve quality of life and environment for all members of society.