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title: "Advanced Ethics"
site: "Scotch Global Thrive"
url: "https://global.scotch.wa.edu.au/thrive/courses/ethics"
description: "In this course we provide students with a unique framework for thinking about ethics. Students will learn how to navigate real world moral dilemmas by incorporating ethical principles of increasing complexity."
published: "2023-09-29"
updated: "2025-07-22"
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# Advanced Ethics

In this course we provide students with a unique framework for thinking about ethics. Students will learn how to navigate real world moral dilemmas by incorporating ethical principles of increasing complexity.
Path: Courses › Advanced Ethics

with Sam Sterrett and Akram Azimi

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## Students will collaborate in examining contemporary ethical cases from the personal to the political. We introduce 32 key ethical concepts in the context of a unique framework we call the ‘Periodic Table of Moral Elements’. Our framework connects these concepts into a coherent map for students to employ when navigating complex ethical problems.

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*Students will demonstrate their understanding via the following modalities:*

- *individual oral and written commentaries*
- *whole group communities of inquiry*
- *Ethics Olympiad debate style formats*

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## Course overview

### [Advanced Ethics](https://global.scotch.wa.edu.au/thrive/schedule/ethics)

Price: Course Cost: $1620
| **When is this course?** | Semester Two |
|---|---|
| **How long is this course?** | 18 weeks |
| **Course level** | Level two |
| **Independent learning** | 2 hours per week |
| **Collaborative learning** | One 75 minute online session per week |
| **What will I require?** | Laptop or iPad |
| **Who should take this course?** | Students who are curious about the world around them. |
| **Thrive pathways** | Philosophy (Level one)Ethics (Level two) Public speaking and leadership (Level three) Law and human rights (Level three) |
| **What could this lead to?** | WACE Psychology WACE Politic and Law WACE History IBDP Global Politics IBDP History IBDP Psychology IBDP Theory of Knowledge |

### Meet our course facilitator Sam Sterrett

## Sam Sterrett is the PreK-12 Head of Enrichment at Scotch College and Honours degree in Music Technology, a Graduate Diploma of Education, and a Master of Educational Leadership from UWA.

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### Meet our course facilitator Akram Azimi

## At university, Akram studied a triple major: law (hons), science and sociology (hons). Over the last decade, Akram has taught law, science, sociology, epistemology and community service. Akram feels very lucky because he has found his life’s passion: teaching.

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