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Philo­soph­ic­al In­vest­ig­a­tions in Con­tem­por­ary Work­life

About the course

Subjects
Philosophy Ethics HR Organisation

Course content

The course aims to provide students with knowledge about challenges in contemporary work-life. Students will be working on various empirical examples of contemporary challenges in work-life such as self-management and meaningful work. The student will learn to analyze and understand these examples in light of three questions: what role do deliberation and judgement have for the employee subject? What and how do individual and collective habits form our sense of self? Which role does desire imply for our conceptions of being an employee subject? By combining management texts, philosophical texts and empirical cases, the student will get a practical and philosophical insight into these three questions.

The course runs over five weeks and will mainly consist of pre-recorded lectures and onsite workshops.

 

 

See course description in course catalogue

What you will learn

To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors:

  • Based on the course material explain the nature and the theoretical and practical importance of a problem in contemporary work-life
  • Conduct a coherent, well-structured and precise philosophical investigation of the problem chosen
  • Demonstrate familiarity with the philosophical theories presented in the course
  • Demonstrate the ability to compare the concepts and theories presented in the course
  • Demonstrate the ability apply these concepts and theories to empirical examples and thereby show their practical relevance
  • Demonstrate the ability to critically reflect upon the practical and theoretical limitations and implications of the applied concepts and theories

Facts

Level
Master
Type
Mandatory course
ECTS
7.5
Code
CPHIO1502U
Teaching periods
Spring – 4th quarter
Academic year
2024/2025
Status
Available places
Teaching language
English
Teaching Format
Hybrid
Exams
  • Written assignment and oral exam on campus
    Group exam, summer
Assessment type
  • 7 point grading scale