Unit name | Ethics and Welfare |
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Unit code | VETS23005 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Sue Horseman |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
All 1st, 2nd and 3rd year units. |
Co-requisites |
All other 4th year units. |
School/department | Bristol Veterinary School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This unit provides students with an understanding of concepts in welfare, welfare science and in the analysis of ethical and legal issues associated with the use of animals.
Aims:
By the end of this unit students will 'be able to:
Online synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning
Small group working
Use of Virtual learning environment (Blackboard)
Ethics and Welfare Project
The DSE project for this unit consists of an investigation into a UK based welfare issue of the student's choice. The project should describe and analyse the welfare science, ethics, legislation and professional and industry regulations relevant to the welfare issue. Formative feedback will be provided during project ‘drop-in’ sessions. The format and summative assessment of the project is as follows:
1) Oral presentation using PowerPoint (50% of the unit marks)
2) Supporting ‘notes’ section within the PowerPoint presentation (50% of the unit marks)
Passmark for this assessment is 40%. Those failing to achieve 40% in all elements of the unit will be required to do a similar assessment during the re-sit period.
Please refer to the central University reading list repository: https://bristol.rl.talis.com/index.html