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| Module code: MBG21-12 |
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4V (4 hours per week) |
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5 |
| Semester: 3 |
| Mandatory course: yes |
Language of instruction:
German |
Assessment:
Presentation (Basic Ethical Principles) / Case work (Labor Law: Basics of Individual Rights)
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MBG21-12 (P311-0182, P311-0183) Management and Professional Pedagogy in Health Care, Bachelor, regulation 01.10.2021
, semester 3, mandatory course
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60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
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Recommended prerequisites (modules):
MBG21-1 Academic Methodologies and Study Skills I
MBG21-7 Health Care and Nursing Legislation I
[updated 07.10.2026]
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Recommended as prerequisite for:
MBG21.S.34 Nursing Care Counseling
[updated 30.09.2021]
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Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Klein |
Lecturer:
RA Barbara Wehlen-Leibrock
Dr. Sindy Lautenschläger
[updated 07.10.2026]
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Learning outcomes:
Basic Ethical Principles
After successfully completing this module, students will have the following skills and competencies:
Students will be familiar with essential points of reference of ethics in health care.
They will be able to describe relevant ethics from different domains.
They will be familiar with the terminological and conceptual foundations of philosophical theories of ethics that are important for health care.
Students will be able to recognize ethical issues/challenges in everyday professional life.
They will be able to inform themselves with regard to the German Ethics Council (organization, Ethics Council Law, tasks, publications, events, topics).
Students will be able to describe ethical decision-making models.
They will be familiar with the process and methods of ethical case discussions.
Students will be able to work independently on ethical issues from professional practice and develop feasible solutions based on an ethical decision-making model.
They will be able to present and explain their results.
They will be able to moderate an ethical case discussion.
Students will be able to actively participate in an ethical discourse in a group and contribute constructively to the groups learning process.
They will be able to make decisions in the above-mentioned contexts in a communicative manner and justify them rationally.
They will be able to participate in discussions using ethical principles as a framework.
They will be able to take individual and societal value orientations from their social environment into account and integrate them into the ethical discourse.
Students will have developed a basic understanding of the ethical dimensions of human action.
They will be able to justify their decisions on the basis of responsible ethics.
They will understand value-based and ethically reflective professional practice.
They will be aware of their own value orientations as the basis for their actions.
They will be able to take a critical position with regard to the problems mentioned, as well as in questions concerning fundamental moral and justice issues in the health care system.
Students will be able to follow national and international ethical discourses related to health care.
Labor Law: Basics of Individual Rights
After successfully completing this module, students will have the following skills and competencies:
Students will be able to legally navigate their own employment relationship/contract.
They will be able to solve problems relevant to labor law.
Students will be able to critically reflect on their own learning progress.
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Module content:
Basic Ethical Principles
1. Professional ethics - complexity and orientation
2. Basic philosophical positions (e.g., deontological ethics, utilitarianism)
3. Basic ethical concepts
3. Field-Specific Ethics (e.g., biomedical ethics, nursing ethics, care ethics)
4. Consent models and responsibility
5. Moral burdens and ethical support at the individual, organizational, and societal levels
6. Case studies (e.g., METAP), ethical decision-making, and application in practice
Labor Law: Basics of Individual Rights
1. Concept, meaning and tasks of labor law
2. Labor law sources
3. Labor law and the constitution
4. The employment relationship
5. Establishing an employment relationship
6. The employee´s obligations
7. The employer´s obligations
8. Defective performance in the employment relationship
9. Special liability features in the employment relationship
10. Terminating an employment relationship
11. Labor court proceedings
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Teaching methods/Media:
Blended learning
[updated 15.11.2021]
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Recommended or required reading:
Will be announced at the beginning of the module.
[updated 23.10.2026]
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