Seminario de actualización en Desarrollo Moral

y Desarrollo Social.
Última actualización: agosto de 2020

1. Información general

Nombre de la asignatura
Seminario de actualización en Desarrollo Moral y
Desarrollo Social.
Código
18910156
Tipo de asignatura
Electiva
Número de créditos
Tipo de crédito
Teórico
Horas de trabajo semanal con
acompañamiento directo del 2
profesor
Horas semanales de trabajo
independiente del estudiante: 4
Prerrequisitos
NA
Correquisitos
NA
Horario
Miércoles de 2 a 4 PM.
Salón

2. Professors

Nombre del profesor Luisa Ramírez Rueda

Perfil profesional Psychologist, Master in Political Sciencia and Pd.D. In social
and health psychology. My interests revolve around social,
political and peace psychology from a social-developmental
perspective.
Correo electrónico Luisa.ramirez@urosario.edu.co
institucional
Lugar y horario de By appointment
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Página web u otros https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5094-7898
medios (opcional)

Nombre del profesor Sergio Barbosa

Perfil profesional Psychologist, MSc and PhD in Psychology. Mainly interested
in Moral Psychology and Applied Decision Sciences.
Experienced in academic research and teaching as well as
consulting for the public and private sector on decision
sciences, research methods and data science.
Correo electrónico Sergio.barbosad@urosario.edu.co
institucional
Lugar y horario de By appointment
atención
Página web u otros https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1989-158X
medios (opcional)

3. Summary and Purpose

Coexistence in any human group requires limitation of personal benefit to allow for the greater
good and coordination of individual action. According to evolutionary psychology, these survival
pressures and individual coordination are the basis of a number of exclusively human features,
particularly morality. Granting this explanation of the phylogenetic origins of morality we still
need to determine how they are influenced or shaped by epigenetic, contextual and temporal
factors. Here, we aim to shed some light into these interactions by reviewing main psychological
models seeking to explain morality, these include evolutionary psychology, social and cognitive
psychology, and developmental psychology.

4. Fundamental concepts
 Morals and Ethics
 Phylo- and Ontogenetic evolution
 Social Cognition
 Sociomoral domains
 Prosocial and Antisocial behaviour
 Moral Judgment
 Moral Emotions
 Moral Identity
 Moral Expertise

5. Expected Learning Results (ELR)

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 Being familiar with the main psychological approaches to human morality. // Conocer las
principales aproximaciones de la psicología a una comprensión de la moralidad humana.
 Valuing other discipline’s contributions to Research in human morality. // Reconocer
algunos aportes de otras disciplinas a la comprensión de la moralidad humana desde la
psicologia.
 Offering evidence-based explanations on how human morality is develloped and adapted
to different contexts and developmental stages. // Ofrecer explicaciones informadas por
la evidencia sobre como se desarrolla y adapta la moralidad humana a diferentes
contextos y momentos del desarrollo.
 Relating phylogenetic, ontogenetic and socio-cognitive approaches to the study of
morality. // Relacionar perspectivas filogenéticas, ontogeneticas y social-cognitivas en el
estudio de la moralidad.
 Deepening Reading and Writting skills in English. // Afianzar habilidades de lecto-escritura
y comunicación en inglés

6. Course Methodology
In-person. Due to the planned methodology (seminary methodology, completely in English,
using Problem Based Learning and a web-based platform) and the small number of students,
attendance and active participation are mandatory. Consequently, attendance and participation
have a 15% weight on final grade.

7. Learning strategy
We will use a seminary discussion requiring a high degree of interaction and participation.
Everyone is expected to read and prepare assignments and readings and be ready and willing
to discuss them with other students and professors.

8. Evaluation
Purpose Quarter Evaluation RAE Percentage

Formative All Assistance and All 5% of each

evaluation active quarter
participation
(every session)
All Quizzes (every All 5% of each
session) quarter
All Written exam (1/ All 45% of each
quarter) quarter
All Essay (1/ quarter) All 45% of each
quarter
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9. Class activities
Sessio Theme Activities Ressources, e-ressources…
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Activities under Independent study

supervision of the
professors
Feb 1 Presentation and
class explanation
Feb 8 What is morals and Group debate Prepare readings and Driver, chap 1 and others to
Ethics? Which are online activities. be assigned + EVA 1.
the main moral
doctrines?
Feb 15 Evolutionary Group discussion Prepare readings and Sinnot-Armstrong, 2008,
perspectives on online activities. Vol I, chap 7 + respuestas
morality
22 feb Moral judgment Group discussion Prepare readings and Kennet y Fine, 2009; Malle,
online activities. 2020 + EVA 2.
1 mar Written exam and hand-in essay
8 mar Piaget, Kohlberg Group discussion Prepare readings and Rest, 1979 + EVA 3
and neo- online activities.
Kohlbergian moral
development
15 mar Ethics of Care Group discussion Prepare readings and Gilligan, 1993, chaps 1 y 2 +
online activities. EVA 4
22 mar Domain theory Group discussion Prepare readings and Turiel, 2012 + EVA 5
online activities.
29 mar Melanie Killen Group discussion Prepare readings and Smetana & Killen, 2008 +
online activities. EVA 6
5 abr Holy Week
12 ab Written exam and hand-in essay
19 ab Prosocial behaviour Group discussion Prepare readings and Bloom, 2017; De Waal,
online activities. 2008 and Tomassello, 2013
+ EVA 7
26 ab Agression and Group discussion Prepare readings and Schein & Gray, 2017 +
violence online activities. EVA 8
3 May Moral Group discussion Prepare readings and Bandura, 2004 + Tillman et
disengagement online activities. al, 2018
10 Moral emotions Group discussion Prepare readings and Halperin, 2016 + EVA 9
May + Lecture by online activities.
professor Karen

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May Moral expertise Group discussion Prepare readings and Schwitzgebel, 2012 y 2014
17 online activities. + EVA 10
May Social Domain Group discussion Prepare readings and Posada, 2012 + EVA 11
24 theory in Colombia online activities.
May Report PBL findings
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10. Advices
Independent and consistent work is capital and necessary for success in this course. Every
session will follow a seminary and discussion methodology, not doing assigned readings heavily
hinders student’s ability to effectively participate and, subsequently, to effectively acquire
expected learning outcomes.
Classes and discussions will be in English exclusively with the only exception being invited
professors.

11. Readings and Resources

- See online platform.

12. Course Rules

- Class will start 5 minutes after due Schedule (2:04PM). No exceptions.
- Attendance and active participation is mandatory and will receive 10% credit. Any and all
absences have to be notified and processed through secretaría académica. No other
exceptions or excuses will be accepted.
- The very nature of the course deals with issues that may be sensitive to some (e.g. political
preferences, discrimination, bodily harm…). These issues will be dealt with in an ethical,
professional and responsible fashion by professors and the same is expected from students.
If you have any issue with this please talk to any professor about it who will try to deal
with it.
13. Respect and Non-Discrimination
If you have any form of disability (visible or otherwise) and require some form of
accommodation to have opportunities equal to your peers please inform your professor to make
reasonable adjustments as quickly as possible.
Please be advied that everyone’s rights have to be respected. Any form of harassment, sexual
harassment, discrimination, bullying or violence is unacceptable. Whoever is being a victim of
any of these can notify it to Coordinación de Psicología y Calidad de Vida de la Decanatura del
Medio Universitario (Phone or WhatsApp 322 2485756).

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