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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Outline and apply basic Christian ethics

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
116025	Outline and apply basic Christian ethics
ORIGINATOR
SGB Christian Theology and Ministry
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 07 - Human and Social Studies			Religious and Ethical Foundations of Society
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 5	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5	12
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2007-08-07	2010-08-07	SAQA 0160/05
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2011-08-07		2014-08-07

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard.

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit standard will be useful to those who seek to:

Describe and evaluate basic definitions of Christian ethics.

Apply basic ethical approaches to practical decision-making with respect to personal life and witness.

Understand and engage in personal moral formation.

People credited with this unit standard are able to:

Compare definitions of Christian ethics in a variety of historical and other contexts.

Describe and use basic approaches to ethical decision making.

Describe and engage in personal moral formation.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

There are no learning assumptions as far as Theology and Ministry are concerned. The credit calculation is based on the assumption that learners can:

Learn from written study material.

Formulate their own viewpoints in writing.

Organise and process new information and viewpoints they encounter.

With guided support, take responsibility for their own intellectual progress.

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

Basic ethical approaches includes deontological, teleological and virtue ethics.

Specific range statements are provided in the body of the unit standard where they apply to particular specific outcomes or assessment criteria.

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Compare definitions of Christian ethics in a variety of historical and other contexts.

OUTCOME RANGE

Ethics related to personal and social issues.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Various definitions of Christian ethics are outlined with reference to their historical and other contexts.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Comparisons between varieties of definitions of Christian ethics reveal their key elements, similarities and essential differences.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Comparisons reveal the impact of the various expressions of Christian ethics on personal growth and ministry.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Describe and use basic approaches to ethical decision making.

OUTCOME RANGE

Use of a variety of approaches including norms and values, goals and consequences, and virtue ethics. These approaches to be linked to ethical decision-making using the Bible and Christian theology.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Various approaches to moral decision-making are outlined in terms of the main basis of the approach, essential principles and applications.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Various approaches to ethical decision-making are used in accordance with their theories and criteria.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

The Bible and Christian theology are used in moral decision-making in a defensible way.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Describe and engage in personal moral formation.

OUTCOME RANGE

Use of various definitions, means and application of moral formation.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Descriptions outline what constitutes personal moral formation, why it is important and how it occurs.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Explanations are provided of the links between moral and spiritual formation.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Explanations are provided of the link between moral conduct and Christian witness.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

Personal moral formation is applied in a sustained manner consistent with the definitions and means of moral formation.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

Providers of learning towards this unit standard will need to meet the accreditation requirements of the appropriate ETQA.

Moderation Option:

The moderation requirements of the appropriate ETQA must be met in order to award credit to learners for this unit standard.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

The following essential embedded knowledge will be assessed through assessment of the specific outcomes in terms of the stipulated assessment criteria. Candidates are unlikely to achieve all the specific outcomes, to the standards described in the assessment criteria, without knowledge of the listed embedded knowledge. This means that for the most part, the possession or lack of the knowledge can be directly inferred from the quality of the candidate's performance. Where direct assessment of knowledge is required, assessment criteria have been included in the body of the unit standard.

Various definitions of Christian Ethics.

The scope of ethics.

Approaches to ethical decision making (including deontological, teleological and virtue ethics approaches).

The use of the Bible and Christian theology in ethical decision-making.

The nature and means of moral formation.

Moral conduct and Christian witness.

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

N/A

UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identify and solve problems.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Work effectively with others and in teams.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Communicate effectively using visual, and/or language skills.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE

Use science and technology effectively and critically.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING

Understand the world as a set of inter-related parts of a system.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING

Contribute to the full development of oneself.

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

Assessors should keep the following general principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this unit standard:

Focus the assessment activities on gathering evidence in terms of the main outcome expressed in the title to ensure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Remember we want to declare the person competent in terms of the title. Where assessment at title level is unmanageable, then focus assessment around each specific outcome, or groups of specific outcomes.

Make sure evidence is gathered across the entire range, wherever it applies. Assessment activities should be as close to the real performance as possible, and where simulations or role-plays are used, there should be supporting evidence to show the candidate is able to perform in the real situation.

Do not focus the assessment activities on each assessment criterion. Rather make sure the assessment activities focus on outcomes and are sufficient to enable evidence to be gathered around all the assessment criteria.

The assessment criteria provide the specifications against which assessment judgements should be made. In most cases, knowledge can be inferred from the quality of the performances, but in other cases, knowledge and understanding will have to be tested through questioning techniques. Where this is required, there will be assessment criteria to specify the standard required.

The task of the assessor is to gather sufficient evidence, of the prescribed type and quality, as specified in this unit standard, that the candidate can achieve the outcomes again and again and again. This means assessors will have to judge how many repeat performances are required before they believe the performance is reproducible.

All assessments should be conducted in line with the following well documented principles of assessment: appropriateness, fairness, manageability, integration into work or learning, validity, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent.

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

Definition of Terms:

Terms have been clarified as far as possible through the use of range statements.

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	48917	National Diploma: Theology and Ministry	Level 5	NQF Level 05	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual

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