Curriculum Description
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General Description
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Name of Organization: | Baghdad College of Medicine |
| Department: | Not specified |
| Module Name: | Human Rights |
| Course Pattern: | Large group/ interactive educational methods |
| Semester and Year: | 1st Year / Semester 2 |
| Total Course Hours: | 24 hours |
Goal of the Course
- Introducing the historical roots and intellectual foundations of human rights.
- Study the historical development of human rights.
- Explaining the importance of human rights and their relationship to public freedoms.
- Socialization and education on human rights (solidarity, development of dialogue, and recognition of others).
- Read the most prominent declarations, charters, and regional and international organizations related to human rights.
- Introducing the importance of human rights guarantees at various levels (constitutional, judicial, international).
- Highlighting the importance of human rights as a goal of eliminating extremism and terrorism and thus rejecting violence and creating security and civil peace.
- Introducing the crimes of the Baath Party.
Outcome of this Module
A. Cognitive and Theoretical Goals:
- Initial knowledge of the importance of human rights in sustaining life.
- Diagnosing the obstacles facing human rights.
- Encouraging the student to aspire to more knowledge about human rights.
- Creating a culture among students about human rights and freedom of opinion during practice.
- Creating immunity for the student in the face of any harm to human rights.
B. Skills:
- Introducing a new topic to the student’s general culture (human rights).
- Motivating students to follow up on what is relevant to the topic through the media and in their conversations.
- Encouraging the students to be bold in analyzing what is published about human rights in various media outlets.
Methods of Learning
- Large group lectures.
Methods of Assessment
- Summative Exam (written).
- Discussion topics about human rights.
C. Values and Sentimental Goals:
- Enhancing the urge for the students to look more about human rights.
- Enhancing medical/ethical behavior in looking after human rights in the community and with their patients.
D. General and Qualifying Skills (Other Skills Related to Employability and Personal Development):
- Know the importance of human rights.
- Diagnose the prominent problems that make obstacles in human rights (for example: gender inequality).
- Enhancing awareness among medical students as they are the future doctors.
Infrastructure
24 hours spread among other lectures in addition to 10 hours of volunteer activity.
Course Books Required
- Human, Child, and Democracy Rights, 2009. Ministry of Higher Education
Main References (Sources)
- Riad Azeez Hadi. Development and Evolution of Human Rights.
Recommended Resources
- The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language.
Electronic References
- Google and other websites.