The course gives a general introduction to basic positions within moral philosophy. The student acquires knowledge about key theories withing sport and ethics with a view to being able to understand and analyse current ethical issues appearing in both sport practice and sport research.
Previously, arguments in discussions among students were characterised by undocumented attitudes, and a need therefore arose for more reflective discussions based on arguments from the literature. Discussion skills are measured at exams, and there was therefore a need to train these skills in the students while maintaining a focus on the subject and not the exam. Moreover, there was a wish to create activity between teaching sessions.
In order to simplify the technical part of the activity, Blackboard’s discussion board (Now Brightspace) was used as a tool.
The students presented arguments from the discussion board at their exams. The discussions made the course more lively, and the issues became more realistic and interesting. However, the students asked that more time should be allocated for the activity, and that the discussion board should be implemented from the beginning of the course. Students generally expressed great satisfaction with the summary in class, where they received feedback and an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the positions taken.
