Overall objectives:

0 - General objective: Distinguish Ethics and Morals/Axiology and Deontology;
1 - Specific objectives: to understand the general and special duties of public servants;
2 - Analyse the general principles of the code of conduct for government entities;
3 - Assess the ethical-political dimension of Civil Protection;
4 - The European dimension of Civil Protection (ECHO).

Syllabus:

1 - Law and norm;
2 - Value and morale; duty and right;
3 - a) Pursuit of the public interest and good administration; b) Transparency; c) Impartiality; d) Probity; e) Integrity and honesty; f) Urbanity; g) Interinstitutional respect; h) Guarantee of confidentiality regarding the reserved matters of which they become aware in the exercise of their functions;
4 - Ethics, Morals and Deontology;
5 - Ethical profile: amoralism, moralism or immoralism;
6 - International Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP) - regulation, morals and conscience;
7 - European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO);
8 - The components of the action;
9 - Will and Humanism.

Literature/Sources:

International Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP) , Code of Ethics, https://phap.org/code-of-ethics; http://www.prociv.pt/ptpt/ , International Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP)
DRE , PROTECAOCIVIL/LEGISLACAONORMATIVOS/LEGISLACAOGERAL/Paginas/default.aspx; https://dre.pt/application/file/a/75381061 , DRE
Ética a Nicómaco , 2004 , Aristóteles , Lisboa: Quetzal Ed.
Arendt, H. et al. , 2000 , Quatro Textos Excêntricos , Lisboa: Relógio D'Água

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
In accordance with the expected for the Professional Higher Technical Courses. The assessment includes the completion of assignments with a weight of 50% and an oral test, with a weight of 50%. Both assessment elements are recoverable at the appeal period.