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Teaching Jewish Ethics—: Spertus College of Judaica

Teaching Jewish Ethics—: Spertus College of Judaica Byron L. Sherwin Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, Volume 9, Number 1, Fall 1990, pp. 78-84 (Article) Published by Purdue University Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sho.1990.0021 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/470717/summary Access provided at 18 Feb 2020 05:08 GMT from JHU Libraries 78 SHOFAR TEACHING JEWISH ETHICS- SPERTUS COLLEGE OF JUDAICA Byron L. Sherwin The following syllabus for a one-quarter course (10 weeks) in Jewish ethics has been used at Spertus College of Judaica, a liberal arts college spe­ cializing in Jewish studies. As such, the syllabus was constructed with a view toward prospective students in that the student body at Spertus differs in many substantive ways from that at other academic institutions. The Spertus student body is largely (90%) Jewish. Students tend to range widely in age (18-90). A majority of students are graduate students. Many are "returning learners" who come to class with a broad variety of life and professional experience. For example, it is one thing to discuss medical ethics with typical collegiate-age undergraduates. It is another thing to dis­ cuss medical ethics with a former editor of the AM4 Journal in class, or busi­ ness ethics with retired CEOs of large corporations as http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies Purdue University Press

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Byron L. Sherwin Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, Volume 9, Number 1, Fall 1990, pp. 78-84 (Article) Published by Purdue University Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sho.1990.0021 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/470717/summary Access provided at 18 Feb 2020 05:08 GMT from JHU Libraries 78 SHOFAR TEACHING JEWISH ETHICS- SPERTUS COLLEGE OF JUDAICA Byron L. Sherwin The following syllabus for a one-quarter course (10 weeks) in Jewish ethics has been used at Spertus College of Judaica, a liberal arts college spe­ cializing in Jewish studies. As such, the syllabus was constructed with a view toward prospective students in that the student body at Spertus differs in many substantive ways from that at other academic institutions. The Spertus student body is largely (90%) Jewish. Students tend to range widely in age (18-90). A majority of students are graduate students. Many are "returning learners" who come to class with a broad variety of life and professional experience. For example, it is one thing to discuss medical ethics with typical collegiate-age undergraduates. It is another thing to dis­ cuss medical ethics with a former editor of the AM4 Journal in class, or busi­ ness ethics with retired CEOs of large corporations as

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