COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ETHICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BNG 6003 ETHICS ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3

Offered By

Bioengineering (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Bioengineering (English)

Course Objective

To develop knowledge and attitude on bioengineering in medical ethics and bioethics

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to discuss `ethics with everyday examples,
2   Describing health related human rights with the frame of universal documents
3   Discussing ethical problems in new developments in medical field,
4   Learning to solve medical ethics problems confronted in Professional life,
5   Learning how to reach to national and international sources
6   Ability to plan and conduct a research with ethical rules

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Medical Ethics and Bioethics, General Framework, Human Rights and Medical Ethics, Bioethics and general framework, Patient Rights and Malpractice, Research Ethics, Ethical Dilemmas in daily life, Related Legislation

Recomended or Required Reading

1) http://www.ttb.org.tr/kutuphane/tip_etigi.pdf
2) http://www.ttb.org.tr/mevzuat/index.php option=com_content&view=article&id=984:hasta&catid=26:etik&Itemid=65
3) http://www.ttb.org.tr/mevzuat/index.php option=com_content&view=article&id=983:onam&catid=26:etik&Itemid=65
4) http://bma.org.uk/practical-support-at-work/ethics/ethics-a-to-z
5) http://bma.org.uk/practical-support-at-work/ethics/medical-ethics-today
6) http://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/wp-content/uploads/Peter-Singer-Practical-Ethics-2nd-edition.pdf
7) http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F1-4020-2252-2
8) http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/SocialSciences/ppecorino/MEDICAL_ETHICS_TEXT/Table_of_Contents.htm
9) http://history.nih.gov/research/downloads/ICME.pdf

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, problem based discussions, case studies, film discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 + FIN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.Zuhal Okuyan 0532 5634730 zuhal.okuyan@gmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 1 15
Student Presentations 15 1 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 1 15
Preparing assignments 15 1 15
Final 15 1 15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.14
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54
LO.64