COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEORIES IN ETHICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 3273 THEORIES IN ETHICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET TÜRKERI

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)

Course Objective

To make ethical theories and problems to be understood, that they have been shaped under the two guiding questions and their answers: what determines the aim of human life and how should the life be lived

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The students will approache the fundemantals questions in ethics that related to our life.
2   They will learn the hypothesis and strugles of the theories in ethics in history.
3   They will be able to evaluate human behaviours in accordance to ethical criterias.
4   They will learn philosophical backgrounds of these theories.
5   They will understand and see the daily impacts of ethics and related subjects.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Socrates, Platon and Aristotles' ethical views.
2 Hedonism, Kyrene school, Epicurus
3 Recklessness ethics; Stoa and Cynics
4 Jewish ethics
5 Christians ethics
6 Islamic ethics, the ethics based on sources
7 Islamic ethics, theological ethics.
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Islamic ethics, philosophical ethics.
10 Ethical views of Spinoza.
11 Egoism
12 Utilitarian ethics
13 Ethics in Kant.
14 Summary

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Türkeri, Mehmet,( Derleyen), Etik Kuramları, Ankara: Lotus yay., 2008.
2. Fahri, Macit, Islam Ahlak Teorileri, çev.M.Iskenderoğlu, A. Arkan, Istanbul: Litera Yayıncılık, 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term and final exams along with their performance during the classes throughout the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmet.turkeri@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51