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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FBE 6080 ETHICS OF SCIENCE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DOĞAN GÖÇMEN

Offered to

Statistics (English) Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Course Objective

The presentation of accepted or disputed ethical norms within the natural and social sciences.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the debates and various theories on sciences. 2   Grasps the universal question of ethics with their history. 3   Understands the relationship between science and ethics more generally in social relations and in particular in relation to sciences. 4   Knows the historical and current problems of the ethics of science. 5   Knows the problems of applied ethics of science.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 What is science 2 The becoming of sciences and their historical problems. 3 The becoming of sciences and their historical problems. 4 The becoming of sciences and their historical problems. 5 The becoming of sciences and their historical problems. 6 What is etics What does it mean to be moral 7 Mid-term exam. 8 The relationship between sciences and ethics. 9 What is the ethics of science 10 Science and values. 11 Who is a scientist 12 What does a scientist do 13 What are the values and responsibilities of scientists 14 What are the values and responsibilities of scientists

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): : David B. Resnik, Bilim Etiği: Giriş, Ayrıntı Yayınları, Istanbul, 2009. Supplementary Book(s): Cemal Güzel, Bilim Felsefesi, Bilgesu Yayıncılık, Ankara. Pascal Acot, Bilim Tarihi, Dost Kitapevi, Ankara, 2005.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures 2. Discussions 3. Presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 ASG ASSIGNMENT 3 PAR PARTICIPATION 4 FIN FINAL EXAM 5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PAR * 0.20 + FIN * 0.30 6 RST RESIT 7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PAR * 0.20 + RST * 0.30

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

By presentation and mid-term exams LO 1-3 will be assessed. By home work and final exam LO 4-5 will assessed.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70 % of the sessions have to be attended.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

dogan.gocmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays between 2 to 5 pm.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 2 26 Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12 Preparation for final exam 1 24 24 Preparing assignments 1 12 12 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 117

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 LO.1 LO.2 LO.3 LO.4 LO.5