COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MODERN PROBLEMS OF ETHICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 5086 MODERN PROBLEMS OF ETHICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET TÜRKERI

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To show the difference of ethics and its distinctive features; thus, to make students develop ethical approach to the events, and issues

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student, at the end of the semester, will differ ethics from the other fields
2   They will be able to valuate an event or an issue
3   They will get information about essential theories and modern issues of ethics
4   They will see the sources of these modern problems
5   They will know modern representatives of modern ethics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 A problematic look at the course and methodological issues.
2 The distinctive features of Ethics (Free will, rationalism, emphasising the value, meliorism, universality, principle)
3 The distinctive features of Ethics (good will, effective on behaviours, analyse - syntheses, charging himself in duty.
4 Modern issues and Ethics.
5 Environmental problems and environmental ethics.
6 Poverty and Ethics.
7 Jobs, working and works in ethical views.
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Social issues and ethics
10 Global issues and Ethics.
11 Perception of religion and Ethics.
12 Politics and Ethics.
13 Natural rules and Ethics.
14 General Summary.

Recomended or Required Reading

Türkeri Mehmet, Etik Bilinç, Lotus Yayınevi, Ankara 2012.
Türkeri Mehmet, Etik Kuramları, Lotus Yayınevi, Ankara 2008.
Other relevant sources

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, research, question answer, studying on examples, homework and practice.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Students needs to prepare an essay or a homework assignment about the subject. The mid-term exam and final exam are taking place in class according to timetable of the course

Assessment Criteria

Students achievements are calculated from the results of mid-term exam, homework assignments, final exam and active participation to the lecture

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmet.turkeri@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 15:00 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 7 7
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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