COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MORAL AND ETHICS IN EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBD 1011 MORAL AND ETHICS IN EDUCATION COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MUSTAFA ÖZBAŞ

Offered to

FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Turkish Language Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
Mathematics Teacher Education
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
Biology Teacher Education
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
Science Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Special Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
German Language Teacher Education
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)

Course Objective

The main aim of this course is to raise a general awareness of the basic issues, concepts and theories related to education, profession and ethics in the context of teaching professional ethics; to provide prospective teachers with a perspective that will enable them to develop an ethical stance on the moral dilemmas they may encounter in their future teaching career.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the basic concepts and theories of morality and ethics
2   Can associate social, cultural, moral and ethical aspects with the teaching profession
3   Interpret ethical principles in the learning and evaluation process
4   Develop ethical behaviors in relations with educational stakeholders (employers/administrators, colleagues, parents, professional organizations and society)
5   Develop solutions to unethical behaviors, ethical dilemmas and problems in education

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Introduction of the Course, Content and Texts
2 The Origin of the Concept of Education: Educare or Educere
3 Morality or Ethics Which Should I Use
4 Basic Concepts Related to Profession: Occupation, Profession, Career
5 Professional Ethics and Ethical Codes
6 Ethical Judgment of Our Behavior
7 Ethics in Education
8 General Review, Discussion, Midterm Exam
9 Teaching Professional Ethics
10 Educational Administrators and Ethical Issues
11 Education Inspectors and Ethical Issues
12 Ethics in Psychological Counseling and Guidance
13 Ethical Rights and Responsibilities of Students
14 School, Society and Ethics Education
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Aydın, Inayet. Eğitim ve Öğretimde Etik. Ankara: Pegem Yay., 2019.
Hayles, Felicity. Eğitimde Etik. Istanbul: Ayrıntı Yay., 2001.
Billington, Ray. Felsefeyi Yaşamak - Ahlak Düşüncesine Giriş. Istanbul: Ayrıntı Yay., 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Case Study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The evaluation of the course will be based on midterm and final exams. Apart from this, there are no special evaluation criteria.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students should come to class prepared for the related topics specified in the syllabus. Attendance to 70% of the lectures is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Since the course is taught by different lecturers, students should contact the lecturer from whom they are taking the course. For this reason, please find out the contact information of the lecturer at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

It will be announced by the lecturers in the first week of the course.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.135
LO.234
LO.3354
LO.4345
LO.54345

CONTACT INFORMATION
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