COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROFESSIONAL VALUES AND ETHICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FSH 0002 PROFESSIONAL VALUES AND ETHICS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty Of Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BAŞAK KARPUZ

Offered to

Mathematics (English)
Physics(Evening)
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Mathematics (Evening)
Computer Science
Chemistry (Evening)
Faculty Of Science
Statistics
Statistics(Evening)

Course Objective

To investigate the relationship between professions and ethics in terms of ethical values.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand the relationship between philosophy and ethics
2   Comprehend the difference between morality and ethics
3   Apply philosophical perspective to his/her field of study
4   Analyze the relationship between philosophy and ethics in different dimensions
5   Evaluate moral dilemmas, which he/she can face with in his/her work performance, correctly by using the correct evaluation method.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Main Fields and Concepts of Philosophy
2 Determinism and Free Will
3 What is ethics What is morality
4 Virtue-based ethics
5 Social Contract Theories
6 On the nature of morality
7 Utilitarianism
8 Midterm exam
9 Ethics of Science
10 Ethics of Science
11 Business Ethics
12 Business Ethics
13 Ethics in Medicine
14 Ethical Problems in Media and Press

Recomended or Required Reading

Ioanna Kuçuradi, Etik, TFK Yayınları, Ankara, 1996.
Harun Tepe (der.), Etik ve Meslek Etikleri, Ankara: TFK Yay.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture format, discussion, problem solving and question-answer.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy
e-mail: : kurtul.gulenc@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 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 45

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1124
LO.2224
LO.3442
LO.4331
LO.5222

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

Copyright 2015 DEÜ. BİD

HOME / ABOUT US / DEGREE PROGRAMMES / GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS