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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FDB 6212 SCIENCE ETHICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET TÜRKERI

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To research on ethical principles that scientific researches stands on (from the producing scientific knowledge to the sharing them) and analysing the needs for them.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student, at the end of the semester, will have ethical consciousness about main ethical values that scientific studies stands on. 2   Student will understand that Plagiarism, lie, destruction, distortion, fitting are not ethical. 3   Student will have the consciousness that scientific research is a value.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 The problematic of the course and its methodology 2 Analysing the terms "Science", "knowledge", "Ethics" and their relation of each other. 3 The distinctiveness of the ethical stands. 4 Scientific approach and ethical approach. 5 The value frame that scientific approaches fit in and the subjectivity and objectivity of these values. 6 The importance and function of thinking and scientific activities and Ethics. 7 Alternation principle, the idea of integrity 8 The misplaced concreteness fallacy. 9 Freedom and scientific activity with value aspect. 10 Freedom and scientific activity with value aspect. 11 Main principles in Ethics of science: honesty, attention and clarity. 12 Producing scientific knowledge, sharing, spreading and respecting humanity. 13 Productivity: emphasising the value in doing job, objectivity. 14 General reviews

Recomended or Required Reading

Aristoteles, Nikomakhosa Etik; Mehmet Türkeri, Etik Kuramları; Albert Bayet, Bilim Etiği; David Besnik, Bilim Ahlakı; Bilimsel Araştırmada Etik ve Sorunları (TUBA, 2002) vb. other sources; Other national and internation documents and articles.

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

None

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

Thursday 10:00 - 12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84 Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Preparing presentations 1 4 4 Preparing assignments 1 4 4 Reading 7 3 21 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 181

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 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 LO.1 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.2 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.3 5 5 5 5 5 5