TET736 - ANALYSIS of ETHICS TEXTS

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Credit ECTS
ANALYSIS of ETHICS TEXTS TET736 3rd Semester 2 0 2 6
Prequisites
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Question and Answer
Preparing and/or Presenting Reports
Brain Storming
 
Instructor (s)Prof. Dr. Nüket Örnek Büken, Assos Prof. Önder Ä°lgili, Assis Prof Dr. Müge Demir 
Course objectiveAnalyse of bioethics, ethics and philosophical text related to moral and ethics 
Learning outcomes
  1. At the end of the course students able to 1. Explain related text/texts
  2. 2. Evaluate texts in historical context
  3. 3. Discuss reflections on current bioethical controversies
  4. 4. Write essays on topics in related text
Course ContentReference texts for bioethical discussions  
References? Plato. The Republic [Devlet]. İş Bankası Yay. 2000.
? Kant I. Ahlak Metafiziğinin Temellendirilmesi. Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu, 1995.
? Hobbes T. Leviathan. Yapı Kredi yayınları, 2001.
? Mill JS. Utilitarianism. Barnes and Noble, 2005.
? Nietzsche F. [In Beyond Good and Evil] İyinin ve Kötünün Ötesinde. Ara Yay. 1990.
? McIntyre A. [After Virtue] Erdem Peşinde. Ayrıntı Yay. 2001.
? Aristotel. {Nichomachean Ethics] Nikomakhos?a Etik. Ayraç yayınları, 1998.
? Foucault M. [The order of things] Söylemin Düzeni. Hil Yayın, 1987 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Selection of texts
Week 2Political, intellectual and scientific context of the period that the text is written
Week 3Reading, brain storming and discussion
Week 4Reading, brain storming and discussion
Week 5Reading, brain storming and discussion
Week 6Reading, brain storming and discussion
Week 7Reading, brain storming and discussion
Week 8Reading, brain storming and discussion
Week 9Reading, brain storming and discussion
Week 10Reading, brain storming and discussion
Week 11Reading, brain storming and discussion
Week 12Reading, brain storming and discussion
Week 13Presentation and discussion of essays
Week 14Presentation and discussion of essays
Week 15General preparation
Week 16Final exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance1410
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments1020
Presentation220
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms00
Final exam150
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes050
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes050
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 2 28
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)14228
Presentation / Seminar Preparation22244
Project000
Homework assignment10550
Midterms (Study duration)000
Final Exam (Study duration) 13030
Total Workload4161180

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. Proficient in evaluating the ethical/value issues arising from new technologies in biomedicine.X    
2. Understand how to resolve ethical dilemmas and develop solutions for conflicts with an awareness of society and environment.X    
5. Use a systematic and critical approach to evaluate and develop ethical and legal documents as well as policies for institutions and governments.  X   
6. Finalize the research and publication process of national-international projects in biomedical ethics.  X   
7. Consider national values and dynamics of the country as well as gender equality in developing policies, ethical guidelines, national and international ethical and legal regulations about biomedical ethics. X    
9. Manage education programmes including medical ethics, and history of medicine for undergraduates, postgraduates and for society as needed. X   
10. Evaluate fundamental thoughts and philosophical approaches underlying the development of medical profession within the evolutionary process in history.  X   
11. Examine historical event causes and their past-future links by distinguishing background from figure. X   
13. Share his/her knowledge at national, international educational and scientific meetings orally and written, effectively and systematically.    X 

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest