| INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND BUSINESS | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| GEP0607 | Ethics | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | GE-Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor HAKAN KURUNÇ |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | The aim of this course is to introduce students with some basic concepts and discussions of ethics to enable them to think critically and philosophically.. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The student will be able to distinguish ethics by gaining insight into its basic concepts, questions and problems The student will be able to analyze ethics by understanding the differences between it and other philosophical disciplines. The student will be able to evaluate the problems of ethics The student will be able to apply the methods and concepts of ethics to the contemporary moral problems. The student will be able to comprehend the relationship between ethics and history of ethics |
| To introduce basic concepts and problems of ethics; to gain insight to the history of ethics. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction, Critical Reasoning. Analysing Moral Reasoning | Course notes |
| 2) | The Turn to Reason. Why be Moral? | Course notes |
| 3) | Introduction to Subjectivism and Objectivism | Course notes |
| 4) | The Moral System: Moral rules, Moral ideals | Course notes |
| 5) | Reason, Knowledge and Scepticism | Course notes |
| 6) | Plato's dialogue: Meno | Course notes |
| 7) | Plato's dialogue: Crito | Course notes |
| 8) | Understanding Virtue Ethics | Course notes |
| 9) | Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics | Course notes |
| 10) | Moral Principles and Moral Theories | Course notes |
| 11) | Kant (Deontology) – Categorical Imperative | Course notes |
| 12) | Bentham and Mill - Utilitarianism | Course notes |
| 13) | Ethics and Animals. Ethics and Environment | Course notes |
| 14) | Capital Punishment. Ethics and War | Course notes |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Annas, Julia: 2000, Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, Oxford U.P Chappell, Timothy: 2009, Ethics and Experience, Durham, Acumen Publishing. Hooft, Stan von: 2006, Understanding Virtue Ethics, Chesham, Acumen Publishing MacIntyre, Alasdair: 1998, A Short History of Ethics, 2.ed., London, Routledge. Thomson, Anne: 1999 Critical Reasoning in Ethics: A Practical Introduction, London, Routledge. |
| References: | A.Cevizci, Etiğe Giriş, Paradigma Yayınları, İstanbul, 2. Baskı, 2007. Aristoteles, Nikomakhos’a Etik, (çev. S. Babür), Ayraç Yayınevi, Ankara, 1998. Immanuel Kant, Ahlâk Metafiziğinin Temellendirilmesi (çev.: İ. Kuçuradi), TFK Yayınları, Ankara, 1995. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Quizzes | 2 | % 25 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 97 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Has theoretical and practical knowledge on management, business, trade, economy, entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainable development related to International Trade and Business and can use this information | |
| 2) | Can collect data from different sources in the global business world and successfully apply research techniques, use information and communication technologies. | |
| 3) | Can analyze opportunities and threats with strategic thinking skills by using different resources and channels in the ever-changing global business world. | |
| 4) | Can communicate orally and in writing with a good knowledge of English grammar. | |
| 5) | He / she can transfer the knowledge and skills he / she has acquired in the field to the relevant people in written and oral form and evaluate them critically. | |
| 6) | Adopts the principles of business ethics with the awareness of professional responsibility and can apply these principles within the framework of legal rules in the field of global trade and business. | |
| 7) | He / she can collaborate in and out of the field, take responsibility, respect cultural differences and have ethical values. | |
| 8) | Has sufficient awareness of social rights, justice, cultural values, environmental awareness, occupational health and safety. | |
| 9) | With the lifelong learning skill acquired, she/he can identify learning needs and improve herself/himself |