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| 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 | Spring | 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 : | Assist. Prof. 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. Teaching methods and techniques used in the course are: lecture, reading, group work, sample examination, problem solving, discussion, observation. |
| 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 Understanding Virtue Ethics | Course notes |
| 8) | Midterm Week | |
| 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 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| 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 | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 12 | 4 | 48 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 121 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | To prepare students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practices, and the innovative use of both traditional and new media | 3 |
| 2) | To be able to explain and define problems related to the relationship between facts and phenomena in areas such as Advertising, Persuasive Communication, and Brand Management | 3 |
| 3) | To critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools, and ideas in the field of advertising | 3 |
| 4) | To be able to follow and interpret innovations in the field of advertising | 1 |
| 5) | To demonstrate a scientific perspective in line with the topics they are curious about in the field. | 5 |
| 6) | To address and solve the needs and problems of the field through the developed scientific perspective | 3 |
| 7) | To recognize and understand all the dynamics within the field of advertising | 2 |
| 8) | To analyze and develop solutions to problems encountered in the practical field of advertising | 2 |