BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| ARCHITECTURE | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| GEP0607 | Ethics | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Basic information
| 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.. |
Learning Outcomes
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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 |
Course Content
| To introduce basic concepts and problems of ethics; to gain insight to the history of ethics. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| 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 |
Sources
| 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. |
Evaluation System
| 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 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| 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 | ||
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research. | |
| 2) | Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods. | |
| 3) | Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales. | |
| 4) | Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture. | |
| 5) | Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work. | |
| 6) | Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests. | |
| 7) | Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture. | |
| 8) | Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies. | |
| 9) | Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety. | |
| 10) | Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes. |