INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
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
GEP1607 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.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assist. Prof. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
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

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. Teaching methods and techniques used in the course are: lecture, reading, group work, sample examination, problem solving, discussion, observation.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) The Long search for the Origins of Ethics I- Plato, Aristotle Course notes
3) The Long search for the Origins of Ethics II- Thomas Hobbes, Jean Jacques Rousseau. Course notes
4) The Long search for the Origins of Ethics III Immanuel Kant, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Charles Darwin, Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud Course notes
5) The Role of Reason I David Hume, Immanuel Kant, G.W.F.Hegel, Course notes
6) The Role of Reason II Ludwig Wittgenstein, Jean-Paul Sartre, Thomas Nagel Course notes
7) Ultimate Good, M.K. Gandhi,, Aldous Huxley, Albert Camus Course notes
8) Midterm Week
9) Natural Law, Natural Rights- The Theory Thomas Aquinas, John Locke, Robert Nozick, Natural Law, Natural Rights-Criticism Blaise Pascal, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Course notes
10) Film Screening and Discussion Course notes
11) Consequentialism Jeremy Bentham, Henry Sidgwick, Course notes
12) Consequentialism Fyodor Dostoevsky, W.D.Ross, John Rawls, Bernard Williams, Course notes
13) Film Screening and Discussion Course notes
14) General Overview

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Oxford Readers: Ethics, ed. by Peter Singer, Oxford University Press, 1994 They can also benefit from the available Turkish translations of the texts
References: A.Cevizci, Etiğe Giriş, Paradigma Yayınları, İstanbul, 2. Baskı, 2007.
Immanuel Kant, Ahlâk Metafiziğinin Temellendirilmesi (çev.: İ. Kuçuradi), TFK Yayınları, Ankara, 1995.
İoanna Kuçuradi, Etik, TFK Yayınları, Ankara, 1996
Aristoteles, Nikomakhos’a Etik, (çev. S. Babür), Ayraç Yayınevi, Ankara, 1998.
Harun Tepe, Etik ve Meslek Etikleri, Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara, 2000.

Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

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

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) Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics, science and industrial engineering subjects; use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve complex engineering problems.
2) Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3) Design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; apply modern design methods for this purpose. The ability to apply modern design methods to meet this objective.
4) Devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for solving complex problems in industrial engineering practice; employ information technologies effectively.
5) Design and conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for investigating the complex problems specific to industrial engineering.
6) Cooperate efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; and show self-reliance when working independently.
7) Demonstrate effective communication skills in both oral and written English and Turkish. Writing and understanding reports, preparing design and production reports, making effective presentations, giving and receiving clear and understandable instructions.
8) Recognize the need for lifelong learning; show ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continuously educate him/herself. 4
9) Develop an awareness of professional and ethical responsibility, and behaving accordingly. Information about the standards used in engineering applications. 3
10) Know business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; develop an awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. 4
11) Know contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of modern age engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; recognize the legal consequences of engineering solutions. 4
12) Develop effective and efficient managerial skills.