| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Philosophy on contemporary problems of the world. Philosophical reasoning |
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| 2) |
Difference of ethics, moral philosophy, Ethics, moral and philosophy of science in aspect of bioethic, Ethical theory and bioethic |
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| 3) |
What is bioethics? A historical introduction. Ancient themes on bioethics. |
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| 4) |
Bioethic and Culture, Gender, Law, Theology |
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| 5) |
Moral and technical knowledge Concept of ethic of limits. |
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| 6) |
Scientific freedom, scientific autonomy and Bioethics. |
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| 7) |
Ethical reasoning and its philosophical, clinical and cultural dimensions, Ethical relativism |
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| 8) |
Modern philosophy and Modern medicine |
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| 9) |
Value of life, what is death?, killing and letting die, saving or letting die, euthanasia |
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| 10) |
Personal identity, Being human, being individual |
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| 11) |
Normativity of the “natural”, human cloning, Creating and parenting new life forms |
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| 12) |
Personhood, Moral status of embryo İndividuals, humans and persons |
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| 13) |
Killing animals and killing humans |
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| 14) |
Presentations |
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| Course Notes / Textbooks: |
Silbergeld Jecker, N.A., Jonsen, A. R., Pearlman R. A., Bioethics: an introduction to the history, methods and practice, 2007, Jones and Barlett Publishers. |
| References: |
Kuhse, H., Singer, P., Bioethics: an anthology, 2006, Blackwell Publishing |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases. |
4 |
| 2) |
Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format. |
4 |
| 3) |
Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills. |
5 |
| 4) |
Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish. |
5 |
| 5) |
Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills. |
2 |
| 6) |
Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods. |
3 |
| 7) |
Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills. |
2 |
| 8) |
Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects. |
3 |
| 9) |
Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them. |
2 |
| 10) |
Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology. |
3 |
| 11) |
Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions. |
2 |
BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
