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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 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
Language of instruction: | En |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor |
Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor HAKAN KURUNÇ |
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.. |
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: | 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 |
Attendance | 0 | % 0 |
Laboratory | 0 | % 0 |
Application | 0 | % 0 |
Field Work | 0 | % 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | % 0 |
Quizzes | 2 | % 25 |
Homework Assignments | 0 | % 0 |
Presentation | 0 | % 0 |
Project | 0 | % 0 |
Seminar | 0 | % 0 |
Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | % 0 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Paper Submission | 0 | % 0 |
Jury | 0 | % 0 |
Bütünleme | % 0 | |
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 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homework Assignments | 2 | 10 | 20 |
Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | ||
Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Paper Submission | 0 | ||
Jury | 0 | ||
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) | Being able to identify problems and ask right questions | 3 |
2) | Having problem solving skills and developing necessary analytical attitude | |
3) | Comprehending theoretical arguments along with counter arguments in detail | |
4) | Gaining awareness of lifelong learning and being qualified for pursuing graduate education | |
5) | Applying theoretical concepts in project planning | |
6) | Communicating efficiently by accepting differences and carrying out compatible teamwork | |
7) | Increasing efficiency rate in business environment | |
8) | Developing innovative and creative solutions in face of uncertainty | 3 |
9) | Researching to gather information for understanding current threats and opportunities in business | |
10) | Being aware of the effects of globalization on society and business while deciding | |
11) | Possessing digital competence and utilizing necessary technology | |
12) | Communicating in at least one foreign language in academic and daily life | |
13) | Possessing managing skills and competence | |
14) | Deciding with the awareness of the legal and ethical consequences of business operations | |
15) | Expressing opinions that are built through critical thinking process in business and academic environment | 3 |