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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 | 4 |
| 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.. |
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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. |
| 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) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | |
| 2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | |
| 3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | |
| 4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | |
| 5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | |
| 6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | |
| 7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | |
| 8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | |
| 9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | |
| 10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | |
| 11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. |