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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / FLS 310 - PHILOSOPHY

Code: FLS 310 Course Title: APPLIED ETHICS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department PHILOSOPHY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer OYA ESRA BEKTAŞ (oyaesrabektas@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to introduce applied ethics and to discuss its problems

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can investigate scientific and practical problems in the context of ethic PO-5 Examining universal problems of humanity anew, and researching into earlier examinations.
PO-8 Understanding, resolving and – if need be – manipulating singular problems confronted in sub-disciplines of philosophy.
PO-14 Approaching in a philosophical-logical manner to discussions in non-philosophical fields.
Examination
LO-2 can identify the different fields of applied ethic PO-5 Examining universal problems of humanity anew, and researching into earlier examinations.
PO-8 Understanding, resolving and – if need be – manipulating singular problems confronted in sub-disciplines of philosophy.
PO-14 Approaching in a philosophical-logical manner to discussions in non-philosophical fields.
Examination
LO-3 can understand the position and impontance of applied ethic discussions in culture PO-3 Conducting research on, and developing methods in solving, philosophical problems treated in philosophical texts.
PO-4 Relating universal philosophical problems to local problems.
PO-8 Understanding, resolving and – if need be – manipulating singular problems confronted in sub-disciplines of philosophy.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Euthanasia, curettage, animal ethics, environmental ethics, soil ethics etc.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition of applied ethics and its subject Instruction, discussion
2 Problems of applied ethics Instruction, discussion
3 Origin of the applied ethics Instruction, discussion
4 Types of applied ethics Instruction, discussion
5 Medical ethics Instruction, discussion
6 Euthanasia, curretage Instruction, discussion
7 Environmental ethics Instruction, discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Soil ethics Instruction, discussion
10 Animal ethics Instruction, discussion
11 Professional ethics Instruction, discussion
12 Professional ethics Instruction, discussion
13 Educational ethics Instruction, discussion
14 Educational ethics Instruction, discussion
15 General assesment Instruction, discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Cevizci, A. (2014). Uygulamalı Etik, İstanbul: Say.
2 • II. Ulusal Uygulamalı Etik Kongresi (18-20 Ekim 2006)Bildiri Kitapçığı, Ankara: ODTÜ Felsefe Bölümü.
3 • Margolis, J. (2006).11 Eylül Sonrası Ahlak Felsefesi, çev. Türer, C.,Ankara: Elis.
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper 20
9.Project
final exam 16 1 40

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 2 14 28
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 3 9
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 3 9
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 146