Information Package / Course Catalogue
Professional Etics
Course Code: AMH252
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the Operating Room Services program is to enable students to understand ethical and moral concepts and develop behaviors in accordance with ethical principles in their professional lives; to support them in analyzing ethical dilemmas they may encounter in the operating room environment, making correct decisions, and gaining a sense of responsibility in line with the principles of patient safety, privacy, justice, and professionalism.

Course Content

This course examines ethical systems by defining and defining the concepts of ethics and morality. Individual, societal, and cultural factors influencing the formation of morality are evaluated. The concept of professional ethics is discussed within the context of operating room services, and ethical principles and rules are debated through case studies. The effects of professional corruption and unethical behavior on individuals, institutions, and society are examined. Furthermore, the concept of social responsibility and the role of healthcare professionals in this regard are emphasized.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Adile AY
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the basic concepts, ethical principles and rules of professional ethics.
2.It explains and exemplifies fundamental patient rights in a healthcare setting, such as informed consent, privacy, and respect for dignity.
3.It lists the ethical responsibilities of healthcare institutions and healthcare professionals.
4.Analyzes ethical dilemma scenarios encountered in the field from a multidimensional perspective, within the framework of relevant principles and theories.
5.Explain the criteria required for a job to be considered a profession.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Sağlıkta Etik - Güncel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar. (2020). Editör: Sümeyye Özmen. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık Eğitim Danışmanlık Tic. Ltd. Şti
2.Sağlık Hizmetlerinde Etik. (2022). Editör: Gamze Yorgancıoğlu Tarcan. Pelikan Yayınevi
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
To analyze ethics and morality concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical
To analyze ethics and morality concepts
Week 3 - Theoretical
To analyze ethical systems
Week 4 - Theoretical
To analyze ethical systems, To analyze factors in formation of morality
Week 5 - Theoretical
To analyze factors in formation of morality
Week 6 - Theoretical
To analyze factors in formation of morality
Week 7 - Theoretical
To analyze results of occupational degeneration and unethical behaviours in career
Week 8 - Theoretical
To analyze results of occupational degeneration and unethical behaviours in career -Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
To analyze results of occupational degeneration and unethical behaviours in career
Week 10 - Theoretical
To analyze results of occupational degeneration and unethical behaviours in career
Week 11 - Theoretical
To analyze social Responsibility concept
Week 12 - Theoretical
To analyze social Responsibility concept
Week 13 - Theoretical
To analyze social Responsibility concept
Week 14 - Theoretical
Case discussions-
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory152260
Reading100110
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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OÇ-5
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4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026