Information Package / Course Catalogue
Professional Ethics
Course Code: LBT238
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: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to provide the students with the knowledge and skills to provide an environment suitable for business ethics, to develop positive ideas about the concept of ethics and to comprehend the principles of professional ethics correctly.

Course Content

The concept of ethics, ethical systems, the concept of professional ethics and professional ethics principles. Ethical and unethical issues in business life. Occupational corruption. To provide ethical environment from work places, ethical principles in different professions, ethical profiles of employees. Ethical leadership. To work in work environment in accordance with business ethics.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Hilal DEMİRPENÇE
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn the concept of ethics, its foundations and principles in society
2.Developing positive ideas about the concept of ethics
3.To learn ethical issues in business life
4.To gain professional ethical behaviors
5.To have knowledge about ethical leadership
6.To be able to gain work formation in accordance with the work ethic required by the profession
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Professional Ethics, Alptekin Sökmen, Serdar Tarakçıoğlu, Detay Publishing, 2011
2.Governmental and Professional Ethics, İnayet Aydın, Pegem Publishing, 2010
3.KIREL Çiğdem, Ethical Behavior in Organizations, Management and An Application, Anadolu University, 2000
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of ethics, moral development process, ethical rules
Week 2 - Theoretical
Definition of ethics, moral development process, ethical rules
Week 3 - Theoretical
Ethical theories
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ethical theories
Week 5 - Theoretical
The role of ethics in communication
Week 6 - Theoretical
Professional ethics
Week 7 - Theoretical
Professional ethics
Week 8 - Theoretical
Social responsibility concept (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Professional ethics in laboratory technology
Week 10 - Theoretical
Professional ethics in laboratory technology
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ethical profiles of employees
Week 12 - Theoretical
Occupational corruption
Week 13 - Theoretical
Unethical behaviors in business life and its consequences
Week 14 - Theoretical
Unethical behaviors in business life and its consequences
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Individual Work140228
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
5
4
2
5
5
OÇ-2
4
4
2
5
5
OÇ-3
3
5
3
OÇ-4
4
2
3
5
2
OÇ-5
4
4
3
5
2
OÇ-6
5
2
4
5
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026