Information Package / Course Catalogue
Professional Ethics
Course Code: FEL448
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to explain the main problems of ethics based on the major views in the history of philosophy, to discuss the problems of professional ethics and ethical dilemmas from the perspective of philosophical ethics.

Course Content

In this course, the basic concepts of ethics and ethical problems encountered in professions such as law, media, business and medicine will be discussed and analyzed from a philosophical perspective.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Berfin KART TEPE
Learning Outcomes
1.Can explain the basic concepts of ethics
2.Comprehend and discuss the main features of ethical evaluation, ethical life and ethical action
3.Can express ethical problems encountered in some professions
4.To be able to evaluate theories related to professional ethics
5.Students are expected to be able to apply the ethical perspective to the current problems of professional ethics
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aristoteles, Nikomakhos’a Etik, (Çev.Saffet Babür), Ankara, Ayraç Yayınevi
2.Kant, I. Ahlak Metafiziğinin Temellendirilmesi (Çev. İoanna Kuçuradi), Ankara: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları
3.Kuçuradi, İ. Etik, Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara
4.Tepe, H. Teorik Etik-Etiğin Bilgisel Sorunları, BilgeSu Yayınları, Ankara
5.Tepe, H. Pratik Etik-Etiğin Pratik Sorunları, BilgeSu Yayınları, Ankara
6.Tepe, H. Etiğe Giriş-Teorik Etikten Pratik Etiğe, BilgeSu Yayınları, Ankara
7.Tepe, H. (Yay.Hzr.). Etik ve Meslek Etikleri -Tıp, Çevre, İş, Basın, Hukuk, Siyaset-, Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları Ankara
8.Tepe Kart, Berfin. Erdem Etiği, Aristotelesçi Kökenlerinden Günümüze, Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara
9.Sandel, M. Adalet, Yapılması Gereken Doğru Şey Nedir?, Felix Kitap
10.Goodpaster, K. E., Ethics in Management, Harward Business School, Boston
11.Kuhse, H., Singer P., (eds.), Bioethics, Oxford/New York, Basic Blackwell
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What is ethics? What is not?
Week 2 - Theoretical
Ethical knowledge and life
Week 3 - Theoretical
Ethical perspective on contemporary problems and dilemmas
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ethics and professional ethics
Week 5 - Theoretical
Business ethics and objections
Week 6 - Theoretical
Ethics, bioethics and psychiatric ethics
Week 7 - Theoretical
Ethics, bioethics and psychiatric ethics
Week 8 - Theoretical
Science, politics and ethics
Week 9 - Theoretical
Science and ethics
Week 10 - Theoretical
Environmental ethics issues
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ethical Problems in journalism
Week 12 - Theoretical
Ethical issues in law
Week 13 - Theoretical
Mobbing, ethics and law
Week 14 - Theoretical
Discrimination and corruption
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Reading160232
Midterm Examination130131
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)122
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-3
PÇ-4
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PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
OÇ-2
4
5
3
4
5
5
3
4
5
OÇ-3
3
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
OÇ-4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
OÇ-5
3
5
3
4
5
4
4
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026