Information Package / Course Catalogue
Science Ethics and Research Ethics
Course Code: EFS155
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor'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 the course is to enable students to learn scientific research, ethics and ethical theories, research and publication ethics, unethical behaviors and ethical violations in research and publication process and methods to prevent them.

Course Content

Science, the nature, development and scientific research of science; ethics and ethical theories;research and publication ethics; unethical behaviors and ethical violations in the research process;ethical issues related to authorship and copyright; biased publication, editorial, arbitration and ethics;ethics of publication and unethical behaviors in the publishing process; legislation and committees on research and publication ethics; ways to identify ethical violations; common research, publication ethics violations and methods to prevent them.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Ayşe ELİTOK KESİCİ
Lec. Hediye CAN
Prof. Eylem YILDIZ FEYZİOĞLU
Prof. Hilal AKTAMIŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Student understands the theories of scientific research, ethics and ethics.
2.Students will be able to comprehend ethics of research and publication, unethical behaviors and ethical violations in research and publication process.
3.Student knows ethical issues related to authorship and copyright.
4.The student knows the legislation and boards related to research and publication ethics.
5.The student knows the ways to determine the ethical violations.
6.The student will be able to have knowledge of the common research and publication ethics violations and methods to prevent them.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aydın, İ. Akademik Etik. Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Science, nature, development and scientific research
Week 2 - Theoretical
Ethics and ethical theories
Week 3 - Theoretical
Research and publication ethics
Week 4 - Theoretical
Unethical behavior and ethical violations in the research process
Week 5 - Theoretical
Ethical issues related to authorship and copyright
Week 6 - Theoretical
Sided publication, editorship, arbitration and ethics
Week 7 - Theoretical
Unethical behaviors in publication ethics and publication process
Week 8 - Theoretical
Legislation and committees on research and publication ethics (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Ways to be identified in determining ethical violations
Week 10 - Theoretical
Ways to be identified in determining ethical violations
Week 11 - Theoretical
Common research, publication ethics violations and methods to prevent them
Week 12 - Theoretical
Common research, publication ethics violations and methods to prevent them
Week 13 - Theoretical
Common research, publication ethics violations and methods to prevent them
Week 14 - Theoretical
Common research, publication ethics violations and methods to prevent them
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141128
Term Project101120
Individual Work101120
Midterm Examination1213
Final Examination1314
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes