Information Package / Course Catalogue
Ethics in Psychology
Course Code: PSİK504
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course provides knowledge and awareness about the concept of research ethics, related concepts, the most discussed research ethics issues today, clinical trials, non-interventional clinical trials, how to ensure scientific validity and reliability in animal experiments, the most common research ethics violations and methods of preventing them, the issues to be considered in ethics committee applications, sample ethics application process, what are the ways to be followed in case of violation detection.

Course Content

The concept of research ethics, related concepts, the most discussed research ethics issues today, clinical trials, non-interventional clinical trials, the most common research ethics violations

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows ethical principles.
2.Recognise violations of research ethics and know how to prevent them.
3.Can provide the best ethical standards.
4.Can plan research in accordance with ethics
5.Knows professional ethics.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Resnik David B. (2004) Bilim Etiği Ayrıntı Yayınları. İstanbul.
2.Beauchamp TL, Childress J. (2001) Principles of biomedical ethics. New York: Oxford University Press
3.Erdemir AD, Oğuz Y, Elçioğlu Ö, Doğan H.(2001) Klinik Etik Nobel Tıp Kitapevi, İstanbul
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The concept of research ethics and related concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical
The most debated research ethics issues today
Week 3 - Theoretical
Clinical research
Week 4 - Theoretical
Non-interventional clinical research
Week 5 - Theoretical
Animal experiments
Week 6 - Theoretical
How to ensure scientific validity and reliability in animal experiments
Week 7 - Theoretical
The most common violations of research ethics and how to prevent them
Week 8 - Theoretical
The most common violations of research ethics and how to prevent them
Week 9 - Theoretical
Issues to be considered in ethics committee applications
Week 10 - Theoretical
Issues to be considered in ethics committee applications
Week 11 - Theoretical
Sample ethics application process
Week 12 - Theoretical
Sample ethics application process
Week 13 - Theoretical
Procedures to be followed in case of violation detection
Week 14 - Theoretical
Procedures to be followed in case of violation detection
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Practice Examination114216
Midterm Examination124125
Final Examination124125
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)122
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
2
2
1
1
1
5
OÇ-2
2
4
1
3
1
5
OÇ-3
2
3
1
1
1
5
OÇ-4
2
4
1
1
1
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026