COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENCE AND ETHICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIY 6058 SCIENCE AND ETHICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR AYŞE GÜLDEM CERIT

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration

Course Objective

Learning principles of academic and scientific ethics in the light of the evolution of reasoning and stages of moral development.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning the concept of value in the history of science
2   Comparative analysis of different phases of ethics and understanding academic ethics
3   Conceptualizing research ethics
4   Creatively analyzing the ethics of scientific reporting and publishing , learning the related regulations and institutions
5   Learning ethics of academic events and rights and responsibilities of scientists
6   Examining the social responsibilities of scientists

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to science and the history of science.
2 History of science and ethics.
3 Ethics and morality, historical development of ethical approaches.
4 Principles of ethics, professional ethics, introduction to science and ethics.
5 Research and publication ethics and science and ethics .
6 Research ethics.
7 Ethical problems of scientific research, rights and responsibilities.
8 Presenting research findings and publication ethics.
9 Academic ethics.
10 Social responsibilities of scientists.
11 National and international regulations on research and publication ethics.
12 Institutions related with research and publication ethics.
13 Ethics of academic events and scientists.
14 Project Evaluation.

Recomended or Required Reading

Fundamental Science and Ethics literature, academic books, journals and other publications in the scientific ethics areas.
REFERENCE BOOKS :
Frankena, William K. 1988. Ethics. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, Inc. ISBN: 0132904780.
Resnik, David B. 1998. The Ethics of Science: An Introduction. London: Routledge. ISBN: 0415166985 (paperback) 0415166977 (hardback).
Shamoo, Adil E., ve David B. Resnik. 2003. Responsible Conduct of Research. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0195148460.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Active and student centered learning and teaching strategies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 6 72
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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