COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDICAL ETHICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FZR 1006 MEDICAL ETHICS COMPULSORY 1 0 0 1

Offered By

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR NURSEN ILÇIN

Offered to

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

The students are given information about basic philosophy of medical ethics, responsibilities of physiotherapists and other medical personnel , principles of ethics related to physiotherapist

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the basic concepts and principles of medical ethics
2   Gains theoretical knowledge about principles of application in specific subjects
3   Learns ethic principles of physiotherapy professional
4   Know multidisciplinary team work
5   Resolve ethical dilemmas

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concepts of medical ethics
2 Principles of ethics I
3 Principles of ethics II
4 Patient ethics and Professional approaches
5 Personality and respect for diversity
6 Mid-term exam I
7 Meaning of life and death
8 Honesty and conflict of interest
9 Justice and access to health services
10 Research ethics
11 Leadership and management
12 Mid-term exam II
13 Medical ethics in Turkey
14 Physiotherapy ethics codes

Recomended or Required Reading

Donald L. Gabard , Mike W. Martin: Physical Therapy Ethics, Newyork, Oxford University pres 2001
Tony Hope, Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction ,Newyork, Oxford University ,pres 2004
Erdem Aydın, Tıp Etiği, Güneş Kitapevi ltd.sti.,2006

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Conference
2. Laboratory work
3. Problem based learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 +FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc, Prof. Didem Karadibak, DEU SPTR

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 2 2 4
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 25

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51