Ethics

Course Code:

PHIL 152

Course Period:

Spring

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

English

Courses given by:

Recep Mahmut OKTAY

Course Objectives:

The general purpose of this course is to understand and discuss the development of the philosophy of ethics in its historcal course, its changing meanings by different philosophers, ethical theories and theoricians, and the function of ethics in today’s society; and to enable the students to develop their own views in order to use it in their profesional lives.

Course Content:

This course is intended to examine the ethical theories of philosophers such as Aristotle, Confucius, Macchiavelli, Kant, J.S.Mill, J. Bentham, D.Hume, J. Fletcher, J.Wilson,, T.Hobbes, J:J:Rousseau, J.P.Sartre, F. Nietzche, Kierkegaard, C.Christians; also to discuss the contemporary ethical issues like Woman Rights, Human Rights, Animal Rights, and Racial Discrimination.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Interactive Lecture, 3: Special Support / Structural Examples

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing,C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1- Recognizes and discusses basic problems about the meaning of ethics.	3, 7, 8, 9, 10	1,2,3	A,C
2- To enable the students to understand the connection between ethics and freedom.	3, 7, 8, 9, 10	1,2,3	A,C
3-The students know the differences between Deontological, Teleological, and Subjective ethical theories.	3, 7, 8, 9, 10	1,2,3	A,C
4- Know the basic concepts of Virtue ethics, Utilitarian ethics, Ethical Absolutism, Situational ethics, Social Contract ethics, Existentialism, Communitarian ethics, and Relative ethics.	3, 7, 8, 9, 10	1,2,3	A,C
5.Understand and know to connect ethical philosophies to their own professional ethics and lives.	3, 7, 8, 9, 10	1,2,3	A,C
6 -Know to seperate from each other the concepts of ethics, morals and morality.	3, 7, 8, 9, 10	1,2,3	A,C
7-Can be able to discuss the issues of Woman Rights, Human Rights, Animal Rights and ethics, and Racial Discrimination.	3, 7, 8, 9, 10	1,2,3	A,C
8- Know the difference of “ethical” and “legal”.	3, 7, 8, 9, 10	1,2,3	A,C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction, defitions of ethics, ethics vs freedom.	Personal notes
2	Deontological Ethics, Teleological Ethics, and Subjective Ethics	Books and personal notes
3	The subjects of Virtue Ethics; and Ethical Relativism.	Books and personal notes
4	Ethical Subjectivism, Religious Ethics, and Ethical Egoism.	Books and personal notes
5	Macchiavellian Ethics	Books and personal notes
6	J.S.Mill and Utilitarianism	Books and personal notes
7	Immanuel Kant and Ethical Absolutism	Books and personal notes
8	MIDTERM	Books and personal notes
9	Antinomian Ethics, Situational Ethics, Instinctual Ethics	Books and personal notes
10	J.J Rousseau and Social Contract Ethics	Books and personal notes
11	Existentialism; and Communitarian Ethics vs Liberalist Ethics	Books and personal notes
12	Subjects of Animal Ethics; and Racial Discrimination	Books, personal notes, and documents
13	Woman Rights and Feminism	Books, personal notes, and documents
14	Professional Ethics of Newsmaking and Journalism	Books, personal notes, and documents
15	Professional Ethic s of Advertising and Public Relations	Books, personal notes, and documents
16	FINAL

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Additional Resources

A.David Gordon, J.M. Kitross, J.C. Merrill, W. Babcock, M. Dorsher, Controversies in Media Ethics, 3rd Edition, N.Y. 2011.

Russ Shafer-Landau, The Fundamentals of Ethics, Oxford University Press, 2018.

Barbara MacKinnon, Andrew Fiala, Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues, Australia, 2018.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents	https://yulearn.yeditepe.edu.tr/
Assignments
Exams

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Midterm	1	40
Final Exam	1	60

Totall		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		60
Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade		40
Totall		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	S/he has theoretical knowledge about the field of public relations					x
2	S/he knows the research methods and techniques that are related to the field of public relations.		x
3	S/he has knowledge and awareness about the interdisciplinary issues that are required by the field. S/he comprehends the relation of those issues with public relations.			x
4	S/he is able to make oral presentations in English about her/his field.				x
5	S/he has the digital competencies that are required by the field.		x
6	S/he has the ability of creative thinking that is required by the field of public relations.				x
7	S/he has the abilities of research, planning, implementation, measurement and assessment that are necessary for a successful public relations practice.					x
8	S/he evaluates and applies the knowledge and abilities she/he has acquired in her/his field to partner organizations in the sector through teamwork.		x
9	S/he is able to evaluate the knowledge and abilities she/he has acquired in her/his field from an analytical and critical perspective.					x
10	S/he has the awareness of practicing and developing the profession of public relations by adhering to ethical rules.					x

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	5	70
Mid-terms	1	3	3
Final examination	2	3	3
Total Work Load			118
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			4,72
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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