Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
2PHIL 102Introduction to Ethics3+0+035

Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program BA Program in Philosophy
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to introduce students with some basic concepts and discussions of ethics to enable them to think critically and philosophically.
Course Content To introduce basic concepts and problems of ethics and gain insight to the history of ethics. It will provide a broad examination of the central issues of moral philosophy (including the theory of right and wrong behavior, the theory of value, and the theory of virtue and vice) and will also consider how these can be applied to several moral problems.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Dr. Hakan Kurunç
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources MacIntyre, Alasdair: 1998, A Short History of Ethics, 2.ed., London, Routledge. Chappel, Timothy: 2009, Ethics and Experience, Durham, Acumen Publishing. Thomson, Anne: 1999 Critical Reasoning in Ethics: A Practical Introduction, London, Routledge. “Meno” http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/meno.html “Crito” http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/crito.html “Nicomachean Ethics” (Book 1) http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Quizzes 2 % 20
Attendance 1 % 10
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
5
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 13 3 39
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 10 1 10
Mid-terms 1 3 3
Project 2 15 30
Final examination 1 3 3
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 85

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 The student will be able to distinguish ethics by gaining insight into its basic concepts, questions and problems
2 The student will be able to analyze ethics by understanding the differences between it and other philosophical disciplines.
3 The student will be able to analyze ethics by understanding the differences between it and other philosophical disciplines.
4 The student will be able to evaluate the problems of ethics
5 The student will be able to apply the methods and concepts of ethics to the contemporary moral problems.
6 The student will be able to comprehend the relationship between ethics and history of ethics


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Analysing Moral Reasoning: Recognising Moral Arguments. Course notes
2 The Turn to Reason. Motivation: Why be Moral? Course notes
3 Introducing Subjectivism and Objectivism Course notes
4 The Sophists and Socrates Course notes
5 Meno Course notes
6 Crito Course notes
7 Midterm Course notes
8 Aristotle’s Ethics Course notes
9 Nicomachean Ethics Course notes
10 Moral Principles and Moral Theories Course notes
11 Kant – Categorical Imperative Course notes
12 Bentham and Mill – Utilitarianism Course notes
13 Modern Moral Philosophy Course notes
14 Ethics and Animals Ethics and the Environment Capital Punishment Ethics and War Course notes


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8
All 5 4 5 3 4 4
C1 5 3 4 4 3 4
C2 5 3 4 4 3 4
C3 5 4 5 3 4 4
C4 4 4 5 3 4 4
C5 5 4 4 5 5 4
C6 4 5 4 4 3 5

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant


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