GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SCIENCE AND ETHICS/5011325
Course Title: SCIENCE AND ETHICS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 2 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Ethics overview
Ethical concepts
Science, scientific research processes
Ethical rules in master's, doctoral theses, laboratory studies and scientific articles

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Ethics overview, ethical concepts
2. Week  What is science, common misconceptions about science , the characteristics of scientists
3. Week  Scientific research processes
4. Week  Scientific Responsibility
5. Week  Types and preparation of scientific articles
6. Week  Ethical rules in the preparation of the Master 's and doctoral these
7. Week  The relationship between ethical and professional values
8. Week  Ethical principles
9. Week  Midterm
10. Week  Ethics in laboratory Studies
11. Week  Ethics in laboratory Studies
12. Week  Ethics in research and publication
13. Week  Ethics in higher education
14. Week  Ethics Violations
15. Week  Final exam
16. Week  -
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
14
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Material Design and Implementation
8
3
24
 Report Preparing
10
1
10
 Preparing a Presentation
10
1
10
 Presentation
1
0
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
28
1
28
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
2
28
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
184
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.36
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Using the data which limited or missing information to complete the scientific methods,skills in various disciplines integration informations. Competence to work in an independent and taking responsibility. Learning Competency. Field Specific Competency. Communication and Social Competence. Ability to transfer processes and results of studies a clear written or verbal.X
2Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purposeX
3Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety issues, and social and political issues, according to the nature of the design.)X
4Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for scientific practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively.X
5Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.X
6Ability to combine the knowledge in different disciplines efficiently and ability to solve the complex problemsX
77. Ability to transfer of the knowledge, skills and experiences in his/her area to the interdisciplinary applications.X
8Ability of evaluation and interpretation of data in scientific studies and oral and written presentation of results.X
9Ability to study in intra- and interdisciplinary teams effectively and to make leaadership in such teamsX
10Ability to bring an innovation/ to develop a new method and/or application of a known method to a new area.X
11Ability to determine the research areas such that meet the needs of society and industry and also to make contribution to the literature.X
12Ability to determine the scope, goals, pathway and ability to study in planned way for a scientific study.X
13Information about awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.X
14Ability to use of research results in technological applications and/or scientific research fields.X
15Ability to prepare, present and to design the national and international project proposal.X
16Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility.X
17Ability to make independent research and ability to interpretate scientific studies by a criticizing approach.X
18Ability to make an original study that can make contribution to the literature.X
19Knowledge about awareness of the legal consequences of carry out the scientifc reseraches and the publishing of the results.X
20Ability to interpret the studies written in a foreign language and to make presentation in a foreign language.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc.Prof.Dr. Semra BENZER)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://abs.gazi.edu.tr/sbenzer)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (sbenzer@gazi.edu.tr)