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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Medical Ethics TTE701 Compulsory Doctorate degree 1 Spring 6

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Mine ŞEHİRALTI
Associate Prof. Dr. Rahime AYDIN ER

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Able to describe the medical ethics and related disciplines
2) Able to describe basic principles and rules of medical ethics
3) Able to discuss the relationship between the principles and rules of medical ethics
4) Able to assess use of principles of medical ethics in medical practice
5) Able to describe virtues in medical practice
6) Able to discuss the place of virtues in medical practice

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Learning Outcomes
1 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation High
2 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation Middle
3 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation High
4 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation High
5 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation High
6 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

Basic principles and rules of medical ethics, virtues in medicine and their appearance in medical practice

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Tom L. Beauchamp, James F. Childress. Principles of Biomedical Ethics. Oxford University Press
2- Edmund D. Pellegrino, David C. Thomasma. For the Patient's Good.
3- Eldo Frezza. Medical Ethics: A Reference Guide for Guaranteeing Principled Care and Quality. Routledge and CRC Press
4- 'Notes and references', Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction, 1st edn, Very Short Introductions (Oxford, 2004; online edn, Oxford Academic, 24 Sept. 2013).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Self Study


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade

40%

 

Number

Percentage

Semester Studies

Midterm Examination

1

60%

Quiz

1

40%

 

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required