ETHICS

Course Description

The aim of this course is to awaken a sense of moral responsibility as decision makers. It can be happen by giving the moral imagination of students, helping students to recognize ethical issues and think ethically about the possible outcomes of making decisions, developing analytical skills on how to analyze an ethical situation and use neutral techniques to make an ethically optimal decision. This course is designed to introduce moral rights and responsibilities of engineers in relation to society, employers, colleagues and clients. Importance of intellectual property rights and conflicting interests. Ethical aspects in engineering design, manufacturing, and operations. Cost-benefit-risk analysis and safety and occupational hazard considerations.

ETHICS

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

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Course outcomes

1. 01 decide on engineering dilemmas based on scientific knowledge and ethical rules
2. 02 assess managerial decisions on purpose knowing that they may harm the fellow workers, general public, organisation or environment
3. 03 observe local and international ethical codes of conduct of their profession
4. 04 evaluate possible actions to take which may cause conflict of interest
5. 05 identify importance of honesty, confidentiality, trust and reliability

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Charles E. Harris, Michael S. Pritchard, and Michael J. Rabins; "Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases", Fourth Edition, 2009, 2005 Wadsworth, Cengage Learning

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Explain fundamental concepts of professional ethics, engineering ethics, moral responsibility, and preventive versus aspirational ethics. SOLO 4
2. L02 Analyze ethical problems in engineering cases by considering stakeholders, possible harms, responsibilities, and consequences. SOLO 4
3. L03 Evaluate professional decisions involving honesty, confidentiality, trust, reliability, intellectual property, and conflicts of interest. SOLO 5
4. L04 Discuss engineers’ responsibilities related to public safety, risk, liability, organizational decision-making, and responsible disobedience. SOLO 5
5. L05 Report ethical judgments in written case-based assignments using appropriate professional reasoning. SOLO 3

Program Outcomes

1. P01 1- make use of their professional training in language teaching and achieve effective classroom management,
2. P02 2- carry out research on the development of their learners’ social, psychological and personal characteristics by using testing and evaluation techniques in accordance with ethical principles and then report their results.
3. P03 3- conduct research using basic scientific research techniques with the aim to find solutions to problems that may be encountered in the field of Teaching English,
4. P04 4- evaluate, apply and interpret concepts and scientific methods related to the field of teaching English
5. P05 5- choose appropriate language teaching methods and techniques considering diverse learner characteristics stemming from their ages, learning styles, motivation and background knowledge,
6. P06 6- prepare daily lesson plans appropriate to the things to teach and deliver effective lessons by using appropriate course materials and instructional technology,
7. P07 7- choose appropriate materials available for use and/or develop their own course materials according to students’ level, interest and learning characteristics with the aim to use them in the teaching of language items (phonological, lexical, grammatical items and so on) and in the development of learners’ language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing),
8. P08 8- choose and use appropriate measurement tools and materials to asses and evaluate learners’ development and success,
9. P09 9- explain the similarities and differences between first and second language acquisition theories, and relate these theories to language teaching theories and practices.
10. P10 10- make use of principles, theories, approaches and techniques for the development and evaluation of educational programs.
11. P11 11- explain the concepts of Theoretical Linguistics & Applied Linguistics and use their knowledge for the preparation of lesson plans appropriate to the characteristics of the target language,
12. P12 12- use information and communication technology together with computer software required by the field,
13. P13 13- describe the characteristics of different text types considering basic theories & approaches in translation and translate texts from English to Turkish and from Turkish to English,
14. P14 14- define the basic concepts and principles of classical and modern literature, analyse and construct information, and then make use of their literary knowledge in language teaching,
15. P15 15- use the target language to obtain and transmit information; communicate either orally or in writing.
16. P16 16- identify and solve problems in their social environment with the awareness of social responsibility they have developed.

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