Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
BIOMEDICAL ETHICS 22303029 2 + 0 2.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals The general framework of biomedical ethics is aimed to introduce the basic principles, to identify and examine basic ethical problems.
Course Content Definition and scope of biomedical ethics, the relationship between biomedical ethics and ethics-value-bioethics, the philosophical origins of biomedical ethics, basic approaches in biomedical ethics, the main biomedical problems, abortion, organ transplantation, ethical problems in scientific research, Biomedical ethical and legal framework
Learning Outcomes 1) Define ethics, bioethics and biomedical ethics.
2) Tıp uygulamasında ortaya çıkan temel etik sorun kümelerini bilir.
3) Recognizes the general subject content of biomedical ethics.
4) Establishes a link between basic ethical approaches and biomedical ethics.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Definition and scope of biomedical ethics Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week The relationship between biomedical ethics and ethics-value-bioethics Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week The philosophical origins of biomedical ethics Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Basic approaches in biomedical ethics I Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Basic approaches in biomedical ethics II Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week The main biomedical problems Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Abortion Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Organ transplantation Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Ethical problems in scientific research I Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Ethical problems in scientific research II Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Ethical problems in scientific research III Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Evaluation Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week Determination of final topic Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Albert Bayet, Bilim Ahlakı (Çev. Vedat Günyol), Yorum Yayınları, 1993, 2. Baskı
Arda B, Şahinoğlu-Pelin S., “Tıbbi etik: Tanımı, içeriği, yöntemi ve başlıca konuları”, Ankara Tıp Mecmuası 1995, 48 (3): 323-336.
Biyoetik Kurullar İşbaşında. UNESCO Kılavuz No.2
Biyoetik Kurullarının Oluşturulması. UNESCO Kılavuz No.1
Ivan Illich, Şenlikli Toplum, Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2011, 3. basım, İstanbul.
Joseph R. Des Jardins. Çevre Etiği (çev. Ruşen Keleş), 2006, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara.
Rachel Carson, Seesiz Bahar (Çev. Ed. Çağatay Güler), 2004, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Sağlık ile İlgili Uluslararası Belgeler, Türk Tabipleri Birliği Yayınları.
Şahinoğlu-Pelin S, “Ülkemizde tıp etkinliğinde deontolojiden etiğe”. Tıbbi Etik Dergisi.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3DK4
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PY250000
PY350000
PY450000

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 13 1
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 13 2
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 13 1
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 1
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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