Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Morals and Ethics in Education MB303 5. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Engin ASLANARGUN
Instructor(s) Engin ASLANARGUN
Assistants
Goals The objective of this course is to introduce basic professional principles theoretically and practivally so that students could apply them in their career.
Course Content The course covers ethics and morals as concepts in the first place, then ethics principles necessary for teaching and interaction between student-teacher and parents-teacher. Also, the progress of ethics and morals will be discussed. Basically, core ethical features a teacher needs to practice will be stressed.
Learning Outcomes - Students define ethics and morals.
- Students will be able to differentiate the concepts of ethics and morals.
- Students will be able to explain the relationship between ethics and morals.
- Students will be able to explain religion’s view on ethical issiues in daily life.
- Students will be able to explain the relationship between ethics and law.
- Students will be able to expain the principles of teaching profession.
- Students will be able to discuss potential ethical problems teachers can experience.
- Students will be able to list teaching competencies.
- Students will be able to analyze cases involving unethical behaviours about profession.
- Students will be able to describe principles of teacher-environment relationship.
- Students will be able to define basic principles of teahcer-parents relationship.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Basic concepts about ethics and morals, the foundations of morals and ethics, theories of morals and ethics Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
2. Week Ethical principles, rules, professional ethics/morals Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Other Activities
3. Week Social, cultural, moral and ethical teaching Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Practice Verbal Expression
4. Week Social, cultural, moral and ethical teaching Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Practice Verbal Expression Course Hours
5. Week The right of education, ethical principles in education, instruction, learning and evaluation Course Hours Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Practice Research
6. Week Ethical principles in educational shareholders (employers, colleagues, parents, professional institutions and society) Visual Presentation Practice Other Activities Research Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Course Hours
7. Week Moral/ethical responsibilities of educational/school leaders, parens and students Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Other Activities
8. Week Midterm 1 Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours
9. Week Unethical behaviors in the profession Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Preparation, After Class Study Research Course Hours
10. Week Public administration in Turkey, ethical regulations about teachers and education Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours
11. Week Unethical behaviors in school and education, ethical dilemmas, problems and solutions Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research
12. Week Unethical behaviors in school and education, ethical dilemmas, problems and solutions Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Practice Verbal Expression
13. Week Morals/ethics education in school and ethical boards Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Other Activities Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research
14. Week Case Studies about unethical behaviors Course Hours
Recommended Sources
Emile Durkheim, Meslek Ahlâkı, Ankara: MEB Yayınları, 1948. Etik ve meslek etikleri : tıp, çevre, iş, basın, hukuk ve siyaset. / yay. haz. Harun Tepe, Ankara: Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları, 2000. İş ve meslek ahlakı. / Mahmut Arslan. Ankara : Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, 2001. 248 s Meslek eğitiminin prensipleri ve tatbikatı. / Arthur B. Mays ; çev. İlhan Özdil, Remzi Öncül Ankara : Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı, 1960. Nurettin Topçu, Türkiye’nin Maarif Davası, İstanbul: Dergâh Yayınları, 2018.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 DK8 DK9 DK10 DK11 Measurement Method
PY1 3 3 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 5 5 5 60
PY2 3 3 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 5 5 5 60
PY3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 60
PY4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 60
PY5 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 2 5 5 5 5 60
PY6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 60
PY7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 5 5 5 5 60
PY8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 60
PY9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 60
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 13 3 39
Research 5 5 25
Practice 4 3 12
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Midterm 2 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 79
ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0