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 - Considering the Turkish national education’s aims and principles in educational practices
- Considering the professional ethic principles in educational practices.
- Creating effective teaching-learning processes and using appropriate method and techniques to develop children’s higher order thinking skills such as critical, creative, reflective thinking and problem solving.
- Establishing effective communication with school, family and other stakeholders in preschool education, developing cooperation skills by taking responsibility.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Basic concepts of ethics and morality, foundations of morality and morality, moral and ethical theories Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation
2. Week Ethical principle, ethical rule, business and professional ethics/ethics Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
3. Week Teaching profession with its social, cultural, moral and ethical aspects Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
4. Week Teaching profession with its social, cultural, moral and ethical aspects Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
5. Week The right to education and learning, education, training, learning and ethical principles in the evaluation process Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
6. Week With education stakeholders (employers/managers, colleagues, parents, ethical principles in relations with professional organizations and society Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
7. Week Moral/ethical responsibilities of education/school administrators, parents and students Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation
8. Week Midterm exam
9. Week Unethical behaviors in business and professional life Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
10. Week Ethics about public administration, education and teachers in Turkey regulations Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
11. Week Unethical behaviors in school and education, ethical dilemmas, problems and solutions Course Hours Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression
12. Week Ethics/ethics education and ethics committees at school Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Course Hours
13. Week School principal and teacher as a moral/ethical leader Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study
14. Week Case Studies about unethical behaviors
Recommended Sources
Ethics and professional ethics : medicine, environment, business, press, law and. / Life. Jun. Harun Tepe, Ankara: Publications of the Turkish Philosophical Society, 2000.
Their professional practice and practice. / Arthur B. Mays; trans. Ilhan Özdil, Remzi Öncül Ankara : Ministry of National Education, 1960.
Mustafa Gunay, Ethics and Ethics in Education, Cartoon Bookstore, Konya, 2020
Nurettin Topçu, The Maarif Case of Turkey, Istanbul: Dergah Publications, 2018.
Material Sharing
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 Measurement Method
PY1 5 5 5 5 5 40
PY2 5 5 5 5 5 40
PY3 4 5 5 5 5 40
PY4 5 5 5 5 5 40
PY5 2 5 5 5 5 40
PY6 1 5 5 5 5 40
PY7 5 5 5 5 5 40
PY8 5 5 5 5 5 40
PY9 3 0 0 0 0 -
PY10 5 0 0 0 0 -
PY11 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY12 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY13 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY14 3 0 0 0 0 -
PY15 4 0 0 0 0 -
*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 1 10 10
Preparation, After Class Study 2 7 14
Research 1 22 22
Other Activities 1 21 21
Verbal Expression 1 1.5 1.5
Visual Presentation 2 3 6
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 76.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0