Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
MBZ3032018333MORAL AND ETHICS IN EDUCATIONCompulsory353
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The objective of this course is to introduce basic professional principles theoretically and practivally so that students could apply them in their career.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Students define ethics and morals.
2Students will be able to differentiate the concepts of ethics and morals.
3Students will be able to explain the relationship between ethics and morals.
4Students will be able to explain religion’s view on ethical issiues in daily life.
5Students will be able to explain the relationship between ethics and law.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
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.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Basic concepts about ethics and morals, the foundations of morals and ethics, theories of morals and ethics
2Concepts of work ethics and profession ethics
3Work and profession ethics in terms of differentiation between cultures
4The emergence of occupational ethics and its importance, teaching as a profession, the importance of teaching and basic characteristics
5The change and transformation of teaching as a profession in time, teaching as a profession in modern times.
6Perception, definition and concepts about teaching as a profession in classical and modern times in East and West.
7Occupational conscience, occupational culture and ethics in teaching
8Ethical principles in school, education and teaching process
9Ethical principals in relationship with colleagues
10Ethical principals in relationship with parents
11Ethical issues and regulations about public officials
12Ethical dilemmas, problems and cases in education and teaching
Recommended or Required Reading
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.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination15050
Final Examination14040
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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