TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	3
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	Science, nature of science, development of science and scientific research; concept of ethics and ethics theories; research and publication ethics; unethical behaviors and violation of ethics in research process; ethical problems concerning authorship and copyright; biased publication, editorship, referee and ethics; publication ethics and unethical behavior in publication process; legal issues and board about research and publication ethics; paths to be followed in identification of ethical violation; common research, publication ethical violation and methods for prevention.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Science, nature and development of science 2nd Week Scientific research methods and techniques 3rd Week Scientific research methods and techniques 4th Week Scientific research methods and techniques 5th Week Scientific research methods and techniques 6th Week Notion of ethics and ethics? theories 7th Week Notion of ethics and ethics? theories 8th Week Midterm exam 9th Week Research and publication ethics 10th Week Unethic behaviors in the research process and ethic violations 11th Week Problems about authorship and copyright, partisan authorship 12th Week Editorship, refereeing and ethics; publication ethics and unethic behaviors in the publication process 13th Week Legal regulations and laws about research and publication ethics, the ways that are followed to determine ethics violations, common violations in publication ethics and the methods of prevention. 14th Week General review, discussion.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	- Bilimsel Makale Nasıl Yazılır ve Yayımlanır, Kemal Koç, Ayhan Aksoy, Aslı Yazıcıoğlu, Gazi Yayınları - Etik Nedir?, Fred Feldman, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları - Etik Kuramları, R. Campbell, A. A. Stroll, A. A. Long, V. J. Bourke, Çeviri: Prof.Dr.Mehmet Türkeri, Lotus Yayınları
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Discussion,Lecture,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 1 8 8 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 3 30 90 Total Workload 121 Total Workload / 30 4,03 ECTS Credits of the Course 3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No