TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Are familiar with philosophical approaches to ethics. 2) Know the ethical issues frequently encountered by business organizations. 3) Know the responsibilities of business organizations to society and to their stakeholders.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, the concepts of marketing ethics and consumer ethics will be examined, case studies will be analyzed in a global viewpoint. Topics such as product, pricing, distribution and promotion will be discussed in terms of ethics.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the course 2nd Week Ethics 3rd Week Business ethics 4th Week Context and ethics 5th Week Philosophical foundations: Kant and utilitarianism 6th Week Philosophical foundations: Social contract and pragmatism perspectives 7th Week Philosophical foundations: Relativist and feminist perspectives 8th Week Mid-term examination 9th Week Principals and agents 10th Week Corporations and workers 11th Week Financial system 12th Week Corporate social responsibility 13th Week International dimension 14th Week International dimension
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Duska, R. (2007). Comtemporary reflections on business ethics. Dordrect: Springer
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Quiz 1 30 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 140 140 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 100 100 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Quiz 1 2 2 Total Workload 288 Total Workload / 30 9,6 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No