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Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
9203015762013	Communication and Ethics		1	2	7,00

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Third Cycle

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Language of Instruction

Turkish

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Objectives of the Course

The course is searching answers to the questions “Why people need morality?” and “What is the relation between morality and the style of living?” Also the relation between morality and communication is analyzed in a deep way. Increasing acknowledges and awareness level on the subject of morality.

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Name of Lecturer(s)

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Learning Outcomes

1	Ability to make research on media and ethic

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Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

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Prerequisities and Co-Requisities

None

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Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

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Content of the Course

Morality and ethics are two important elements to understand communication. The works made on the subject of media (cinema, advertisement, radio, television, and written other communication tools) needs the concept of morality/ethic. In this sense, the course composed of three major parts. First, Ancient Greek philosophers and Eastern Philosophers understanding of people and morality will be discussed. Second, from the move point of modern and post-modern life styles creates their own morality understanding, try to understand the new morality criteria of both of them. Media is a creation of modern life style but it also tries to understand the post modern life style and this try can be concluded if the life styles of modern and post modern analyzed properly. Third, how people change and transformation in these concepts and what are their responsibilities and characteristics are going to be discussed

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Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subjects (Theoretical)	Teaching Methods	Preparatory
1	Antient Greek Philosophers and Ethic philosophy Enlightenment and Ethic Philosophy Modern Life and Morality Modern Life and Morality Nietzsche and Ethic Agnes Heler: One Morality Theory Porst Modernism and Ethic Baumann and Post Modern Morality Presentation 1: Media and Ethic Presentation 2: Media and Ethic Presentation 3: Media and Ethic Presentation 4: Media and Ethic
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Text Book / Material / Recommended Resources

Temel Kaynaklar: Heller, A. (2006) , Bir Ahlak Kuramı, (çev.) A. Yılmaz, K. Tütüncü, E. Demirel, Ayrıntı: İstanbul Poole, R. (1993) Ahlak ve Modernlik, (çev.) M. Küçük, Ayrıntı: İstanbul Baumnan, Z. (1998) Postmodern Etik, Ayrıntı: istanbul

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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
Total		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
Total		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60

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Work Pacement(s)

None

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Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	10	10
Final Examination	1	10	10
Discussion	14	6	84
Question-Answer	14	5	70
Performance	14	2	28
Total Work Load (hours)			202

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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1
LO 1