Course Details

ETHICS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits
1	BENG603	ETHICS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY	3+0+0	3	7,5

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Master's Degree
Department / Program	BIOENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	This course will address the complex ethical issues faced by biomedical engineers.
Course Content	In general, these include the definition of ethics and morality, conflicts of interest, the protection, benefit, and privacy of patient rights, research misconduct, animal rights, and clinical trials for new medical devices/drugs.
Course Methods and Techniques	Lectures, particular talks by prominent scientists, quizzes, articles will be included within the course content.
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Asist Prof.Dr. NURETTİN AYVALI
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Relevant articles will be utilised and shared
	Lectures and some of the notes (on papers) would be shared. Some of the course highlights and/or subjects regarding course content was indicated within the 'content' section.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Yarıl yılSonu Sınavı/Dönem Projesinin Başarı Notuna Katkısı	1	% 20
Quiz/Küçük Sınav	7	% 30
Sunum/Seminer	1	% 20
Final examination	1	% 20
Diğer (Staj vb.)	1	% 10
Total	11	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Araştırma Ödevi	1	15	15
Yazılı Sınav	1	2	2
Grup Sunumu	1	2	2
Ders Dışı Sınav	4	4	16
Sunum için Hazırlık	1	20	20
Sunum	1	2	2
Kısa Sınav	6	1	6
Okuma	14	5	70
Kişisel Çalışma	14	3	42
Yüz Yüze Ders	1	2	2
Derse Devam	14	3	42
Final Sınavı	1	3	3
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 7,5 222

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Overview of ethics and discuss the similarities and differences between ethics and moral
2	Importance of ethical conduct in doing scientific research
3	Importance of ethical conduct in doing research with human and animal cohorts

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction to Ethics: Key Concepts and Historical Context
2	Understanding Morality and Its Role in Scientific Research and Practice
3	Conflicts of Interest: Personal, Professional, and Financial
4	Institutional Conflicts and Managing Ethical Boundaries
5	Patient Rights: Autonomy and Informed Consent
6	Patient and Research Subject Rights: Privacy, Benefit, and Confidentiality
7	Research Misconduct: Fabrication, Falsification, and Plagiarism
8	Lecture-free week
9	Midterm
10	Ethical Use of Animals in Research: Welfare Issues
11	Ethical Use of Animals in Research: Welfare Issues
12	Clinical Trials: Ethical Design and Risk-Benefit Analysis
13	Global Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges in Biomedical Research
14	Global Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges in Biomedical Research

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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