COURSE SYLLABUS

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND DEONTOLOGY

1	Course Title:	PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND DEONTOLOGY
2	Course Code:	VET5003
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	5
6	Semester:	9
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	1
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Türel Özkul
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Türel Özkul turelozkul@uludag.edu.tr, turelozkul@gmail.com Uludağ Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Veteriner Hekimliği Tarihi ve Deontoloji AD
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19	Objective of the Course:	To obtain enough knowledge of deontology and ethics to support the decisional process of professional life
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Learns the concepts of deontology and ethics;
2	Learns the relevant legal arrangements;
3	Can distinguish between the common and different aspects of deontology and ethics;
4	Evaluate ethical decision-making processes;
5	Can use the Ethical Principles in professional ethical problems ;
6	Can solve the problems of professional ethics;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The aim of the Professional Ethics and Deontology course
2	Deontology (conceptions and approaches)
3	Deontology - General Subjects
4	Deontology in Veterinary Medicine: General Rules, the Duties of veterinarians, Client and Public Relations
5	Deontology in Veterinary Medicine: The relations with regarding professions, the establishment and operation of clinic, policlinic, hospital and laboratory, the responsibilities of veterinarians to patients
6	Ethics (Conceptions and Approaches)
7	The Basic Ethical Principles, The Principle of Autonomy, The Principle of Beneficence, The Principle of Nonmaleficence, The Principle of Justice
8	The Ethics of Veterinary Medicine : Evaluating the relations with Animal (Patient), Client, Public and Veterinarians
9	Professional Ethical Rules of Veterinary Medicine: The Duties of Veterinarians, Neutrality of Veterinarian, emergency aid, advertisement prohibition, consultation, team work, veterinary-client relations, veterinary- animal rights
10	Ethical Committees, The history of Ethical Committees, Regulation on Methods and Principles of Animal Experimentation Ethics Committees
11	The ethical problems during the veterinary practices - Ethical decision process and solution suggestions
12	Case Report
13	Case Report
14	General Evaluation

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Richard M. Zaner (1988) Ethics and the Clinical Encounter 2. Peter Singer (1993) Practical Ethics 3. B.E .Rollin (1999) An Introduction To Veterinary Medical Ethics-Theory and Cases 4. Anonymus (1999). Livestock Ethics and Quality of Life (Eds. J. Hodges& K. Han) 5. K. Dolan (1999) Ethics, Animals and Science 6. G. Legod (2000) Veterinary Ethics-An Introduction 7. J.P. Gluck; T. D. Pasquale and F.B. Orlans (2002) Applied ethics in Animal Research-Philosophy, Regulation, and Laboratory Applications 8. D. V. Engelhardt (2001) Tıbbın Gündelik Yaşamında Etik 9. Anonymus (2002). Applied Ethics in Animal Research (Eds. J.P. Gluck, T. Di Pasquate & F. B. Orians) 10. Susan J. Armstrong and Richard G. Botzler. The Animal Ethics Reader
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High