COURSE SYLLABUS

MEDICAL DEONTOLOGY

1	Course Title:	MEDICAL DEONTOLOGY
2	Course Code:	TTE6004
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. MUSTAFA MURAT CİVANER
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	mcivaner@gmail.com Tel: 224.295 4272 Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Temel Tıp Bilimleri binası 3.kat, Halk Sağlığı AD, Görükle, 16059, Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	By the end of this course, students will be able to define professional values and moral codes, describe the justifications of right to health and professional values & codes, and apply them on specific cases.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	- define the basic concepts such as ethics, morality, and deontology - describe the different methods / ways used for determining the moral good ;
2	- analyse an argument ;
3	- define professional values - describe the moral justifications of professional values ;
4	- define the determinants of health - describe the requisites of right to health and patient rights - explain the justifications of right to health and patients rights, and their connections to professional values ;
5	- analyse a case from the viewpoint of medical ethics;
6	- apply professional values and right to health in case studies - find authentic solutions for ethical problems, by referencing / protecting right to health and professional values;
7	- define national and international professional codes - comprehend how to reach related regulations ;
8	- explain the ways of legal actions against physicians allegedly violated codes of professional morality.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Basic concepts and ethical theories – I
2	Basic concepts and ethical theories – II
3	Argument - I
4	Argument - II
5	Right to health and patient rights
6	Value of life, and the concept of person
7	Respecting a person’s autonomy
8	Giving the priority to patient’s best interest
9	Justice in resource allocation
10	Non-discrimination
11	Utilizing scientific knowledge
12	Confidentiality and respect to private life
13	Avoiding personal interests
14	Physicians’ societal responsibilities

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	World Medical Association Medical Ethics Manual (http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/30ethicsmanual/index.html) Declarations issued by World Medical Association (www.wma.net) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/) Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Treaties/html/164.htm) For related regulations valid in Turkey: http://www.ttb.org.tr/mevzuat
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	4	20
Final Exam	1	40
Total	6	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		60
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		40
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