SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
GPS7102	Ethical Approaches in Psychology	0	Fall	3	0	3	6

Course Type :	Elective Course I
Cycle:	Master TQF-HE:7. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Second Cycle EQF-LLL:7. Master`s Degree
Language of Instruction:	Turkish
Prerequisities and Co-requisities:	N/A
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Name of Coordinator:	Öğretim Görevlisi Dr. ŞEBNEM UYGUN
Dersin Öğretim Eleman(lar)ı:	Öğretim Görevlisi Dr. ŞEBNEM UYGUN
Dersin Kategorisi:

SECTION II: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Course Objectives & Content

Course Objectives:	This course aims to enable psychology students, researchers, and psychologists to adopt an ethical approach throughout their lives in all professional activities, scientific research, teaching and educational practices, and publications, and to understand ethical values both scientifically and professionally.
Course Content:	The content of this course is to introduce the ethical principles that psychology students, researchers, and psychologists must observe throughout their lives in all professional activities, scientific research, teaching and educational practices, and publications, and to discuss the development and internalization of ethical professional behavior.

Course Specific Rules

Regular attendance is expected.

Ethical and professional conduct must be observed during all course activities.

Presentations and written assignments must be submitted on the specified dates.

Plagiarism is not tolerated in any assignments or examinations.

All references must comply with academic citation standards (e.g., APA).

Respect for differing opinions is required during class discussions.

Students are responsible for fulfilling their individual roles in group work.

Make-up exams are not granted without a valid excuse.

Unauthorized sharing of course materials is considered an ethical violation.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are those describing the knowledge, skills and competencies that students are expected to achieve upon successful completion of the course. In this context, Course Learning Outcomes defined for this course unit are as follows:



Knowledge *(Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)*
1) To understand and distinguish between the concepts of ethics and morality.
2) To understand the basic philosophical foundations of an ethical perspective.
Skills *(Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)*
Competences *(Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)*
1) To analyze examples of professional misconduct based on the principles of professional ethics.
2) To recognize ethical issues in psychological research.
3) To learn and comprehend the Ethical Principles of the Turkish Psychological Association (TPA).
4) To apply principles of professional ethics to problems encountered in daily life.
5) To identify ethical violations and dilemmas that may arise within contemporary scientific developments, including pseudoscientific information, and to discuss them critically.

Weekly Course Schedule

Week	Subject	Materials Sharing *
		Related Preparation	Further Study
1)	Course Introduction: Scope, importance, and course rules; ethical issues in psychology	Reviewing lecture notes	Reinforcement of ethical concepts covered in the course
2)	Basic Concepts of Ethics: Philosophy and ethics	Reading from Prof. Dr. Ioanna’s book related to basic concepts of ethics	Reinforcement of basic ethical concepts
3)	Professional Ethics: What are ethical dilemmas and ethical violations? Ethical decision-making processes	. Materyal
4)	Discussion: Pseudoscience and ethics
5)	Turkish Psychological Association (TPA) Code of Ethics and Ethical Procedures Regulation	. Materyal	. .
6)	Ethics in Education
7)	Midterms	.
8)	Ethical Issues in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
9)	Ethical Analyses: Discussion of films addressing ethical dilemmas (Genetic Selection Tests)
9)	Ethical Principles in Research and Publication
10)	Case Discussions on Ethical Violations – 2: Technology and social media
11)	Case Discussions on Ethical Violations – 1: Prescription drug use in children and adolescents
11)	Case Discussions on Ethical Violations – 1: Prescription drug use in children and adolescents
12)	Ethical Analyses: Discussion of films addressing ethical dilemmas (Artificial Intelligence)
13)	Guest Speaker (Clinical or Forensic Psychology)
14)	Final Exams

*These fields provides students with course materials for their pre- and further study before and after the course delivered.

DERS ÖĞRENME ÇIKTILARI - PROGRAM ÖĞRENME ÇIKTILARI İLİŞKİSİ

Contribution of The Course Unit To The Programme Learning Outcomes

Ders Öğrenme Çıktıları (DÖÇ)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Program Öğrenme Çıktıları (PÖÇ)
1) Analyzes and interprets individual and group behaviors in organizational settings.
2) Integrates psychological theories into workplace processes.
3) Evaluates and proposes practical solutions for areas like job satisfaction, motivation, and performance.
4) Develops ethical and scientific approaches to organizational issues and assumes responsibility.
5) Applies decision-making, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills in professional life.
6) Contributes to teamwork and plays an active role in organizational communication.
7) Demonstrates awareness of issues such as occupational health, stress, and burnout, and suggests appropriate solutions.
8) Applies interdisciplinary knowledge within different organizational structures.
9) Demonstrates sensitivity to professional ethics, social responsibility, and justice.
10) Adopts and practices lifelong learning for continuous professional development.

SECTION III: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE UNIT AND COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)

Level of Contribution of the Course to PLOs

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Programme Learning Outcomes	Contribution Level (from 1 to 5)
1)	Analyzes and interprets individual and group behaviors in organizational settings.
2)	Integrates psychological theories into workplace processes.
3)	Evaluates and proposes practical solutions for areas like job satisfaction, motivation, and performance.
4)	Develops ethical and scientific approaches to organizational issues and assumes responsibility.
5)	Applies decision-making, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills in professional life.
6)	Contributes to teamwork and plays an active role in organizational communication.
7)	Demonstrates awareness of issues such as occupational health, stress, and burnout, and suggests appropriate solutions.
8)	Applies interdisciplinary knowledge within different organizational structures.
9)	Demonstrates sensitivity to professional ethics, social responsibility, and justice.
10)	Adopts and practices lifelong learning for continuous professional development.

SECTION IV: TEACHING-LEARNING & ASSESMENT-EVALUATION METHODS OF THE COURSE

Teaching & Learning Methods of the Course

(All teaching and learning methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)

Teaching and Learning Methods defined at the Programme Level	Teaching and Learning Methods Defined for the Course
Lectures
Discussion
Case Study
Problem Solving
Demonstration
Views
Reading
Homework
Project Preparation
Seminar
Brain Storming
Questions Answers
Role Playing-Animation-Improvisation
Active Participation in Class

Assessment & Evaluation Methods of the Course

(All assessment and evaluation methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)

Aassessment and evaluation Methods defined at the Programme Level	Assessment and Evaluation Methods defined for the Course
Midterm
Final Exam

Contribution of Assesment & Evalution Activities to Final Grade of the Course

Measurement and Evaluation Methods	# of practice per semester	Level of Contribution
Total		%
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 0
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		%
Total		%

SECTION V: WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED FOR THE COURSE