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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

TIP043

Course Name:

Novel Technologies and Ethics in Medicine

Semester:

Fall
Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:7. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Second Cycle

EQF-LLL:7. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. TAYYİBE BARDAKÇI

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Tayyibe Bardakçı

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

-To learn various ethical theories used in today's moral philosophy debates.
-Learn to recognize and evaluate the philosophical arguments.
-To understand the individual and social effects of new technologies.
-To discuss the potential of technology to transform morality.
-To examine what medicine should not do as well as what it can do.

Course Content:

The developments in the fields such as medicine, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and genetic engineering are a sign that we live in a century in which many things we used to see as science fiction now have become scientific facts. IVF, new gene-editing techniques such as CRISPR (see the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry), the increasing use of artificial intelligence in medicine, or prosthetics that transcend the normal limits of human beings are only a part of today's technologies that we could not have imagined a hundred years ago.
In this course, technologies which have entered our lives sometimes through medicine and sometimes with their use in medicine, will be discussed. Important ethical and social problems of today’s technologies will be addressed, and answers will be sought for the following questions:
-Could an embryo be called a person? Can we use embryos in research?
-Is it morally right to enhance people in a way that functions beyond normal limits?
-What are the advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence applications in medicine?
-What kind of social and moral consequences human cloning includes?
Class sessions consist primarily of lectures and discussion activities.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) -To become familiar with basic ethical theories / frameworks.
2) To gain a perspective on which purposes new technologies can be used.
3) Gaining the ability of students to express their own views clearly and to take other opinions into account in class discussions.
4) To be able to evaluate the losses that new technologies may cause as well as the advantages.
5) To understand the potential of technology to transform morality.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introductory lecture, introduction of the course	Lecture notes
2)	Basic concepts: Ethics, morality, medical ethics, bioethics	Lecture notes
3)	The concept of human dignity	Lecture notes
4)	IVF: The technology that changes the nature of reproduction	Lecture notes
5)	Gene editing and ethical issues	Lecture notes
6)	Artificial organs and limbs	Lecture notes
7)	Doping & Trans/post-human athletes	Lecture notes
8)	Midterm week
9)	Human enhancement and ethics	Lecture notes
10)	Ethical issues about big data and health data	Lecture notes
11)	Use of artificial intelligence in medicine	Lecture notes
12)	Digital age pandemic COVID-19	Lecture notes
13)	Implantable chips / Black Mirror example	Lecture notes
14)	Human cloning	Lecture notes
15)	Final haftası

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Ders notları, dönem boyunca tavsiye edilen makale, kitap ve filmler.

References:

Gerd Leonhard, Teknolojiye Karşı İnsanlık, Siyah Kitap.
Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: Yarının Kısa Bir Tarihi, Kolektif Kitap.
Yuval Noah Harari, 21.Yüzyıl için 21 Ders, Kolektif Kitap.
Francis Fukuyama, İnsan ötesi geleceğimiz: Biyoteknoloji devriminin sonuçları, ODTÜ Geliştirme Vakfı.
Michael Sandel, The Case Against Perfection, Harvard University Press.
Jürgen Habermas, İnsan Doğasının Geleceği, Everest Yayınları.
Sevtap Metin, Biyotıp Etiği ve Hukuk, İstanbul: BETİM Kitaplığı.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) When Istinye University Faculty of Medicine student is graduated who knows the historical development of medicine, medical practices, and the medical profession and their importance for society.	3	3	3	3	3
2) knows the normal structure and function of the human body at the level of molecules, cells, tissues, organs and systems.	1	1	1	2	2
3) is capable of systematically taking an accurate and effective social and medical history from their patients and make a comprehensive physical examination.	2	2	2	2	2
4) knows the laboratory procedures related to diseases; In primary care, the necessary material (blood, urine, etc.) can be obtained from the patient with appropriate methods and can perform the necessary laboratory procedures for diagnosis and follow-up or request laboratory tests.
5) can distinguish pathological changes in structure and functions during diseases from physiological changes and can Interpret the patient's history, physical examination, laboratory and imaging findings, and arrive at a pre-diagnosis and diagnosis of the patient's problem.
6) knows, plans and applies primary care and emergency medical treatment practices, rehabilitation stages.
7) can keep patient records accurately and efficiently, know the importance of confidentiality of patient information and records, and protects this privacy.				1	1
8) knows the clinical decision-making process, evidence-based medicine practices and current approaches.	1	1	1	2	2
9) knows and applies the basic principles of preventive health measures and the protection of individuals from diseases and improving health, and recognizes the individual and/or society at risk, undertakes the responsibility of the physician in public health problems such as epidemics and pandemics.	1	1	1	2	2
10) knows the biopsychosocial approach, evaluates the causes of diseases by considering the individual and his / her environment.	2	2	2	2	2
11) is capable of having effective oral and/or written communication with patients and their relatives, society and colleagues.	3	3	2	3	2
12) knows the techniques, methods and rules of researching. It contributes to the creation, sharing, implementation and development of new professional knowledge and practices by using science and scientific method within the framework of ethical rules.	2	2	3	3	3
13) can collect health data, analyze them, present them in summary, and prepare forensic reports.	1	1	2	2	2
14) knows the place of physicians as an educator, administrator and researcher in delivery of health care. It takes responsibility for the professional and personal development of own and colleagues in all interdisciplinary teams established to increase the health level of the society.	3	3	3	3	3
15) knows employee health, environment and occupational safety issues and takes responsibility when necessary.	2	2	2	1	1
16) knows health policies and is able to evaluate their effects in the field of application.	2	2	3	3	3
17) keeps medical knowledge up-to-date within the framework of lifelong learning responsibility.	3	3	3	3	3
18) applies own profession by knowing about ethical obligations and legal responsibilities, prioritizing human values and with self-sacrifice throughout own medical life.	2	2	2	2	2

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	When Istinye University Faculty of Medicine student is graduated who knows the historical development of medicine, medical practices, and the medical profession and their importance for society.	3
2)	knows the normal structure and function of the human body at the level of molecules, cells, tissues, organs and systems.	2
3)	is capable of systematically taking an accurate and effective social and medical history from their patients and make a comprehensive physical examination.	2
4)	knows the laboratory procedures related to diseases; In primary care, the necessary material (blood, urine, etc.) can be obtained from the patient with appropriate methods and can perform the necessary laboratory procedures for diagnosis and follow-up or request laboratory tests.
5)	can distinguish pathological changes in structure and functions during diseases from physiological changes and can Interpret the patient's history, physical examination, laboratory and imaging findings, and arrive at a pre-diagnosis and diagnosis of the patient's problem.
6)	knows, plans and applies primary care and emergency medical treatment practices, rehabilitation stages.
7)	can keep patient records accurately and efficiently, know the importance of confidentiality of patient information and records, and protects this privacy.	1
8)	knows the clinical decision-making process, evidence-based medicine practices and current approaches.	2
9)	knows and applies the basic principles of preventive health measures and the protection of individuals from diseases and improving health, and recognizes the individual and/or society at risk, undertakes the responsibility of the physician in public health problems such as epidemics and pandemics.	2
10)	knows the biopsychosocial approach, evaluates the causes of diseases by considering the individual and his / her environment.	1
11)	is capable of having effective oral and/or written communication with patients and their relatives, society and colleagues.	2
12)	knows the techniques, methods and rules of researching. It contributes to the creation, sharing, implementation and development of new professional knowledge and practices by using science and scientific method within the framework of ethical rules.	3
13)	can collect health data, analyze them, present them in summary, and prepare forensic reports.	3
14)	knows the place of physicians as an educator, administrator and researcher in delivery of health care. It takes responsibility for the professional and personal development of own and colleagues in all interdisciplinary teams established to increase the health level of the society.	3
15)	knows employee health, environment and occupational safety issues and takes responsibility when necessary.	2
16)	knows health policies and is able to evaluate their effects in the field of application.	2
17)	keeps medical knowledge up-to-date within the framework of lifelong learning responsibility.	3
18)	applies own profession by knowing about ethical obligations and legal responsibilities, prioritizing human values and with self-sacrifice throughout own medical life.	2

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	14	1	2		42
Midterms	1	4	2		6
Final	1	4	2		6
Total Workload					54