ANTALYA BİLİM UNIVERSITY
Course Information Package

EBE 305 - Professional Values and Ethics in Midwifery

Basic Information

Course Code:
EBE 305
Course Name:
Professional Values and Ethics in Midwifery
Language of Instruction:
Turkish
Course Type:
Class
Course Level:
Bachelor
ECTS:
3.00
Instructor:
Öğr. Gör. Tuğçe ATASAYAR

Course Objectives

This course aims to ensure that students understand midwifery deontology and the professionalization process of midwifery, adopt ethical principles, learn about contemporary roles in the profession, and become familiar with old and new legal regulations and guidelines.

Course Content

This course includes theoretical knowledge and case examples about professional deontology, professionalization, ethical principles, contemporary roles in the profession, and old and new legal regulations and guidelines.

Prerequisites / Corequisites

No prerequisites

Course Books / Materials / Recommended Resources

Illysa R. Foster - Jon Lasser - Jones & Bartlett (2015). Ebelik Uygulamalarında Profesyonel Etik. (Çev Edt. Ersoy, N., Özcan, M. ve Ergin, A.) Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara. Sert, G. (2004). Hasta Hakları Uluslararası Bildirgeler ve Tıp Etiği Çerçevesinde. Babil Yayınları. İstanbul.

Learning Outcomes

Code Description
LO1 Demonstrates knowledge of ethical theories and discusses the relationship between ethics, morality, and law
LO2 Demonstrates knowledge of ethical theories and discusses the relationship between ethics, morality, and law.
LO3 Lists the sociological characteristics, deontology, and ethical codes of the midwifery profession and generates solutions to ethical issues.
LO4 Explains ethical issues that may arise in the midwifery profession and expresses related perspectives using appropriate presentation techniques.
LO5 Identifies and protects professional values, and makes decisions in favor of patient welfare in cases of value conflicts, using knowledge, skills, and professional judgment.

Weekly Course Content

Week Content
1 Course Introduction
2 Definition of the Profession and Professionalization Criteria
3 Professional Values in Midwifery
4 Ethics, Morality, Law, and Professional Ethics (Research Ethics)
5 The Importance of Ethics for Midwives, Ethical Codes in Midwifery, Ethical Theories
6 Ethical Codes in Midwifery, Ethical Theories (continued)
7 Ethical Decision-Making Process in Midwifery
8 Ethical Dilemmas and Proposed Solutions
9 General Topics in Women's Health and Advocacy (Violence Against Women, Gender Selection for Non-Medical Purposes, Vaginal Examination, Hymen Examination, Female Genital Mutilation)
10 Genetic and Pre-embryo Research Topics (Embryo Research, Ethics in the Donation and Use of Gametes and Embryos, Sperm Banking and Egg Freezing, Use of Embryo or Fetal Tissues)
11 Topics Related to Conception and Reproduction (Ethical Principles in Multiple Pregnancies, Surrogacy, Ethical Issues in Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Diseases, Infertility and Ethics)
12 Pregnancy and Maternal/Fetal Issues (Ethics of Cesarean Birth, Ethical Issues in Adolescent Pregnancies, Ethical Views on Managing Fetuses with Severe Malformations, Safe Motherhood)
13 Topics Related to Newborns (Ethical Principles in Cord Blood Collection, Ethical Principles in Newborn Resuscitation, Ethical Considerations in Managing Newborns with Severe Malformations, Neglect and Abuse of Infants)
14 Issues in Contraception and Abortion (Ethics in Sterilization, Ethical Aspects of Offering Contraceptive Methods for Women, Abortion Ethics, Emergency Contraceptive Methods and Ethics)

Workload Calculation

Activity Count Duration (Hours) Total
Post-Class Individual Study 14 2.00 28.00
Midterm Exam/Preparation 7 2.00 14.00
Final Exam/Preparation 14 2.00 28.00
Other 14 1.00 14.00
Total Workload (Hours) 84
ECTS Credit (Workload / 25) 3

Assessment

# Assessment Type Contribution (%)
1 Midterm Exam %40
2 Final Exam %60
TOTAL %100

PO - LO Matrix

PO \ LO
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
LO5
PO-1
PO-2
PO-3
PO-4
PO-5
PO-6
PO-7
PO-8
PO-9
PO-10
1
Low Contribution
2
Medium Contribution
3
High Contribution

Teaching and Learning Methods

# Method Name Description Tools
1 Lecture (expository teaching), interactive discussion Listening and taking notes. Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools (projector, computer, digital presentations)
2 Controversial Course Listening and comprehension, critical thinking Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector
3 Group Work Students determine the slope and cross-sectional geometric characteristics of a parabolic irrigation canal on campus, plot the flow rate curve at different sections of the canal, and submit a report. Land surveying instruments
4 Seminar Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, IT, listening and comprehension, managerial skills Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence tools can be used to access information in the classroom.

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 4
SDG 10
SDG 16