Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
2	FCT101	Project Management and Engineering Ethics	2+0+0	2	3	17.02.2026

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	Mechanical Engineering (English)
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Understanding universal ethical principles and values in professional life and social relations, engineering ethics, learning the professional responsibility and ethical principles of software engineering. Gaining the ability to examine, question, and evaluate professional dilemmas.
Course Content	Analyzing practical ethical issues, their reflections in society, and ethical incidents in other professions. Preparing a project on a problem through group work.
Course Methods and Techniques	Group Work, Project
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	Asist Prof. Mücahit Ege
Name of Lecturers	Asist Prof. Doruk Gürkan
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Atayman, V. (2005). Etik, Donkişot Yayınları, İstanbul. Aydın, İnayet, P. (2002). Yönetsel Mesleki ve Örgütsel Etik, Pegem A Yayıncılık, 3.Baskı, İstanbul Cevizci, A. (2002). Etiğe Giriş, Felsefe Dizisi, Paradigma Yayınları, İstanbul.
Course Notes	Instructor's Lecture Notes

Course Category

Mathematics and Basic Sciences	%90
Field	%10

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Duration	14	3	42
Mid-terms	1	7	7
Final examination	1	15	15
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 3 64

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Students will be able to identify, analyze and resolve ethical issues and dilemmas encountered in engineering and project-based environments in accordance with professional and societal responsibilities.
2	Students will be able to apply fundamental project management principles and tools to plan, execute , monitor, and evaluate engineering projects within defined scope, time, cost, and quality constraints.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction to Project Management and Ethics; relationship between engineering, ethics, and projects
2	Ethics, values, and professional responsibility in engineering and project environments
3	Fundamentals of project management; project life cycle, stakeholders, and ethical roles
4	Engineering and mechanical project planning; scope definition, WBS, and ethical issues
5	Scheduling and cost estimation; time–cost trade-offs and ethical concerns
6	Risk management, safety, and ethics in engineering and mechanical projects
7	Review of project management tools and ethical principles
8	Midterm Exam
9	Public projects, public ethics, and accountability in engineering applications
10	Technical documentation, reporting, and ethical rules for sources and references
11	Ethical decision-making models and resolution of ethical dilemmas in projects
12	Project presentations and ethical evaluation (I)
13	Project presentations and ethical evaluation (II)
14	Project presentations and ethical evaluation (III)
15	Project closure, sustainability, and professional ethics
16	Final Exam

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5	P6	P7	P8	P9	P10	P11	P12
C1							5	5	4	4
C2							4	5	5	4

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