COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GKD 5003 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ESRA BUKOVA GÜZEL

Offered to

Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION
French Language Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
Special Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
Buca Faculty Of Education
German Language Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students with the basic concepts and problems of history and philosophy of science. Nevertheless, with the comprehension of historical development of history and philosophy of science, it is aimed for the students to be able to discuss critics about science especially in 20th century.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain relation between science and philosophy
2   To explain chronologically scientific developments in history
3   To evaluate conditions of emergence of different scientific disciplines
4   To explain principal problems of philosophy of science
5   To evaluate basic critics toward science in 20th century

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Science, Philosophy of Science and Scientific Method
2 Science During Ancient Civilizations
3 Science in Ancient Greece and Rome
4 Science in Islamic World
5 Science in Medieval and Renaissance Era
6 Science in 17th and 18th Centuries
7 Science in 19th and 20th Centuries
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Science and Scientific Developments in Turkish History
10 Philosophy of Science: Basic Concepts and Problems
11 Relations Between Science, Scientism, Ideology, Ethics and Religion
12 Thomas Kuhn and Structure of Scientific Revolutions
13 Vienna and Frankfurt Circle
14 Critics Toward Science in 20th and 21st Centuries
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Topdemir, H. G., Unat, Y. (2009). Bilim Tarihi. Ankara: PegemA Yayınları
2-Koyre, Alexandre. (1995). Yeniçağ Biliminin Doğuşu. Ankara: Gündoğan Yayınları
3-Sayılı, A. (1996). Mısırlılarda ve Mezopotamyalılarda Matematik, Astronomi ve Tıp. Ankara: TTK Yayınları
4-Ata, B. (Ed.) (2008). Bilim, Teknoloji ve Sosyal Değişme. Ankara: PegemA Yayınları
5-Yıldırım, C. (2014). Bilim Felsefesi. Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Lec. Mustafa Özbaş
Social Sciences Building, Room 303
Tel. 02323012106
mustafa.ozbas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 81

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1445
LO.2445
LO.3445
LO.4445
LO.5445

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