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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FSH 0003	PHILOSOPHY (HISTORY OF IDEAS)	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2

Offered By

Faculty Of Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUHITTIN AYGÜN

Offered to

Physics(Evening)
Chemistry
Biology
Statistics(Evening)
Computer Science
Mathematics (Evening)
Statistics
Chemistry (Evening)
Physics
Mathematics
Faculty Of Science

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to introduce the general principles of philosophical thinking and basic disciplines of philosophy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	distinguish philosophy from other types of knowledge
2	know the basic fields of philosophy, the basic problems of these fields and different samples of solutions of these problems.
3	gain the ability to approach to the world and our age with philosophy (especially with philosophical concepts).
4	explain the concepts, problems and solutions of these problems of philosophy to other people
5	gain the ability to comprehend the current problems of philosophy and find original solutions for them

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Philosophy and science as fields of knowledge
2	Basic disciplines of philosophy: Ontology
3	Basic disciplines of philosophy: Philosophy of knowledge
4	Basic disciplines of philosophy: Ethics
5	Basic disciplines of philosophy: Philosophy of art
6	Understanding the world with philosophy: concept of friendship
7	Understanding the world with philosophy: concept of courage
8	Midterm exam
9	Understanding the world with philosophy: concept of truth
10	Understanding the world with philosophy: concept of freedom
11	Understanding our age with philosophy: concept of democracy
12	Understanding our age with philosophy: concept of right
13	Understanding our age with philosophy: concept of responsibility
14	Modernism - Postmodernism

Recomended or Required Reading

1. J.M. Bochenski, Felsefece Düşünmenin Yolları, çev. Kurtuluş Dinçer, Ankara: BilgeSu Yayıncılık.
2. Kurtuluş Dinçer, Kısaca Felsefe, Ankara: Pharmakon Kitap.
3. Laszio Versenyi, Sokrates ve Insan Sevgisi, çev. Ahmet Cevizci, Gündoğan Yayınları
4. Bedia Akarsu, Felsefe Terimleri Sözlüğü, Savaş Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussion
3. Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm exam, Final exam

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-5:The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 attendance is required.
2. The participation in midterm and final exams will be considered in grading.
3. The participation in presentation activity will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kubilay.aysevener@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials			0
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for Quiz etc			0
Preparing Individual Assignments			0
Preparing Group Assignments			0
Other (please indicate)			0
Preparation before/after weekly lectures			0
Preparation for Mid-term Exam	1	5	5
Preparation for Final Exam	1	12	12
Preparing Presentations	1	5	5
Ouiz etc			0
Final	1	1,5	2
Mid-term	1	1,5	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			52

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.3	PO.11	PO.13
LO.1	4		4
LO.2	4	4	4
LO.3	4	4	4
LO.4	4	4	4
LO.5	4	4	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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