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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS GSR 5081 SCIENTIFIC PARADIGMS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Painting Crafts Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÇINLA ŞEKER

Offered to

Painting Crafts Teacher Education

Course Objective

Knowing the science, scientific and scientific paradigms, which made human as human, thinking about these and appreciating them.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows science and scientific as concepts. 2   Knows what paradigm is. 3   Knows who Thomas Samuel Kuhn is. 4   Knows the Structure of Scientific Revolutions. 5   Knows the concepts of paradigm shifts and paradigm paralysis. 6   Knows who Jacob Bronowski is. 7   Knows the scientific paradigms of the Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski. 8   Knows Bronowski s treatise on the commitment of humanity.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Intro: Science, Scientific and Paradigm 2 Thomas Samuel Kuhn and the Structure of Scientific Revolutions 3 Paradigm Shifts and Paradigm Paralysis 4 Lower than the Angels evolution of humans from proto-ape to the modern form 400,000 years ago 5 The Harvest of the Seasons early human migration, agriculture and the first settlements, and war, the Grain in the Stone tools, and the development of architecture and sculpture. 6 The Hidden Structure fire, metals and alchemy, Music of the Spheres the language of numbers and mathematics 7 The Starry Messenger Galileo's universe and the implications of his trial on the shift to "northern" science 8 midterm 9 The Majestic Clockwork explores Newton and Einstein's laws, The Drive for Power the industrial revolution and the effect on everyday life 10 The Ladder of Creation Darwin and Wallace's ideas on the origin of species 11 World within World the story of the periodic table and of the atom 12 Knowledge or Certainty physics and the clash of the pursuit of absolute vs. imperfect knowledge, and the misgivings of the scientists realizing the terrible outcome of the conflict 13 Generation upon Generation the joys of life, sex, and genetics and the dark side of cloning 14 The Long Childhood Bronowski's treatise on the commitment of humanity. 15 final

Recomended or Required Reading

limitless

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

research

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE 2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 4 52 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39 Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 PO.16 PO.17 PO.18 PO.19 PO.20 LO.1 1 1 1 LO.2 1 1 1 LO.3 1 1 1 LO.4 1 1 1 LO.5 1 1 1 LO.6 1 1 1 LO.7 1 1 1 LO.8 1 1 1