COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSI 2002 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEVRIM ERTÜRK

Offered to

Environmental Engineering
Textile Engineering
Mining Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering (Evening)
Geophysical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mining Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Civil Engineering (Evening)
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Geological Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to investigate the relationship among philosophy, arts, religion and science in different contexts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To comprehend the method and various disciplines of philosophy.
2   To understand the relationship between natural sciences and philosophy.
3   To understand the relationship between human sciences and philosophy.
4   To analyze the relationship of philosophy and logic in different manners.
5   To apply his/her philosophical perspective to his/her own academic field.
6   Gains the ability to capture the problems of philosophy specific to the era and geography and produce solutions to them.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Basic Concepts and Fields of Philosophy
2 Logic: Method of Philosophical Thinking
3 Formal Logic and Dialectic Logic
4 Ontology/Metaphysics
5 Epistemology
6 Ethics/Morality
7 Ethics/Morality
8 Midterm Exam
9 Aesthetics
10 Ancient Philosophy - Philosophy of Nature
11 Philosophy in Middle Ages
12 Modern Philosophy
13 Late Modern Philosophy
14 Contemporary Debates in Philosophy

Recomended or Required Reading

Demet Taşdelen (Edt.), Felsefe, Eskişehir: T.C. Anadolu Üniversitesi Açıköğretim Fakültesi Yayını, 2007.
Ahmet Cevizci, Felsefeye Giriş, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, 2012.
Ioanna Kuçuradi, Etik, Ankara: TFK Yayınları, 1996.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer and problem solving.

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

None

Assessment Criteria

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.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

devrim.erturk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 16:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.155
LO.255
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.6