COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FBE 6097 HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÜMIT HALIS ERDOĞAN

Offered to

Statistics (English)
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to introduce the important scientists and their innovations at the journey of the history of thought from ancient times to modern age within a philosophical perspective.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to comprehend the theoretical system of philosophy of science,
2   Able to discuss complex problems and solutions of them in scientific researches,
3   Able to grasp the philosophical problems in scientific activities,
4   Able to relate philosophy of science with history of science,
5   Able to analyze the concept of science in a historical manner.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Fundamental Problems and Discussions in Philosophy of Science
2 Fundamental Problems and Discussions in Scientific Activities
3 Scientific Activity in Ancient Times
4 Scientific Activity in Ancient Times
5 Scientific Activity in Renaissance
6 Scientific Activity in Modern Age
7 Midterm Exam
8 Presentation
9 Discussion
10 Presentation
11 Discussion
12 Presentation
13 Discussion
14 A General Evaluation of the Course

Recomended or Required Reading

Cemal Güzel, Bilim Felsefesi, Istanbul: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2010.
Cemal Yıldırım, Bilimsel Düşünme Yöntemi, Ankara: Imge Kitabevi, 2008.
Pascal Acot, Bilim Tarihi, çev. Nermin Acar, Ankara: Dost Kitabevi, 2005.
Sevim Tekeli vd., Bilim Tarihine Giriş, Ankara: Nobel Yayın, 1999.
Doğan Özlem, Bilim Felsefesi, Istanbul: Inkılâp Kitabevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Discussion, Question-Answer.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 +PRS * 0.20 +FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +PRS * 0.20 +RST * 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Presentation and mid-term exam will be assessed with LO1-2.
Final exam will be assessed with LO 3-5.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Presentations must be presented and delivered at the scheduled time.
2. Active participation to the lectures is essential.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kurtul.gulenc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 6 2 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 127

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3
LO.4
LO.5

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