COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY OF KNOWLEDGE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 1002 PHILOSOPHY OF KNOWLEDGE COMPULSORY 4 0 0 8

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZLEM DUVA KAYA

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to introduce basic problems, discussions and principles of philosophy of knowledge.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the student will be able to distinguish philosophy of knowledge from other disciplines in philosophy,
2   know the basic concepts, discussions and principles of philosophy of knowledge,
3   classify different types of knowledge,
4   make foundations in relation to the problem of possibility and source of knowledge,
5   explain the problems and solutions of these problems of philosophy of knowledge to other people.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is knowledge
2 Possibility of knowledge
3 Possibility of knowledge
4 Sources of knowledge
5 Sources of knowledge
6 Types of knowledge
7 Types of knowledge
8 Midterm exam
9 Truthness of knowledge
10 Truthness of knowledge
11 Truthness of knowledge
12 Ways of gaining knowledge
13 Ways of gaining knowledge
14 Ways of gaining knowledge
15 Evaluation and Discussion
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ahmet Cevizci, Bilgi Felsefesi, (Istanbul: Say Yayınları)
Arda Denkel, Bilginin Temelleri, (Istanbul: Doruk Yayınları)
Vehbi Hacıkadiroğlu, Bilginin Doğası ve Kaynakları Üzerine (Istanbul: Cem Yayınevi)
A. Kadir Çüçen, Bilgi Felsefesi (Istanbul: Sentez Yayıncılık)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Discussion

Assessment Methods

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

1. LO 1-2:The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.
2. LO 3-5:The student s performance will be evaluated by his/her presentation and paper.

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)

ozlem.duva@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Mon: 09.30-10.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 17 17
Preparation for quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Reading 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 12 12
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.155
LO.255
LO.35
LO.454
LO.555

CONTACT INFORMATION
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