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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FEL 1113	INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZLEM DUVA KAYA

Offered to

Psychology

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	At the end of the course, the student will be able to distinguish philosophy from other types of knowledge.
2	At the end of the course, the student will be able to know the basic fields of philosophy, the basic problems of these fields and different samples of solutions of these problems.
3	At the end of the course, the student will be able to gain the ability to approach to the world and our age with philosophy (especially with philosophical concepts).
4	At the end of the course, the student will be able to explain the concepts, problems and solutions of these problems of philosophy to other people.
5	At the end of the course, the student will be able to 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	A general evaluation of the lecture

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. Platon, Lakhes ve Lysis (Platon, Diyaloglar 2, Remzi Kitabevi)
4.Ahmet Arslan, Felsefeye Giriş, Vadi Yay.

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	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

1. Midterm exam
2. Final exam

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.
3. The participation in presentation activity will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ozlem.duva@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Practice (Care Plan)	0	0	0
Lectures	13	4	52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for quiz etc.	0	0	0
Reading	1	4	4
Preparation for midterm exam	1	12	12
Preparation for final exam	1	14	14
Preparing presentations	1	3	3
Preparing assignments	1	3	3
Final	1	5	5
Midterm	1	5	5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			137

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
LO.1	5	5			5		4		5
LO.2	5					4	4	4
LO.3	5	5		4	4	4		4
LO.4	5							4	5	5
LO.5	5	4	4		4			4	5	5

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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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