COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HERMENEUTICS TRADITION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 7067 HERMENEUTICS TRADITION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR KUBILAY AYSEVENER

Offered to

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to elucidate the fundamental problems of hermeneutics such as understanding, interpretation, explanation and etc. by analyzing the selected papers of Dilthey, Gadamer, Habermas, Ricoeur.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to comprehend the theoretical system of hemeneutic tradition.
2   Able to discuss the solutions of the problems of hermeneutic tradition.
3   Able to grasp the philosophical problems in hermeneutic tradition.
4   Able to relate hermeneutics with philosophy.
5   Able to analyze the historical evolution of hemeneutic tradition.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Intrıduction: Fundamental problems and discussions in hermeneutic tradition.
2 Fundamental problems and discussions in hermeneutic tradition.
3 Dilthey
4 Heidegger
5 Gadamer
6 Habermas
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

Doğan Özlem, Hermenutik Yazılar, Istanbul: Inkılap Kitabevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

See "Assessment Methods" and "ECTS Table"

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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

LO 1-3 will be evaluated by his/her presentation
LO 4-5 will be evaluated by the assignments and 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)

Doç. Dr. Kurtul Gülenç
0232 301 79 18
kurtul.gulenc@deu.edu.tr
http://www.kurtulgulenc.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 6 3 18
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 7 91
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 149

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.1545
LO.25
LO.34554
LO.45
LO.545