COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMB 5026 PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To be able to defend his/her views on science by means of examples from theories of biology. To be able to determine the relations of the conceptual problems of biology with philosophical problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to defend his/her views on science by means of examples from theories of biology.
2   To be able to determine the relations of the conceptual problems of biology with philosophical problems.
3   To be able to express how theory of evolution transformed our self conception as a human.
4   To develop views on how future advances in biology may effect daily life.
5   To be able to conduct a research and present it as a report in the field of philosophy of biology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Natural Theology
2 Darwin's Voyage
3 Darwin s Method
4 Pangenesis
5 Mendel
6 Weismann
7 Natural Selection
8 Midterm Exam
9 Concept of Species
10 Modern Synthesis
11 Panctuated Equilubrium
12 Theories of Genetics
13 Sociobiology
14 Evolutionary epistemology
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

-. Elliott Sober. Philosophy of Biology. Second Edition, (2000). Westview Press, Perseus Books Group, Colarado, U.S.A.
2. Ridley, M. (1985). The Problems of Evolution. Oxford University Press, Oxford.3- Smith, J. M. (1986). The Problems of Biology. Oxford University Press, Oxford.4. Martin Mahner, Mario Bunge. (1997). Foundations of Biophilosophy. Springer Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.5- Ruse, M. (1998). Philosophy of Biology. Prometheus Books, New York, USA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, individual work, question-answer

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 3 39
Pre Class Self Study 13 4 52
Research Presentation 2 15 30
Paper Preparation 2 15 30
Preparation for final exam 2 15 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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