COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHICAL TEXTS: READING/WRITING II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 7048 PHILOSOPHICAL TEXTS: READING/WRITING II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZLEM DUVA KAYA

Offered to

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to gain some experience in producing philosophical texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course the students will be able to differentiate among writing different types of text.
2   to distinguish among strategic differences of various types of text writing.
3   to grasp strategies needed for writing philosophical texts.
4   to justify strategies needed for write philosophical texts.
5   to produce philosophical texts.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is writing a text
2 Why do we write
3 For whom do we write
4 What kinds of text do we write
5 Writing essays
6 Writing essays
7 Writing essays
8 Midterm
9 Writing fictional essays
10 Writing fictional essays
11 Writing fictional essays
12 Writing philosophical essays
13 Writing philosophical essays
14 Writing philosophical essays
15 General assessment
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

- Philip Gourevitch, YAZARIN ODASI, Istanbul: Timaş Yayınları, 2009.
- Raymond Queneau, BIÇEM ALIŞTIRMALARI, Istanbul: Sel Yayıncılık, 2003.
- Ferit Edgü, YAZMAK EYLEMI, Istanbul: Sel Yayıncılık, 2005.
- Gökdemir Ihsan, KURMACA ALIŞTIRMALARI, Istanbul: Sel Yayıncılık, 2003.

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


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 assignment of the student 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 presentation activity will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0232 301 79 17
levent.aysever@deu.edu.tr
http://www.leventaysever.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 8 3 24
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

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.255
LO.35544
LO.4
LO.5545