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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
GKD 5003	HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ESRA BUKOVA GÜZEL

Offered to

Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
Special Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
Buca Faculty Of Education
German Language Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students with the basic concepts and problems of history and philosophy of science. Nevertheless, with the comprehension of historical development of history and philosophy of science, it is aimed for the students to be able to discuss critics about science especially in 20th century.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To explain relation between science and philosophy
2	To explain chronologically scientific developments in history
3	To evaluate conditions of emergence of different scientific disciplines
4	To explain principal problems of philosophy of science
5	To evaluate basic critics toward science in 20th century

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Science, Philosophy of Science and Scientific Method
2	Science During Ancient Civilizations
3	Science in Ancient Greece and Rome
4	Science in Islamic World
5	Science in Medieval and Renaissance Era
6	Science in 17th and 18th Centuries
7	Science in 19th and 20th Centuries
8	General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9	Science and Scientific Developments in Turkish History
10	Philosophy of Science: Basic Concepts and Problems
11	Relations Between Science, Scientism, Ideology, Ethics and Religion
12	Thomas Kuhn and Structure of Scientific Revolutions
13	Vienna and Frankfurt Circle
14	Critics Toward Science in 20th and 21st Centuries
15	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Topdemir, H. G., Unat, Y. (2009). Bilim Tarihi. Ankara: PegemA Yayınları
2-Koyre, Alexandre. (1995). Yeniçağ Biliminin Doğuşu. Ankara: Gündoğan Yayınları
3-Sayılı, A. (1996). Mısırlılarda ve Mezopotamyalılarda Matematik, Astronomi ve Tıp. Ankara: TTK Yayınları
4-Ata, B. (Ed.) (2008). Bilim, Teknoloji ve Sosyal Değişme. Ankara: PegemA Yayınları
5-Yıldırım, C. (2014). Bilim Felsefesi. Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	VZ	Midterm
2	FN	Semester final exam
3	BNS	BNS	Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4	BUT	Make-up note
5	BBN	End of make-up grade	Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 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)

Lec. Mustafa Özbaş
Social Sciences Building, Room 303
Tel. 02323012106
mustafa.ozbas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			81

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	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13
LO.1	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO.2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO.3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
LO.4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
LO.5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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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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