COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF THOUGHT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GKD 5046 HISTORY OF THOUGHT 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 KUTHAN KAHRAMANTÜRK

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
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

Knowledge about the thought system of antiquity and ancient philosophy, the four important epochs of Europe: "Enlightenment, Renaissance, Reformation, Humanism" and their thinkers as well as the most important German thinkers and their world views

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowledge of the ancient thought system and ancient philosophy
2   Recognize and learn the 4 important eras in Europe: "Enlightenment, Renaissance, Reformation, Humanism" and their thinkers.
3   Knowledge of the most important German thinkers and their worldviews
4   Learn the new thought structures developing today

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introducing the purpose and content of the course Reformation (Martin Luther)
2 The thought system in ancient times (Hermetic thought) Renaissance
3 Ancient thinkers (Thales, Heraclitus) Age of Enlightenment (Immanuel Kant)
4 Ancient thinkers (Democritus) Thought approaches in the light of today's science
5 Ancient thinkers (Socrates)
6 Ancient thinkers (Plato)
7 Ancient thinkers (Aristotle)
8 Midterm Exam
9 German philosophy and history
10 Humanism

Recomended or Required Reading

- Christoph Helferich: Geschichte der Philosophie. Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart und östliches Denken. München 2009.
- Nikolaus Knoepffler: Von Kant bis Nietzsche. Schlüsseltexte der klassischen deutschen Philosophie. Herbert Utz Verlag, München 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Multimedia narration, question-answer, discussion, research-presentation, group work

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

Written exam, research-presentation

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kuthan.kturk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 14.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 71

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.41

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