COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ETHICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EBE 6036 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ETHICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Institute Of Education Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI AKSU

Offered to

Mathematics Teacher Education
Educational Technologies
Geography Teacher Education
Educational Technology
Physics Teacher Education
Social Studies Education
Primary Teacher Education
PAINTING- CRAFTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Curriculum and Instruction
History Teacher Education
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
Science Teacher Education
TURKISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
Music Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Educational Administration and Supervision
Special Education
Chemistry Teacher Education

Course Objective

Helping to grow up scientists who know basic concepts about philosophy of science and ethics, take responsibility about ethics of science and consider ethics while doing science.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the nature of science
2   Knowing about historical and contemporary approaches and basic concepts in the philosophy of science
3   Understanding the relationship between science-philosophy-ethics and education
4   Understanding the importance and the value of ethical attiutude
5   Recognizing the ethical rules in scientific studies
6   Recognizing the epistemological, methodological and ethical problems in their fields and offering solutions
7   Recognizing scientific responsibilites in their fileds regarding individual and societal perspectives

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The development of science in the history and basic concepts of science
2 The basic concepts and problems of philosophy
3 Science as a subject of philosophy
4 Views in philosophy of science
5 Scientific method
6 Scientific knowledge, explanation, prediction, hypothesis and inference
7 The value of science and the relationship between philosophy of science and educational policies
8 Science and ethics
9 Science and ethics
10 Theory of Ethics and its Practises
11 Science as an Profession
12 The Standarts of Ethical Behaviour in Science
13 Ethical considerations in scientific publications
14 Scientist in the soceity and ethics in education
15 Analysis of case studies
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

A. Koyre, Yeni Çağda Bilimin Doğuşu (Ara Yay.)
A. MacIntyre, Etik'in Kısa Tarihi (Paradigma Yay)
A. Pieper, Etiğe Giriş (Ayrıntı Yay.)
B. Russel, Sorgulayan Denemeler (Tübitak Yay.)
C. Yıldırım, Bilim Felsefesi (Remzi Kitabevi)
C.A. Ronan, Bilim Tarihi (Tübitak Yay.)
G. Basalla, Teknolojinin Evrimi (Tübitak Yay.)
H. Reichenbach, H. Bilimsel Felsefenin Doğuşu. (Çev. C. Yıldırım). Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
H. Tepe, Etik ve Meslek Etikleri (Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yay.)
I. Kuçuradi, Etik (Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yay.),
K. A. Çüçen, K., A. Bilgi Felsefesi. Asa Kitabevi, Bursa
K. Popper, Bilimsel Keşiflerin Mantığı (YKY)
P. Feyeraband, Yönteme Hayır (Ara Yay)
P. Godfrey-Smith. An Introduction To The Philosophy of Science Theory and Reality. The University of Chicago Press.
R. N. Giere, R. N. Understanding Scientific Reasoning. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers. 3rd ed
T. Kuhn, Bilimsel Devrimlerin Yapısı (Alan Yay.)
W. Frankena, Etik (Imge Yay.)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations, group discussions, brain storming, document analysis, case analysis.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE STT * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) STT * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the term work scores in semester. The exam dates will be indicated in the lesson plan. As the exam dates become definite, the previously announced dates may change.

Assessment Criteria

In-class participation and written homework, end-of-semester final homework and short report presentation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Behaviours such as copying in exams, clashing and making intials in the publications will be concluded with the opening of a disciplinary investigation.
3. The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes and term work scores will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.aksu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

working hours during the week

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Project Preparation 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Final 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65
LO.75

CONTACT INFORMATION
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