COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY WORLD ISSUES AND ETHICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 7051 CONTEMPORARY WORLD ISSUES AND ETHICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Course Objective

To explore current global problems of humanity from moral philosophy s point of view.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Works out the meaning of the concept of the World and humanity.
2   Knows current main problems of humanity as whole.
3   Grasps the philosophical meaning of the main problems of humanity.
4   Understands the main problems of humanity from ethical point of view.
5   Knows the solutions that moral philosophy offers concerning the main problems of humanity in our age.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Philosophical Meaning of the concept of "World"
2 Philosophical Meaning of the concept of "Humanity"
3 Contemporary Problems of Humanity
4 Contemporary Problems of Humanity
5 Contemporary Problems of Humanity
6 The philosophical meaning of the contemporary problems of humanity.
7 The philosophical meaning of the contemporary problems of humanity.
8 Midterm Exam
9 The philosophical meaning of the contemporary problems of humanity.
10 The philosophical meaning of the contemporary problems of humanity.
11 Analysis and critique of the contemporary problems of humanity from moral philosophical point of view.
12 Analysis and critique of the contemporary problems of humanity from moral philosophical point of view.
13 Analysis and critique of the contemporary problems of humanity from moral philosophical point of view.
14 Analysis and critique of the contemporary problems of humanity from moral philosophical point of view: possible solutions.
15 General assessment
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

- Zygmunt Bauman, Modernite, Kapitalizm, Sosyalizm (Küresel Çağda Sosyal Eşitsizlik), çev. F. Doruk Ergun, Say Yayınları, Istanbul, 2013.
- Sadi Uzunoğlu (yay.), Güncel Ekonomik Sorunlar: Global Kriz, Literatür Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2009.
- Hans Köcher, Küresel Adalet mi, Küresel Intikam mı Dönüm Noktasındaki Uluslararası Cezai Yargı, çev. Erdem Denk, Funda Keskin, Alkım Kitapevi, Istanbul, 2005.
- Chandra Muzaffar, Küresel Ahlak ya da Küresel Hegemonya , çev. Mehmet Mercanoğlu, Sümeyya Sarıca, Kaknüs Yayınları, Istanbul, 2006.
- Paul Baer, Tom Athanasiou, Ölümcül Sıcak Küresel Adalet ve Küresel Isınma, çev. Ali K. Saysel, Bgst Yayınları, Istanbul, 2006.
- Willıs Harman, Küresel Zihniyet Değişimi, Iz Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2005.
- Anthony Giddens, Elimizden Kaçıp Giden Dünya, çev. Osman Akınhay, Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım, Istanbul.

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)

Doç. Dr. Doğan Göçmen
0 232 301 94 04
dogan.gocmen@deu.edu.tr
http://dogangocmen.wordpress.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
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 7 84
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 159

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.155
LO.25545
LO.345
LO.45
LO.5445

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