COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY OF TECHNOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 7052 PHILOSOPHY OF TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

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

Investigate the place and meaning of technology in human life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the place of technology in human life.
2   Determines the meaning of technology in human life from philosophical point of view.
3   Compares various schools on the relationship between humans, nature and technology.
4   Explores technology as technology.
5   Presents the debates on the relationship of technology, means and goals.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The meaning of technology
2 The place of technology in the human life
3 Schools on the philosophy of technology
4 Schools on the philosophy of technology
5 Human, nature, and technology
6 Human, nature and technology
7 Human, nature and technology
8 Mid-term exam
9 Debates on technology, means and ends
10 Debates on technology, means and ends
11 Debates on technology, means and ends
12 Debates on technology, means and ends
13 Philosophical problems arising from the way of the use of technology by modern humans
14 Philosophical problems arising from the way of the use of technology by modern humans
15 General assessment
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

- Gamze Yücesan-Özdemir, Emek ve Teknoloji, Tan Kitapevi Yayınları, Ankara, 2009.
- Andrew Feenberg vd., Technology ve Toplum, Kalkedon Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2010.
- Ergün Türkcan, Dünyada ve Türkiye de Bilim Teknoloji ve Politika, Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, Istanbul, 2009.
- Hans Oberdiek ve Mary Tiles, Teknoloji Kültürü, Atlantis Iletişim Hizmetleri, Istanbul, 2010.
- David Dickson, Alternatif Teknoloji, Ayrıntı Yayınları, Istanbul.
- Mehmet Doğan, Bilim, Teknoloji ve Tarih, Anı Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2010.

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 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 135

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.15555
LO.2
LO.355
LO.4454
LO.5555

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