COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENCE FICTION AND PHILOSOPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 7063 SCIENCE FICTION AND PHILOSOPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR METIN BAL

Offered to

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Course Objective

To ascertain traces of philosophical views which are handled in future projections with reference to science fiction texts and movies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to comprehend the general logic of science fiction,
2   Being able to associate future projections to former philosophical projections,
3   Being able to discuss and convey intellectual relations,
4   Being able to grasp new philosophical problems,
5   Being able to ground above points.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Science Fiction Literature
2 Science Fiction Cinema
3 Metropolis
4 1984
5 2001: A Space Odyssey
6 Dune
7 Solaris
8 Midterm
9 Blade Runner
10 I, Robot
11 The Stranger
12 Stargate
13 Prometheus
14 Assessment
15 General assessment
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1984, George Orwell, Can Yayınları: Istanbul, 2000.
Solaris, Stanislaw Lem, Iletişim Yayınları: Istanbul, 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 midterm and final exams will be considered in grading.
3. The participation in presentation activity will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Kubilay Aysevener
0232 301 87 36
kubilay.aysevener@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 6 3 18
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 7 91
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

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.1545
LO.254
LO.35
LO.4543
LO.555