COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NATURE, HUMAN AND TECHNOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 6093 NATURE, HUMAN AND TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

PHILOSOPHY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

PHILOSOPHY

Course Objective

The course aims to discuss the relation between nature and human through the current technological developments, by taking into consideration the studies in the fields of philosophical ecology and antropology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to comprehend the hyper-seperation of human and nature.
2   Able to contributes to creating a historical consciousness on the relation between human and technology.
3   Able to discuss the debate on the role of technology in the extreme depletion of nature.
4   Able to grasp original problems in philosophical ecology.
5   Able to justify the ecological problems by using ethical arguments.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Intruction: Hyper-Seperation of Human&Nature
2 Presentation
3 Presentation
4 Presentation
5 Discussion
6 Discussion
7 Discussion
8 Midterm Exam
9 History of Technology and its effects on nature
10 Discussion
11 Discussion
12 Presentation
13 Presentation
14 Presentation
15 A general evluation of course
16 Final EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Braidotti, R. Insan Sonrası, Çev. Öznur Karakaş, Kolektif Yayıncılık, 2014.
Braidotti, R. Göçebe Özneler, Çev. Öznur Karakaş, Kolektif Yayıncılık, 2017.
Haraway, D. Başka Yer, Çev. G Pulsar, Metis Yayınları, 2010.
Plumwood, V. "Shadow Places and the Politics of Dwelling", Australian Humanities Review, Issue 44, p. 139-150, 2008.
Rose, D.B. "Val Plumwood's Philosophical Animism: Attentive Interactions in the Sentient World", Environmental Humanities, p. 93-109, 2013.
Wolfe, C. Human All Too Human: "Animal Studies" And The Humanities, PMLA, vol 124.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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 questions that will be asked in midterm and final exam

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)

0232 301 79 18
ezgi.celik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 8 3 24
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
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.15545
LO.2
LO.3555
LO.45
LO.5544

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