COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSI 2002 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÖKHAN GÖKTÜRKLER

Offered to

Environmental Engineering
Geological Engineering (Evening)
Mining Engineering (Evening)
Textile Engineering
Civil Engineering
Geophysical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Mining Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)
Industrial Engineering
Geological Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

To have knowledge about the methods and disciplines of philosophy and the problems it deals with.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understands the methods and disciplines of philosophy.
2   Understands the relationship between philosophy and natural sciences.
3   Understands the relationship between philosophy and human sciences.
4   Gains awareness of the problems that philosophy deals with.
5   Gains awareness of how the philosophical perspective can be applied to their field of study.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts and disciplines of philosophy
2 Comparison of philosophy with other disciplines (science, art, religion, etc.)
3 Ancient philosophy: Pre-Socratic natural philosophy
4 Ancient philosophy: Sophists and Socrates
5 Ancient philosophy: Plato and Aristotle
6 Philosophy of science: Scientific knowledge and scientific method
7 Philosophy of science: Positivism
8 Philosophy of science: Logical positivism
9 Epistemology
10 Epistemology
11 Metaphysics
12 Metaphysics
13 Ethics
14 Ethics of science

Recomended or Required Reading

Recommended Books for the Course
1. Arslan, Ahmet. Felsefeye Giriş. 27. Baskı. Ankara: Serbest Kitaplar, 2019.
2. Cevizci, Ahmet. Felsefeye Giriş. 5. Baskı. Referans Kitaplar. Istanbul: Say Yayınları, 2016.
3. Warburton, Nigel. Felsefeye Giriş. Çeviren Mehmet Ata Arslan, Kerem Cankoçak. Felsefe. Istanbul: Alfa, 2016.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated with questions asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are responsible for attending 70% of their classes throughout the semester. Any unethical behavior that may occur in classes or during exams will be handled in accordance with relevant regulations.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gokhan.gokturkler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 53

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.143
LO.24
LO.33
LO.44
LO.55

CONTACT INFORMATION
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