Architecture (English)
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: UNI071
Course Name: Introduction to Modern Philosophy
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Araş. Gör. BURAK ASLAN
Course Lecturer(s):
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The evolution of philosophy from Enlightenment to Present day reviewing major works, concepts and philosophical movements in relation to the effect they have had on literary productions and critical methods.
Course Content: Philosophical movements in historical process, important socio-philosophical works and concepts in the 19th and 20th centuries, metaphysics, modern philosophical views, modern philosophers, ethics, politics, time and identity, justice.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To be able to define philosophical and social ideas that cause various philosophical and social movements such as realism, idealism, Marxism, liberalism, modernism and postmodernism
2) To be able to define important socio-philosophical works and conceptualizations in 19th and 20th centuries
3) To be able to evaluate and use psychoanalysis in all aspects
4) To be able to describe the interaction of socio-philosophical thought and literature and their effects on each other.
5) To be able to define the effects of movements such as modernism and post-modernism and its relationship with literary and artistic production and consumption.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) • General Introduction to the course • What is modern philosophy? • Epistemology on stage
2) • Enlightenment
3) • Philosophical Realism
4) • Philosophical Realism
5) • Political philosophy
6) • Continental Philosophy
7) • Cynicism revisited
8) • Mid Term Exam
9) • Marxism
10) • Marxism cont.
11) • Anti-rationalism
12) • Pragmatism
13) • Philosophy of Language and Hermeneutics
14) • Post-structuralism

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Durant, Will. The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers. Simon and Schuster, 1961.
Palmer, Donald. Looking at Philosophy: The Unbearable Heaviness of Philosophy Made Lighter. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2005.
References: Durant, Will. The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers. Simon and Schuster, 1961.
Palmer, Donald. Looking at Philosophy: The Unbearable Heaviness of Philosophy Made Lighter. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2005.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) She/he gains knowledge of and develops values on technical, aesthetic, cultural, historical, social and ethical dimensions of architecture with a scientific and critical approach.
2) She/he integrates architectural practice with environmental, economic and social sustainability principles.
3) She/he has the knowledge and ability to provide and implement interactions between urban planning, urban design and architectural projects.
4) Gains the ability to identify architectural potentials and problems based on data collection, analysis, interpretation and critical thinking, in order to cultivate concepts and determine strategies for action.
5) She/he is able to interrelate theory, design and construction practices.
6) She/he will be able to produce architectural design, presentation, implementation, management and supervision stages both independently and collectively for different contexts and scales and through a responsive approach to social, functional, technical and aesthetic requirements.
7) In addition to traditional methods, she/he interactively uses the emerging information technologies required by the field.
8) To analyze and document the historical and conservation characteristics of the built environment; taking into account of the balance between protection and use, she/he has the ability and necessary knowledge in renovation and restoration issues.
9) She / he gains the ability to cooperate with different disciplines on the conception and design of the built environment, as an individual and/or as a team member.
10) Has knowledge on and comprehension of professional ethics and codes of conduct, legal and managerial regulations, standards, rights and responsibilities and processes in the field of architecture.
11) Can produce design, know-how and knowledge for the improvement of different and changing social needs, and for the enhancement of life quality.
12) She/he has the knowledge and responsibility to design solidly built structures and takes into account of the risks of natural disaster.
13) She/he monitors new developments in architectural theory and practice and is open to lifelong learning.
14) She/he takes responsibility for the improvement of social consciousness in the field of architecture, and for the endorsement and defense of ecological and urban rights.
15) Has architectural communication skills in a foreign language.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) She/he gains knowledge of and develops values on technical, aesthetic, cultural, historical, social and ethical dimensions of architecture with a scientific and critical approach.
2) She/he integrates architectural practice with environmental, economic and social sustainability principles.
3) She/he has the knowledge and ability to provide and implement interactions between urban planning, urban design and architectural projects.
4) Gains the ability to identify architectural potentials and problems based on data collection, analysis, interpretation and critical thinking, in order to cultivate concepts and determine strategies for action.
5) She/he is able to interrelate theory, design and construction practices.
6) She/he will be able to produce architectural design, presentation, implementation, management and supervision stages both independently and collectively for different contexts and scales and through a responsive approach to social, functional, technical and aesthetic requirements.
7) In addition to traditional methods, she/he interactively uses the emerging information technologies required by the field.
8) To analyze and document the historical and conservation characteristics of the built environment; taking into account of the balance between protection and use, she/he has the ability and necessary knowledge in renovation and restoration issues.
9) She / he gains the ability to cooperate with different disciplines on the conception and design of the built environment, as an individual and/or as a team member.
10) Has knowledge on and comprehension of professional ethics and codes of conduct, legal and managerial regulations, standards, rights and responsibilities and processes in the field of architecture.
11) Can produce design, know-how and knowledge for the improvement of different and changing social needs, and for the enhancement of life quality.
12) She/he has the knowledge and responsibility to design solidly built structures and takes into account of the risks of natural disaster.
13) She/he monitors new developments in architectural theory and practice and is open to lifelong learning.
14) She/he takes responsibility for the improvement of social consciousness in the field of architecture, and for the endorsement and defense of ecological and urban rights.
15) Has architectural communication skills in a foreign language.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 50
Final 1 % 50
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Preparation for the Activity Spent for the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements Workload
Course Hours 14 0 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 16 0 5 80
Midterms 1 0 2 2
Final 1 0 2 2
Total Workload 126