Economics (English) | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | UNI071 | ||||
Course Name: | Introduction to Modern Philosophy | ||||
Semester: | Fall | ||||
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
Type of course: | University Elective | ||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
Course Coordinator: | Araş. Gör. BURAK ASLAN | ||||
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üy. MEHRAN SOYKAN |
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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. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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Program Outcomes | |||||||||||||
1) They have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on economics using other social sciences and mathematics. | |||||||||||||
2) They have knowledge and skill about different functions and interactions of economy. | |||||||||||||
3) They use different theoretical approaches to comprehend and solve various economic problems. | |||||||||||||
4) They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs. | |||||||||||||
5) They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy. | |||||||||||||
6) They have in-depth knowledge on the history of the Turkish economy and basic level knowledge on the history of the global economy. | |||||||||||||
7) Using various statistical techniques and numerical methods, they establish correct economic models and make analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | |||||||||||||
8) They use a foreign language at least at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | |||||||||||||
9) They improve their skills of teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship. | |||||||||||||
10) They have universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and adequate knowledge of business law. | |||||||||||||
11) Being able to develop positive attitudes with regards to lifelong learning, they identify their individual learning needs and carry out studies to fulfil them. | |||||||||||||
12) They express their ideas and solution proposals concerning their field both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | |||||||||||||
13) They use information and communication technologies together with a computer software required by the field at least at advanced level of European Computer Driving License . |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | They have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on economics using other social sciences and mathematics. | |
2) | They have knowledge and skill about different functions and interactions of economy. | |
3) | They use different theoretical approaches to comprehend and solve various economic problems. | |
4) | They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs. | |
5) | They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy. | |
6) | They have in-depth knowledge on the history of the Turkish economy and basic level knowledge on the history of the global economy. | |
7) | Using various statistical techniques and numerical methods, they establish correct economic models and make analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | |
8) | They use a foreign language at least at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | |
9) | They improve their skills of teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship. | |
10) | They have universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and adequate knowledge of business law. | |
11) | Being able to develop positive attitudes with regards to lifelong learning, they identify their individual learning needs and carry out studies to fulfil them. | |
12) | They express their ideas and solution proposals concerning their field both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | |
13) | They use information and communication technologies together with a computer software required by the field at least at advanced level of European Computer Driving License . |
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 |
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 |