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Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: PSI105
Course Name: Introduction to Philosophy
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Compulsory Courses
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: Dr. Öğr. Üy. EZGİ ILDIRIM
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Hanife Bilgili and Dr. İbrahim Eylem Doğan
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: This introductory course is intended to offer an overview of the basic concepts, issues and theories in western philosophy from a historical-thematic perspective.
Course Content: This course introduces the general nature of philosophical thought from a historical-thematic perspective. It will investigate some major theoretical positions about the fundamental problems of philosophy. The course is essentially composed of four modules: Moral Philosophy, Logic and Reasoning, Philosophical Psychology and Metaphysics.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students will learn to read actively philosophical texts.
2) Students will get an insight into the nature of philosophical survey.
3) Students will become familiar with the discussions about some of the major philosophical issues throughout the history of philosophy.
4) Students will learn to reason creatively with precision
5) Students will develop critical thinking skills.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) What is Logic? What is it about? What is the use of it? Do we really need it?
3) A Little Bit of Symbolic Logic
4) How Not to Think: Fallacies https://safsatakilavuzu.com/
5) Ethics and the Law & Utilitarianism
6) Duty Ethics / Deontology
7) Virtue Ethics
8) Midterm week
9) What is metaphysics?
10) The Nature of the Human Mind
11) Phenomenology of Ressentiment
12) Phenomenology of Ressentiment
13) Sociology of Ressentiment
14) Modern Morality and Ressentiment
15) Final Week

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: -Eleştirel Düşünme Kılavuzu, Tracy Bowell ve Gary Kemp, Bilge Tanrıseven (Çev.), Ankara: TÜBİTAK, 2018.-
-Etiğe Giriş, Ahmet Cevizci, Birinci Baskı, Paradigma Yayınları, 2002.
-Etik, Doğan Özlem, İnkılap Yayınları, 2004.
-Hınç, Max Scheler, Abdullah Yılmaz (Çev.), Alfa Yayınları, 2015.
-İnsanın Anlama Yetisi Üzerine Bir Soruşturma, David Hume.
References: -Meditasyonlar: Metafizik Üzerine Düşünceler, René Descartes.
-Metafizik, Aristoteles.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Have the theoretical knowledge in major sub areas of psychology. 2 1
2) Apply psychological consepts and theories in a variety of applied settings 3 2 1
3) Identify and explain the cognitive, emotional and behavioral processes of human. 3 2 3
4) Evaluate evidence and assumptions in a scientific and critical view. 3 3
5) Collect and analyze the research data and report the findings in accordance to ethical publication rules. 2
6) Develop and utilize measurement tools for psychological phenomena. 3 2
7) Have the skills and abilities to follow advances in psyhology and other related sciences. 2 1 2
8) Have the skills and abilities to work effectively on individual and group based. 2 3
9) Have the skills and abilities to communicate in a clear and effective manner in national and international settings. 2 2
10) Behave in accordance to the professional code of ethics applied to psychology. 2 2
11) Be unprejudiced and equal to various identity groups based on such as age, gender, language, race, religion and social class in scientific and professional acitivities. 2 1
12) Have enhanced awareness of universal values as well as human and animal rights. 3 3
13) Master a foreign language at least B1 level of European Language Portfolio. 2
14) Master the computer softwares within information and communication technologies at least European computer driving licence. 3 2

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Have the theoretical knowledge in major sub areas of psychology. 3
2) Apply psychological consepts and theories in a variety of applied settings
3) Identify and explain the cognitive, emotional and behavioral processes of human. 2
4) Evaluate evidence and assumptions in a scientific and critical view. 3
5) Collect and analyze the research data and report the findings in accordance to ethical publication rules.
6) Develop and utilize measurement tools for psychological phenomena. 3
7) Have the skills and abilities to follow advances in psyhology and other related sciences.
8) Have the skills and abilities to work effectively on individual and group based. 2
9) Have the skills and abilities to communicate in a clear and effective manner in national and international settings.
10) Behave in accordance to the professional code of ethics applied to psychology. 2
11) Be unprejudiced and equal to various identity groups based on such as age, gender, language, race, religion and social class in scientific and professional acitivities. 3
12) Have enhanced awareness of universal values as well as human and animal rights.
13) Master a foreign language at least B1 level of European Language Portfolio. 1
14) Master the computer softwares within information and communication technologies at least European computer driving licence. 2

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 13 65
Midterms 1 30
Final 1 40
Total Workload 135