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/ FG209 - DİN KÜLTÜRÜ ÖĞRETMENLİĞİ

Code: FG209 Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department DİN KÜLTÜRÜ ÖĞRETMENLİĞİ
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ABDUSSAMET ÖZKAN (abdussametozkan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To identfy the argumant and resolve it PO-1 Being knowledgeable about teaching programs, teaching strategies, methods and techniques, and measurement and evaluation.
PO-2 To satisfy the needs of students ability to recognise concepts and relationship between concepts related to the field.
 		Examination
LO-2 Recognize and distinguish philosophy as an inquiry for truth PO-2 To satisfy the needs of students ability to recognise concepts and relationship between concepts related to the field.
PO-5 Evaluates the knowledge and skills in a critical way.
 		Examination
LO-3 To explain and compare classical theories of knowledge which consider the question of what we know. PO-2 To satisfy the needs of students ability to recognise concepts and relationship between concepts related to the field.
PO-5 Evaluates the knowledge and skills in a critical way.
 		Examination
LO-4 To distinguish and illustrate the basic elements of knowledge. PO-3 Being knowledgeable about students’ developmental and learning characteristics and also learning difficulties.
 		Examination
LO-5 Gains knowledge of the basic issues of philosophy such as ethics and political philosophy. PO-5 Evaluates the knowledge and skills in a critical way.
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The question of what is philosophy? Representational-Discussion-Question-answer
2 Philosophical knowledge and other kinds of knowledge Representational-Discussion-Question-answer
3 The problem of knowledge Representational-Discussion-Question-answer
4 The possibility of knowledge Representational-Discussion-Question-answer
5 The problem of acquisition of knowledge and its credibility Representational-Discussion-Question-answer
6 Explaining the concept of science in light of philosophy Representational-Discussion-Question-answer
7 Philosophical knowledge and religious knowledge Representational-Discussion-Question-answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Explaining the theories of science Representational-Discussion-Question-answer
10 The question of existence and its related oncepts Representational-Discussion-Question-answer
11 The problem of existence with reference to philosophers Representational-Discussion-Question-answer
12 Philosophical perspective towards art Representational-Discussion-Question-answer
13 Ethics Representational-Discussion-Question-answer
14 Political philosophy Representational-Discussion-Question-answer
15 Considering today problems in light of philosophy Representational-Discussion-Question-answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Felsefeye Giriş Ahmet Arslan
2 Mengüşoğlu, Takiyettin (2013) Felsefeye Giriş, Doğu-Batı Yayınları,2013.
3 Afşar, Timuçin (2007) Felsefeye Giriş, Bulut Yayınları
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 4 10 40
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 4 4
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 2 4
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 4 12
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90