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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) ABDUSSAMET ÖZKAN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Examination of the ancient philosophy, with emphasis on the works and thoughts of the Pre-Socratics, Plato, and Aristotle.

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
The course is designed to give a systematic introduction to the early beginnings of Western philosophy. The philosophical problems the ancient authors are addressing and the solutions provided will be examined.
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
Releavant books and articles

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 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 4 8
       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 1 7 7
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 1 7 7
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 80