Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İŞLD663 - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (PHD)

Code: İŞLD663 Course Title: PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (PHD)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer METİN KAPLAN (mkaplan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) KORHAN KARACAOĞLU,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this cource is to learn to basic problems of philosophy of science to students. Demonstrate the different aspects of social and natural science that especially object and method differences. Explain the science and being scientific and inform students about discussions that related with science and being scientific. Demonstrate the position od scientific information in other information categories.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can notice the relationship between philosophy and science. PO-5 The candidate can understand the Department of Business Administration`s disciplines interaction with each other and the Department of Business Administration interaction with other departments. Also, the candidate can evaluate various topics with new perspectives and study interdisciplinary.
Examination
Performance Project
LO-2 Can make sense of scientific information. PO-6 The candidate can discuss the new information in the field of business in a systematic manner, and can gain high level skills about research methods in the field.
Examination
Performance Project
LO-3 Can relate philosophy to own scientific area. PO-5 The candidate can understand the Department of Business Administration`s disciplines interaction with each other and the Department of Business Administration interaction with other departments. Also, the candidate can evaluate various topics with new perspectives and study interdisciplinary.
Examination
Performance Project
LO-4 Can analyze relationship between philosophy and science in different dimension. PO-6 The candidate can discuss the new information in the field of business in a systematic manner, and can gain high level skills about research methods in the field.
Examination
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Relationship between philosophy and science; basic problems of philosophy of science; positivism and anti-positivism; dualism of explain-understand; Vienna Circle; verifiability and fallibility; problem of immeasurableness.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Concept and disciplines of philosophy Lecture
2 Basic concepts of philosophy (proposal, argument, deduction, induction, argument of right and wrong, argument of sufficient and imperative) Lecture
3 Basic subjects of philosophy of science Lecture
4 Epistemology and Philosophy of Science Lecture
5 Relationship between history of science and philosophy of science Lecture
6 Defination and distinctive aspects of science Lecture
7 Differentiation of natural and social sciences Lecture
8 mid-term exam
9 Positivism and anti-positivism Lecture
10 Dualism of explain-understand Lecture
11 Vienna Circle Lecture
12 Problem of scientific criterion Lecture
13 Verifiability as a criteria af science Lecture
14 Fallibility as a criteria af science Lecture
15 Problem of immeasurableness Lecture
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Cevizci, Ahmet, Felsefe, Bursa: Sentez Yayıncılık. 2012
2 Yıldırım Cemal, Bilim Felsefesi, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2000.
3 Reichenbach, H., Bilimsel Felsefenin Doğuşu, İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi. 2013
Required Course instruments and materials
Projection, essays

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 3 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 3 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 15 45
Outside Class
       a) Reading 6 6 36
       b) Search in internet/Library 6 6 36
       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 6 5 30
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 6 5 30
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 181