Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 2nd Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | YÖNETİM VE ORGANİZASYON (DOKTORA) | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | HAKAN VAHİT ERKUTLU (erkutlu@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The aim of this course is to enable students to use the basic concepts of epistemology, to distinguish the main trends in epistemology and philosophy of science, and to discuss the basic problems related to the structure of knowledge and science. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Compares different currents in epistemology and philosophy of science. |
PO-1 Understands, analyzes and interprets the basic concepts of management and organization field at the expert level and can apply them at the expert level in the field of management and organization. PO-6 As a good researcher and academician candidate, the student learns to look critically at new topics, new developments in the field of business administration and other related issues, and develops his/her questioning and exploratory aspects. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Illustrate the features and stages of the scientific method. |
PO-2 Learns different perspectives on many theories, models and paradigms developed in the field of management and organization, gains the knowledge and skills to evaluate, interpret and criticize scientific studies and research presented in various scientific meetings on these topics. PO-4 Approaches new information in the field of management and organization systematically and gains high level skills in research methods related to the field. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Evaluates science conceptually, historically and critically. |
PO-2 Learns different perspectives on many theories, models and paradigms developed in the field of management and organization, gains the knowledge and skills to evaluate, interpret and criticize scientific studies and research presented in various scientific meetings on these topics. PO-6 As a good researcher and academician candidate, the student learns to look critically at new topics, new developments in the field of business administration and other related issues, and develops his/her questioning and exploratory aspects. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| The content of the course covers the basic concepts and problems of the philosophy of knowledge. Besides the thematic discussions, excerpts from the selected main texts will be read and discussed in chronological order. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | The birth of modern science | Discussion |
| 2 | Positivism | Discussion |
| 3 | Neopozitivizm. Verificationism. | Discussion |
| 4 | Induction problems (1) | Discussion |
| 5 | Induction problems (2) | Discussion |
| 6 | Falsificationism | Discussion |
| 7 | Review | Discussion |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Criticism of the scientific method (1) | Discussion |
| 10 | Criticism of the scientific method (2) | Discussion |
| 11 | Scientific realism and relativism | Discussion |
| 12 | Scientific realism and relativism | Discussion |
| 13 | Science ethics | Discussion |
| 14 | Science ethics | Discussion |
| 15 | Review | Discussion |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Yıldırım, C. (2013), Bilim Felsefesi, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| 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) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 6 | 10 | 60 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 4 | 8 | 32 |
| 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 | 6 | 12 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 172 | ||