BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| FTV3978 | Modernity and Other Ways of Seeing | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Basic information
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÖNÜL EDA ÖZGÜL |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÖNÜL EDA ÖZGÜL |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course aims to discuss the modern way of seeing with its socio-economical, cultural and artistic dimensions and to point to different ways of seeing. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Develop a critical perspective regarding the historical development of modern societies; 2. Identify the way of seeing that is both the producer and a product of modernity 3. Identify modernist and postmodernist works and create critical texts ; 4. Develop a sophisticated criticism of cultural products; 5. Explore different forms of narration and understand the way of seeing that they produce; 6. Develop ideas/concepts/artworks in relation to other works of art and culture. |
Course Content
| In this course, modern way of seeing that is a product and a producer of modernity and other ways of seeing will be discussed through art, cinema, music, architecture and literature. Modernity and its reflections in the city and its culture will also be examined. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | ||
| 1) | Introduction | |
| 2) | On Seeing | |
| 3) | Modernity as a Way of Seeing | |
| 4) | Schorske's Vienna | |
| 5) | Benjamin's Paris Simmel's Berlin | |
| 6) | Exhibition Visit and Discussion | |
| 7) | Online Exhibition Visit | |
| 8) | Exhibition Project Presentations | |
| 9) | Modernism and Postmodernism | |
| 10) | Modernism and Postmodernism | |
| 11) | Homework Presentations Discussion on Artworks | |
| 12) | Art and Literature | |
| 13) | Music | |
| 14) | Final Project Presentations |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Books: * Schorske, Carl E. (1981). Fin-de-siècle Vienna : politics and culture. New York: Vintage Books [DB 851 .S34 1981] * Benjamin, Walter (1999). Illuminations. London: Pimlico [PN 37 .B4413 1999] |
| References: | Books: * Schorske, Carl E. (1981). Fin-de-siècle Vienna : politics and culture. New York: Vintage Books [DB 851 .S34 1981] * Benjamin, Walter (1999). Illuminations. London: Pimlico [PN 37 .B4413 1999] |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
| Presentation | 3 | % 20 |
| Project | 1 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Project | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total Workload | 131 | ||
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases. | 3 |
| 2) | Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format. | 4 |
| 3) | Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills. | 5 |
| 4) | Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish. | 3 |
| 5) | Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills. | 4 |
| 6) | Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods. | 4 |
| 7) | Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills. | 3 |
| 8) | Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects. | 5 |
| 9) | Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them. | 4 |
| 10) | Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology. | 5 |
| 11) | Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions. | 4 |