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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GEP1702 Critical Thinking and Literary Criticism Spring 3 0 3 4
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: In this course, it is aimed to teach students that literature not only gives people the pleasure of reading, but also enables them to experience a process of critical knowledge about reality, and to engage in a process of critical knowledge about both their own reality and the reality of the world they live in through literature.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. You will be informed about the ways humans relate to reality.
2. You will be introduced to "critical thinking" as the dynamic form of human relationship with reality.
3. You will understand the importance of critical thinking in human history and today.
4. You will learn that literature is a way of establishing a relationship with reality.
5. You will gain the ability to make critical observations about both themselves and the world they live in through the classics of literature.
• to recognize the value of multiple perspectives and develop competence in giving and receiving constructive criticism;
• to identify and decipher the aesthetic, political, and cultural importance of literature.

Course Content

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the course
2) Man and reality: Man's ways of relating to reality
3) Types of knowledge regarding reality: Dogma, Episteme, Image
4) critical thinking and reality
5) Reality in literature and critical thinking
6) Ancient Greek thought and the birth of tragedy
7) medieval world and literary utopia
8) Midterm Exam
9) Enlightenment thought and modern literature: Faust
10) Critique of the modern world I: Father Goriot, Mdam Bovary and Red and Black
11) Critique of the modern world II: A Hero of Our Times, Notes from the Underground and Anna Karenina
12) Anti-humanism in the 20th century: Transformation, the Foreign and Waiting for Godot
13) Third world humanism: Sabahattin Ali and Sait Faik stories
14) Final Face to face/Classical written

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References: - Charles Baudelaire, Paris Sıkıntısı (ç.Tahsin Yücel), Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları
- Nikolay V. Gogol, Petersburg Öyküleri (ç.Ergin Altay), İletişim Yayınları
- Sabahattin Âli, Seçme Öyküler, Kor Yayınları
- Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Seçme Hikâyeler, Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları


Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
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 2 28
Midterms 1 10 10
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 100

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) To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how advertising and brand communication works in a free-market economy. 1
2) To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of advertising. 2
3) To be able to research, create, design, write, and present an advertising campaign and brand strategies of their own creation and compete for an account as they would at an advertising agency. 2
4) To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data for a variety of products and services. 3
5) To be able to develop an understanding of the history of advertising as it relates to the emergence of mass media outlets and the importance of advertising in the marketplace. 2
6) To be able to follow developments, techniques, methods, as well as research in advertising field; and to be able to communicate with international colleagues in a foreign language. (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1) 3
7) To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to unexpected problems that arise during implementation process in the Advertising field. 2
8) To be able to understand how advertising works in a global economy, taking into account cultural, societal, political, and economic differences that exist across countries and cultures. 3
9) To be able to approach the dynamics of the field with an integrated perspective, with creative and critical thinking, develop original and creative strategies. 3
10) To be able to to create strategic advertisements for print, broadcast, online and other media, as well as how to integrate a campaign idea across several media categories in a culturally diverse marketplace. 2
11) To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advanced-level computing and IT skills. (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level) 1
12) To be able to identify and meet the demands of learning requirements. 2
13) To be able to develop an understanding and appreciation of the core ethical principles of the advertising profession. 3