GEP1702 Critical Thinking and Literary CriticismBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES (TURKISH)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementBologna CommissionNational Qualifications
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES (TURKISH)
Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GEP1702 Critical Thinking and Literary Criticism Fall 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: Associate (Short Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator : Assist. Prof. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course is a survey of major critical approaches, from Aristotle's Poetics to Romanticism. It aims to familiarize students with some of the main themes and currents of literary theory by dealing with the questions as what is literature, how is it produced, how can it be understood, and what is its purpose?
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. This course is a survey of major critical approaches, from Aristotle's Poetics to Romanticism. It aims to familiarize students with some of the main themes and currents of literary theory by dealing with the questions as what is literature, how is it produced, how can it be understood, and what is its purpose?

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.
6. You will demonstrate knowledge of the terminology related to literary criticism
7. You will recognize the value of multiple perspectives and develop competence in giving and receiving constructive criticism;

Course Content

Literary Criticim and Classical Antiquity
Medieval Literary Criticism
Literary Criticism in the Renaissance Period
Literary Criticism in the 17th and 18th centuries
End of the Classical Tradition
Romanticism(s)

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the course
2) On critical thinking and literary criticism 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 Dante (“Letter to Can Grande Della Scala”dan parçalar) Boccaccio (Life of Dante, Genealogy of the Gentile Gods’tan parçalar)
8) Midterm Week
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) General Overview

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: T. S. Dorsch, Classical Literary Criticism, London: Penguin Books, 1969.
M. H. Abrams, The Mirror and the Lamp, New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1953.
Berna Moran, Edebiyat Kuramları ve Eleştiri, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 1999.
The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism, ed.Vincent B. Leitch, New York: Norton, 2001
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 13 3 39
Study Hours Out of Class 13 4 52
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 95

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 use terminology specific to the health field effectively 1
2) To be able to use terminology specific to the health field effectively 1
3) To know the legislation regarding his/her duties, rights and responsibilities and to act in accordance with professional ethical rules 1
4) To be able to use information and communication technologies on issues related to his/her field and effectively convey his/her professional knowledge through written, verbal and non-verbal communication 1
5) To be able to follow information in his/her field using a foreign language at a basic level 1
6) To be able to apply changing techniques and use new tools and devices depending on developing technology 1
7) To be able to update his/her knowledge, skills and competencies related to his/her field with the awareness of lifelong learning and improve himself/herself personally and professionally 2
8) To be able to perform basic tests related to different areas of the medical laboratory. 1
9) To be able to perform pre-analysis preparation processes, prepare tools and equipment, and apply disinfection and sterilization techniques 1
10) To be able to use medical laboratory equipment in accordance with their rules and techniques, and to ensure that they work in the most efficient way by performing their checks and maintenance. 1