OPTICIANRY (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: 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 evaluate and apply the knowledge gained from theoretical and practical courses related to the field professionally
2) To be able to use terminology specific to the health field effectively
3) To know the legislation regarding his/her duties, rights and responsibilities and to act in accordance with professional ethical rules
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
5) To be able to follow information in his/her field using a foreign language at a basic level
6) To be able to apply changing techniques and use new tools and devices depending on developing technology
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
8) To have knowledge of basic vision devices such as glasses, contact lenses and low vision devices (telescopic products, etc.)
9) To be able to select, sell and prepare basic vision devices according to the prescription and ensure their adaptation to the user
10) To be able to measure the diopter of prescription glasses and contact lenses and make the necessary adjustments for their fitting