RADIOTHERAPY (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
GEP1806	Philosophy of Life	Fall Spring	3	0	3	5

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	GE-Elective
Course Level:	Associate (Short Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Hybrid
Course Coordinator :	Assist. Prof. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	none
Course Objectives:	The aim of this course is to focus on the relationship between philosophy and life and to understand and analyze philosophical debates on this subject. Understanding philosophical debates about the relationship between philosophy and life is very important to understand and analyze today's thought. These discussions extend from Antiquity to the present day. The objective of the course is to conduct a philosophical analysis as to the goal and meaning of life and to develop an ability of critical thinking.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. To develop the student's ability to analyze and question.
2. To create awareness about issues related to daily life such as happiness, friendship and the other.
3. To provide the student with the ability to evaluate the experiences he/she has gained in his/her life.
4. To make the student realize that he/she does not live alone and always shares a life with the "Other" and to create awareness about those outside of himself/herself.
5. To develop analytical thinking skills.
6. To develop value judgments.

Course Content

In particular, concepts such as Happiness, Friendship, Other's Problem and Death need to be addressed and explained. Additionally, Existentialism and Humanism are considered important thought movements. In this course, the mentioned concepts and Existentialism are discussed in detail and systematically.
In our course, teaching methods and techniques will be used such as lecture, case study, discussion, reading and other methods.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Life and Philosophy Lecture
2)	Meaning of Life Lecture
3)	Philosophy of Life and Socrates Lecture and text reading
4)	Concept of Justice and Its Relationship with Virtue Lecture
5)	Concept of Friendship Lecture
6)	The Other Problem - Other Creatures and Us Raising Awareness for Nature and Environment Lecture
7)	The Problem of the Other and Levinas topic narration
8)	Midterm Exam
9)	Existentialism and two representatives of Existentialism: J.P. Sartre and A. Camus
10)	Humanism Lecture
11)	Concept of Death topic narration
12)	Death and Different Cultures topic narration
13)	Between Life and Death Lecture
14)	Philosophy and Today: Evaluation topic narration

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Derste alınan notlar : “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer) / Course Notes / Textbooks “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). + Course Notes.
References:	Platon “Sokrates’in Savunması”, Aristoteles “Nikomakhos’a Etik”, Pierre Hadot “Yaşam için Felsefe”, Alfred Weber “Felsefe Tarihi”

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Application	2	% 15
Midterms	1	% 35
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	13	3	39
Application	2	17	34
Study Hours Out of Class	13	3	39
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			116

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)	The ability to have theoretical and practical knowledge related to the field at a basic level
2)	The use of theoretical knowledge related to the field in practice
3)	Behave according to basic professional legislation related to the field
4)	Use information and communication technology, express professional knowledge through written and verbal/non-verbal communication
5)	Express the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values of professional
6)	Develop themselves personally and professionally updating knowledge, skills and competencies of the field with lifelong learning awareness
7)	Effective use the terminology of the field
8)	The ability ro use of radiation generating devices and the ability to make the basic physics calculations to use the generated radiation safely.
9)	Keeps the record of all activities and results related to the the field with modern methods
10)	To have knowledge of basic oncology