BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN | |||||
| 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 |
| SOC1051 | Introduction to Philosophy | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 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 : | Prof. Dr. AYŞE NİLÜFER NARLI |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor TUĞRUL ÖZKARACALAR Dr. Öğr. Üyesi KAYA AKYILDIZ |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | "." |
| Course Objectives: | The aim of this course is to describe the foundations of philosophy. The course gives due attention to specific philosophical questions related to the relationship between the idea of self that emerges in modernity along with the scientific worldview, on the one hand, and social structures in general, on the other. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeeded in this course will be able to: (1)Identify various conceptual approaches to philosophy (2)Describe major theories about knowledge (3)Acquire conceptual and analytical thinking related to philosophy (4)Develop to apply theoretical ideas to social science (5) Develop to build micro and macro link in analyzing philosophy by using several theories |
Course Content
| In this course specific philosophical questions related to the relationship between the idea of self that emerges in modernity along with the scientific worldview, on the one hand, and social structures in general, on the other will be taught. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | |
| 2) | What is Philosophy? | [Craig, chp. 1] |
| 3) | What Should I Do? | [Craig, chp. 2] |
| 4) | How Do We Know? | [Craig, chp. 3] |
| 5) | How Do We Know? | [Craig, chp. 3] |
| 6) | Course review and homework submission | Homework submission |
| 7) | What I am? | [Craig, chp. 4] |
| 8) | Some Themes | [Craig, chp. 5] |
| 9) | Of “isms” | [Craig, chp. 6] |
| 10) | Some High Spots | [Craig, chp. 7] |
| 11) | Some High Spots | [Craig, chp. 7] |
| 12) | Assignment Presentation | Assignment presentation (oral) |
| 13) | Homework submission | Homework submission |
| 14) | Assignment Presentation | Assignment Presentation (Oral) continue from the 12th week |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Edward Craig, “Philosophy – A Very Short Introduction”, Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| References: | * William Outhwaite, “The Philosophy of Social Science”, in: Bryan S. Turner, The Blackwell Companion to Social Theory”, pp. 47-70. Additional readings will be announced. Haftalık ek okumalar duyuralacaktır. |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | % 20 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 167 | ||
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) | Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field. | |
| 2) | Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field. | |
| 3) | Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes. | |
| 4) | Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills. | |
| 5) | Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually. | |
| 6) | Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems. | |
| 7) | Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field. | |
| 8) | Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives. | |
| 9) | Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels. | |
| 10) | Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field. | |
| 11) | Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project. | |
| 12) | Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project. | |
| 13) | Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work. | |
| 14) | Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works. | 3 |