COMPUTER EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES
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
GEP0704	Trends in Literature	Spring Fall	3	0	3	5

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	GE-Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Instructor KENAN SAYACI
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The overall goal of the course is to lead students to consider evil as an inevitable and a complementory part of literature. Apart from this, the course will try to give an analytical approach to the concept of evil, its history, how it manifests itself through the texts. It also aims to show the inner settings of literary texts and the role of evil in its structure.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
- will be able to define the concept of evil as a philosophical and theological term and see the difference between in these conceptions.
- will acquire reading strategies and analyzing methods in approaching evil in literary texts.
- will be able to critically and analytically use the knowledge acquired in analyzing theories about evil.
- will be able to keep the track of the evil characters in literary texts.
- will be able to identify every single characteristics and difference of evil character by comparing him/her with the others analyzed in class.
- will recognize the difference between western literatures and Turkish literature in representation of evil.
- will be able to plan and conduct individually an analysis about evil and its representation in a given literary text.

Course Content

The problem of evil. Evil in Judeo-Christian tradition and Islam. Evil in modern philosophy. How to approach evil in literature? Keeping track of the evil characters in literary texts. Evil and Poetry.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	The problem of evil.	The nature of evil. Evil in western philosopy and its representations. The connection between evil and tragedy.
2)	Evil in Judeo-Christian tradition.	Evil as the black side of creation. The Satan versus Jesus.
3)	How to approach evil in literature?	Reading strategies, analyzing methods and approaching evil in literary texts.
4)	Evil in modern philosophy.	Beyond Good and Evil by Nietzsche.
5)	Keeping track of the evil characters in literary texts	Eroticism and evil: Nero and Caligula in Sade Satan in literature: (Faust by Goethe).
6)	Keeping track of the evil characters in literary texts	Anti-hero in gothic literature: (Dr. Frankenstein by M. Shelley). The stories of Edgar Allen Poe.
7)	Keeping track of the evil characters in literary texts	The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
8)	Evil in the East and Islam	Good and Evil (Hayır ve Şer) in Koran. The difference between western and eastern traditions. The representations of evil in traditional literary texts and narratives.
9)	Keeping track of the evil characters in literary texts	The rise of anti-hero in Turkish novel. The case of Suat in Huzur by A. H. Tanpınar.
10)	Keeping track of the evil characters in literary texts	Kıskanmak by N. S. Örik.
11)	Keeping track of the evil characters in literary texts	Kıskanmak by N. S. Örik.
12)	Keeping track of the evil characters in literary texts	Evil in Turkish short story. Kötülük by S. İleri and Kağnı by Sabahattin Ali.
13)	Evil and Poetry.	The represantations of evil in modernist and avangard poetry. İkinci Yeni and “kötücüllük”. Ece Ayhan and his poetry.
14)	Evil and Poetry.	Eroticism and semi-evil. The poetry of Edip Cansever, Turgut Uyar and Cemal Süreya.
15)	Final Exam
16)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Ders öncesi öğrencilere verilecek ve dersle ilgili makaleleri içeren ders notları. Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray. J. W. von Goethe, Faust. Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Huzur. Nahid Sırrı Örik, Kıskanmak. Selim İleri, Kötülük.
References:	Georges Bataille, Literature and Evil. Margaret Sönser Breen, Understanding Evil: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Alford, C. Fred, What Evil Means to Us. B. S. Markesinis, Good and evil in art and law: an extended essay.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	16	% 10
Quizzes	2	% 5
Homework Assignments	2	% 5
Midterms	1	% 30
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	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	8	5	40
Homework Assignments	2	1	2
Quizzes	2	1	2
Midterms	1	3	3
Final	1	4	4
Total Workload			93

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 define concepts related to the latest knowledge, tools and other scientific resources for the teaching profession, educational technology and information technologies in terms of national and international standards.	4
2)	To explain the main elements of teaching strategies, methods and techniques, material design and assessment and evaluation processes that affect the development of educational technology integration.
3)	To develop competencies related to software languages, operating systems, computer networks and computer hardware.
3)	To use the most appropriate curriculum frameworks to plan lessons and activities based on active and student-centered learning integrated with technology.
4)	To use the most appropriate curriculum frameworks to plan lessons and activities based on active and student-centered learning integrated with technology.
5)	To plan, implement and evaluate classroom activities that utilize cutting-edge technologies to foster creativity, problem solving and critical thinking using scientific methods.
6)	To build strong theoretical and applied models to develop solutions to problems that focus on systems and human development within a learning organization.	4
7)	To review, evaluate and recommend strategies for technology integration based on the interests, needs, individual differences and developmental characteristics of students in primary and secondary education.
8)	To work individually and collaboratively in a team to carry out activities related to educational technology, information technology and the teaching profession in an interdisciplinary approach.	4
9)	To effectively use and evaluate educational technologies and appropriately designed instructional models as a means of achieving and meeting learning objectives and requirements.
10)	To utilize effective metacognitive techniques to make the classroom a community of learners engaged in lifelong learning activities.
11)	To prepare trainings and projects related to educational technology for the community and to provide counseling to individuals in enhancing learning through the appropriate use of technology.	4
12)	To implement cost and time sensitive strategies to support individuals and organizations to carry out their work more effectively.
13)	To equip teachers to be pioneers and models in the application of technology for educational purposes using ethical and legal standards and to keep pace with changing technology.
14)	To investigate efficient design solutions and existing standards used today for educational technologies, curricula, innovations and outcomes related to work, school, education sector and virtual world.
15)	To gain fluency in interpersonal communication, teaching frameworks and the use of different technologies in relation to national norms and laws.	4