MATHEMATICS
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
GEP0709	The Lives of Turkish Intellectuals	Fall	3	0	3	5

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:	GE-Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:
Course Coordinator :	Instructor KENAN SAYACI
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The subject of this lecture is to introduce the leading names in Turkey who had an important influence on the intellectual, political and the art life thoroughout the period of Republic.A large span of characters either socialist, Kemalist, Islamic, liberal, or nationalist etc. We will specifically focus on 15 of these names and draw their 'Portraits" around their lives, their thoughts, works, their influence on their periods.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who take discourse:

- will be familiar with major political thoughts of Turkish close past.
- will be familiar with Turkish thinkers and their works.
- will be able to deconstruct these works by using close reading.

Course Content

The pioneer political and social thinkers in Turkey

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Mehmet Fuat Köprülü	Türk Tarihinin Ana Hatları,Türkiye Tarihi,Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi
2)	Şerif Mardin	Türk Modernleşmesi,Religion, Society and Modernity in Turkey
3)	Muhsin Ertuğrul	İnsan ve Tiyatro Üzerine Gördüklerim, Turkish Theatre
4)	Muazzez İlmiye Çığ	Sumerology http://muazzezcig.blogcu.com/
5)	Emin Onat
6)	Şevket Süreyya Aydemir
7)	Midterm
8)	Ziya Gökalp
9)	Aydın Gün
10)	Nazım Hikmet
11)	Necip Fazıl Kısakürek
12)	Fahr-ül Nisa Zeyd
13)	Yaşar Kemal
14)	Sedat Hakkı Eldem İbrahim Çallı
15)	Final Exam
16)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Emre Kongar “Türk Toplumbilimcileri”, “Toplum ve Bilim” dergileri, ilgili düşünürlerin kitapları, çıkardıkları dergiler, Büyük Doğu, Yön, vb.
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Homework Assignments	1	% 10
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
Application	1	2	2
Study Hours Out of Class	3	3	9
Presentations / Seminar	1	2	2
Project	1	3	3
Quizzes	3	6	18
Midterms	1	10	10
Final	1	10	10
Total Workload			96

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 have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications in Mathematics
2)	To be able to understand and assess mathematical proofs and construct appropriate proofs of their own and also define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods,
3)	To be able to apply mathematics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials,
4)	To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself,
5)	To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and non-experts in basic and comprehensible way,
6)	To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level,
7)	To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement,
8)	To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense,	4
9)	By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere,	4
10)	To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the competencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning,	4
11)	To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics ; such as algebra, analysis, number theory, mathematical logic, geometry and topology to the level of secondary school,
12)	To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively.