PSYCHOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP0709 | The Lives of Turkish Intellectuals | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
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. |
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. |
The pioneer political and social thinkers in Turkey |
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 |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Emre Kongar “Türk Toplumbilimcileri”, “Toplum ve Bilim” dergileri, ilgili düşünürlerin kitapları, çıkardıkları dergiler, Büyük Doğu, Yön, vb. |
References: |
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 |
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 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To develop an interest in the human mind and behavior, to be able to evaluate theories using empirical findings, to understand that psychology is an evidence-based science by acquiring critical thinking skills. | |
2) | To gain a biopsychosocial perspective on human behavior. To understand the biological, psychological, and social variables of behavior. | |
3) | To learn the basic concepts in psychology and the theoretical and practical approaches used to study them (e.g. basic observation and interview techniques). | |
4) | To acquire the methods and skills to access and write information using English as the dominant language in the psychological literature, to recognize and apply scientific research and data evaluation techniques (e.g. correlational, experimental, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, case studies). | |
5) | To be against discrimination and prejudice; to have ethical concerns while working in research and practice areas. | |
6) | To recognize the main subfields of psychology (experimental, developmental, clinical, cognitive, social and industrial/organizational psychology) and their related fields of study and specialization. | |
7) | To acquire the skills necessary for analyzing, interpreting and presenting the findings as well as problem posing, hypothesizing and data collection, which are the basic elements of scientific studies. | |
8) | To gain the basic knowledge and skills necessary for psychological assessment and evaluation. | |
9) | To acquire basic knowledge of other disciplines (medicine, genetics, biology, economics, sociology, political science, communication, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc.) that will contribute to psychology and to use this knowledge in the understanding and interpretation of psychological processes. | |
10) | To develop sensitivity towards social problems; to take responsibility in activities that benefit the field of psychology and society. | |
11) | To have problem solving skills and to be able to develop the necessary analytical approaches for this. | 3 |
12) | To be able to criticize any subject in business and academic life and to be able to express their thoughts. | 3 |