PSYCHOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP0803 | Contemporary Philosophy | 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: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. SONGÜL DEMİR Instructor TUĞRUL ÖZKARACALAR |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The aim of this course is to make an introduction to the principles of modern thought from a historical perspective |
The students who have succeeded in this course; After successfully completing this course the student will be able •set forth the elements discussed by the philosophers during the last decades •make a study on one of them •Defining contemporary thinking •Determining the various areas of contemporary philosophy •Contemporary philosophers and its thoughts |
•Neo-Kantianism, philosophy of life, Dilthey, Historism, Hermeneutic Pragmatism, constructivism- |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | |
2) | What is the contemporary philosophy? | Course Note |
3) | What is the hermenuetik? | Course Note |
4) | W. Dilthey and Gadamer | Course Note |
5) | Marksism and wsetern marxism | Course Note |
6) | G.Lukacs, A Gramschi | Course Note |
7) | Frankfurt School:Adorno ve Horkheimer | Course Note |
8) | Ü habermas and the Theory of Communicative Action | Course Note |
9) | Structuralism, sauussre | Course Note |
10) | R. Barthes | Course Note |
11) | Lacan, althuser | Course Note |
12) | Post modernism: lytord | Course Note |
13) | Post structuralism,: Faucault | Course Note |
14) | J. derrida | Course Note |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
References: | " Peter Watson, Ideas – A History From Fire to Freud, Phoenix Paperback, 2006.E. Levinas. Sonsuza Tanıklık (Seçme Metinler). Metis Yayınları, Zaman ve Başka-Metis Yayınları. " "J. Derrida. Toplumbilim 10-Derrida Özel sayısı, Cogito özel sayısı. " |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 30 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Total Workload | 91 |
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 |