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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
GEP0805	Ontology	Fall Spring	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 :	Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	First of all, the aim of this course is to establish a framework by reasoning upon being with the help of some basic concepts. Then some philosophers who tried to solve the problem of being are going to be analyzed with in this framework. And at last, the problem of being is going to be evaluated in a historical context

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
After successfully completing this course the student will be able;
To see a philosophical problem and reasoning about it
To identify the problem of human in contemporary philosophy
To look at the problem with texts of the philosopher.
Understanding the problem with the help of a philosophical text.
To put down an evaluation with the help of a philosophical text.
Understanding the current age

Course Content

Metaphysics- Ontology-Theology; Relationship between Being and Essence; Types of Being; The Problem of Universals, The Problem of Freedom; Theories of Being; Border-Line of Knowing

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	A general viewto problem of being	Reference books
2)	Understanding relation between being, science and knowledge	Reference books
3)	To explain notions of God, being, metaphysics, theology, substance, arche, appearance	Reference books
4)	To explain the problem of being in terms of history of philosophy and to make classification of the problem	Reference books
5)	General look to the problem of being in Islamic philosoph	Reference books
6)	General look to the problem of being in Islamic philosophy	Reference books
7)	Midterm
8)	Analyzing the concept of being in modern philosophy
10)	Analyzing the concept of being in contemporary philosophy	Reference books
11)	Analyzing the concept of being in contemporary philosophy	Reference books
12)	Analyzing the concept of being in contemporary philosophy	Reference books
13)	Analyzing existence in the existential philosophy	Reference books
14)	Analyzing existence in the existential philosophy Analyzing the concept of time and temporarity	Reference books

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References:	Varlık Felsefesi, A. Kadir Çüçen, Melek Zeynep Zafer, Adnan Esenyel, Bursa: Ezgi Kitabevi, 2009. İslam Felsefesi Tarihi, ed. Bayram Ali Çetinkaya, Ankara: Grafiker Yayınları, 2012.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Midterms	1	% 35
Final	1	% 55
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 45
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 55
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	1	14
Midterms	1	20	20
Final	1	30	30
Total Workload			106

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 correctly identify the problems and to be able to ask the correct questions	2
2)	To have the ability for problem solving and to utilize analytical approach in dealing with the problems of finance	1
3)	To understand and grasp the full details of theoretical arguments and counter arguments	1
4)	To be fully prepared for a graduate study in finance and to have lifelong learning awareness	1
5)	To be able to apply theoretical principles of finance to the realities of practical business life	1
6)	To develop solutions for managerial problems by understanding the requirements of international financial markets	1
7)	To think innovatively and creatively in complex situations	3
8)	To be able to make decisions both locally and internationally by knowing the effects of globalization on business and social life	2
9)	To have the competencies of the digital age and to use the necessary financial applications	1
10)	To be able to use at least one foreign language both for communication and academic purposes	2
11)	To understand the importance of business ethics and to take decisions by knowing the legal and ethical consequences of their activities in the academic world and business life	3
12)	To develop an objective criticism in business and academic life and having a perspective to self-criticize	3