LAW
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	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:	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)	List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions.
2)	Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment.
3)	Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge.
4)	Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules.
5)	Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them.
6)	Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine.
7)	Use at least one foreign language as scientific language.
8)	Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state.
9)	Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development.
10)	Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level.
11)	Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals.
12)	Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems.
13)	Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations.
14)	Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written.
15)	Have the professional and ethical responsibility.
16)	Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions.
17)	Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms.
18)	Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies.