POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP0805 | Ontology | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
Language of instruction: | En |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Course Notes: | |
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. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Laboratory | % 0 | |
Application | % 0 | |
Field Work | % 0 | |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
Quizzes | % 0 | |
Homework Assignments | % 0 | |
Presentation | % 0 | |
Project | % 0 | |
Seminar | % 0 | |
Midterms | 1 | % 35 |
Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
Final | 1 | % 55 |
Paper Submission | % 0 | |
Jury | % 0 | |
Bütünleme | % 0 | |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 45 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 55 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homework Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | ||
Midterms | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Paper Submission | 0 | ||
Jury | 0 | ||
Final | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Total Workload | 106 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |