| INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND BUSINESS | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| GEP0806 | Philosophy of Life | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 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: | Hybrid |
| Course Coordinator : | Assist. Prof. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. SONGÜL DEMİR |
| Course Objectives: | The aim of this course is to focus on the relationship between philosophy and life and to understand and analyze philosophical debates on this subject. Understanding philosophical debates about the relationship between philosophy and life is very important to understand and analyze today's thought. These discussions extend from Antiquity to the present day. The objective of the course is to conduct a philosophical analysis as to the goal and meaning of life and to develop an ability of critical thinking. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. To develop the student's ability to analyze and question. 2. To create awareness about issues related to daily life such as happiness, friendship and the other. 3. To provide the student with the ability to evaluate the experiences he/she has gained in his/her life. 4. To make the student realize that he/she does not live alone and always shares a life with the "Other" and to create awareness about those outside of himself/herself. 5. To develop analytical thinking skills. 6. To develop value judgments. |
| What is the goal and meaning of life? What is the role of happiness, pleasure and utility in life? What is freedom and alienation? What is justice and equality? What is morality? What is the source of our moral decisions, actions and choices? How does reason and passion effect our life? What is good and bad in a moral context? What is the meaning of death in relation to life? What is the role of religion in determining the meaning and goal of life? The course aims to inquire into the answers to these questions through the theories of philosophers such as Aristippus, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Zeno, Pyrrho, Sextus, Augustinus, Aquinas, Hobbes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Hume, Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Mill, Marx, Heidegger and Sartre. Teaching methods and techniques used in the course are: lecture, reading, individual work, sample examination, and discussion. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | Life and Philosophy Lecture | ||
| 2) | Meaning of Life Lecture | ||
| 3) | Philosophy of Life and Socrates Lecture and text reading | ||
| 4) | Concept of Justice and Its Relationship with Virtue Lecture | ||
| 5) | Concept of Friendship Lecture | ||
| 6) | The Other Problem - Other Creatures and Us Raising Awareness for Nature and Environment Lecture | ||
| 7) | The Problem of the Other and Levinas topic narration | ||
| 8) | Midterm Exam | ||
| 9) | Existentialism and two representatives of Existentialism: J.P. Sartre and A. Camus | ||
| 10) | Humanism Lecture | ||
| 11) | Concept of Death topic narration | ||
| 12) | Death and Different Cultures topic narration | ||
| 13) | Between Life and Death Lecture | ||
| 14) | Philosophy and Today: Evaluation topic narration | ||
| Course Notes: | Derste alınan notlar “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer) / Course Notes / Textbooks “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). + Course Notes. |
| References: |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | % 0 | |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | 1 | % 15 |
| 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 | % 50 |
| Paper Submission | % 0 | |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 2 | 17 | 34 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 116 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Has theoretical and practical knowledge on management, business, trade, economy, entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainable development related to International Trade and Business and can use this information | 2 |
| 2) | Can collect data from different sources in the global business world and successfully apply research techniques, use information and communication technologies. | 1 |
| 3) | Can analyze opportunities and threats with strategic thinking skills by using different resources and channels in the ever-changing global business world. | 1 |
| 4) | Can communicate orally and in writing with a good knowledge of English grammar. | 1 |
| 5) | He / she can transfer the knowledge and skills he / she has acquired in the field to the relevant people in written and oral form and evaluate them critically. | 1 |
| 6) | Adopts the principles of business ethics with the awareness of professional responsibility and can apply these principles within the framework of legal rules in the field of global trade and business. | 1 |
| 7) | He / she can collaborate in and out of the field, take responsibility, respect cultural differences and have ethical values. | 3 |
| 8) | Has sufficient awareness of social rights, justice, cultural values, environmental awareness, occupational health and safety. | 2 |
| 9) | With the lifelong learning skill acquired, she/he can identify learning needs and improve herself/himself. | 1 |