ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
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
GEP0821 Classical Logic Spring 3 0 3 5
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

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: To make students to be acquainted with subject-matters and concepts of logic and to learn the way of thinking on those subject-matters and concepts.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
After successfully completing this course the student will be able
•Recognises main problems of logic.
•Explains the relation between classic logic and other disciplines
•Identify main concepts of philosophy and relation between them.
•Thinks correct and consistently.
•Describes the concept fully.
•Improves mental execution.

Course Content

Concept, definition, predicables, proposition, reasoning, fallacies

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) Definition of logic, principles of reason and the essence of logic Course notes
3) Subject-matter, aim, importance and uses of logic Course notes
4) Short history of logic Course notes
5) Concept, its kinds and denotations, inter-conceptual relations Course notes
6) Predicables and categories Course notes
7) Definition, its kinds and conditions Course notes
8) Errors in definition, indefinables, division and classification Course notes
9) Proposition and its kinds Course notes
10) Modal propositions, distributivity in propositions and inter-propositional relations Course notes
11) Reasoning, syllogism, the structure and the elements of syllogism, categorical syllogisms Course notes
12) Reasoning, syllogism, the structure and the elements of syllogism, categorical syllogisms Course notes
13) Hypothetical and disjunctive syllogisms, compound syllogisms, irregular syllogisms Course notes
14) Induction, analogy, the five arts Course notes

Sources

Course Notes: Emiroğlu, İbrahim, Klasik Mantığa Giriş, Ankara 2004,
References: Öner, Necati, Klasik Mantık, Ankara 1991 Çapak, İbrahim, Gazali’nin Mantık Anlayışı, Ankara 2005

Evaluation System

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 2 % 20
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 20
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

ECTS / Workload Table

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 0 0 0
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 2 10 20
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0
Midterms 1 15 15
Paper Submission 0
Jury 0
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 97

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) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and electric-electronic engineering subjects; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve engineering problems.
2) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3) Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety issues, and social and political issues, according to the nature of the design.)
4) Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for electrical-electronic engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively.
5) Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating engineering problems.
6) Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
7) Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing.
8) Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.
9) Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility.
10) Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
11) Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.