COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ESH 0019 CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty Of Letters

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

American Culture and Literature
Archeology
Museology
.
Translation and Interpreting
.
Turkish Language and Literature
Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)
Psychology
Archeology
Comparative Literature
Sociology
Sociology
Linguistics
History
Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)
History
Comparative Literature

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to comprehend and discuss the issues in applied ethics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know the ethics and the applied ethics.
2   Understand the main problems in applied ethics
3   Search the answers about current problems through the approach in applied ethics
4   Consider the facts happening around him/her by philosophical aspect
5   Learn how he/she can see a case/fact/discussion through the different approachs.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is the Philosophy The relationship between the philosophy and other disciplines. Philosophy as second level activity
2 Why can we study the philosophy The disciplines of philosophy (Value of Philosophy) What is the current problems in philosophy
3 What is the Ethics What is the applied ethics
4 Theories in Applied Ethics
5 Medical Ethics
6 Medical Ethics
7 Midterm exam
8 Bioethics
9 Bioethics
10 Political Ethics
11 Political Ethics
12 Media Ethics
13 Media Ethics
14 A general evaluation of the course

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ahmet CEVIZCI, Uygulamalı Etik, Say yayınları, Istanbul, 2013.
2. Contemporary Debates in Appiled Ethics, Edt. Andrew I. Cohen& Christopher Heath Wellman,Blackwell Publ., USA, 2005.
3. Ahmet Cevizci, Felsefeye Giriş, Say yay., Istanbul, 2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-5:The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 attendance is required.
2. The participation in midterm and final exams will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Nihal Petek BOYACI
petek.boyaci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Reading 5 3 15
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

Copyright 2015 DEÜ. BİD

HOME / ABOUT US / DEGREE PROGRAMMES / GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS