COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
RPD 1009 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR BAHAR METE OTLU

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

Understanding of the philosophical foundations of education, understanding of different approaches to philosophy of education

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The description of the philosophy and the learning of basic concepts of philosophy
2   The learning of the description of the educational
3   The learning of the description of the educational philosophy
4   The learning of the relationship of the philosophy and education
5   The learning of the different educational approaches
6   The learning of the basic philosophies of Turkish educational System

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The description of philosophy
2 The fields of philosophy
3 The basic concepts of philosophy
4 The description of education
5 The contribution of the philosophy on education
6 The importance of the relationship between education and philosophy
7 The philosophy of education
8 Midterm
9 The relationship of education and the other systems
10 Different educational approaches (Prennialism, Idealism)
11 Different educational approaches (Realism, Essentialism)
12 Different educational approaches (Pragmatism, Naturalism)
13 Different educational approaches (Dialectic materyalism, Existantialism)
14 The learning of the basic philosophies of Turkish educational System.
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Eğitim Felsefesi, Prof. Dr. Veysel Sönmez, Anı yayıncılık,2002;
Eğitim Felsefesi, Necmettin Tozlu, MEB yayınları, 1997

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research and discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

bahar.mete@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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