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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FEL 7008	PHILOSOPHICAL TEXTS: READING/WRITING II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10

Offered By

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR REŞAT LEVENT AYSEVER

Offered to

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to gain some experience in producing philosophical texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	At the end of this course the students will be able to differentiate among writing different types of text.
2	to distinguish among strategic differences of various types of text writing.
3	to grasp strategies needed for writing philosophical texts.
4	to justify strategies needed for write philosophical texts.
5	to produce philosophical texts.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	What is writing a text
2	Why do we write
3	For whom do we write
4	What kinds of text do we write
5	Writing essays
6	Writing essays
7	Writing essays
8	Midterm
9	Writing fictional essays
10	Writing fictional essays
11	Writing fictional essays
12	Writing philosophical essays
13	Writing philosophical essays
14	Writing philosophical essays

Recomended or Required Reading

- Philip Gourevitch, YAZARIN ODASI, Istanbul: Timaş Yayınları, 2009.
- Raymond Queneau, BIÇEM ALIŞTIRMALARI, Istanbul: Sel Yayıncılık, 2003.
- Ferit Edgü, YAZMAK EYLEMI, Istanbul: Sel Yayıncılık, 2005.
- Gökdemir Ihsan, KURMACA ALIŞTIRMALARI, Istanbul: Sel Yayıncılık, 2003.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

See "Assessment Methods" and "ECTS Table"

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	STT	TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-3 will be evaluated by his/her presentation
LO 4-5 will be evaluated by the assignment of the student and 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 presentation activity will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0232 301 79 17
levent.aysever@deu.edu.tr
http://www.leventaysever.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	8	3	24
Preparing assignments	1	50	50
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	7	84
Preparation for midterm exam	1	30	30
Preparation for final exam	1	45	45
Final	1	3	3
Midterm	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			239

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15
LO.1	5				5			4	5					5
LO.2	5	4	5		5		5		5		4		4		5
LO.3		5		4		4		5		5		5		5
LO.4	4			5	4		5		5		5		5		5
LO.5			5			5		5			5		4	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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