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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FEL 7023	SCIENCE FICTION AND PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

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

To ascertain traces of philosophical views which are handled in future projections with reference to science fiction texts and movies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Being able to comprehend the general logic of science fiction,
2	Being able to associate future projections to former philosophical projections,
3	Being able to discuss and convey intellectual relations,
4	Being able to grasp new philosophical problems,
5	Being able to ground above points.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Science Fiction Literature
2	Science Fiction Cinema
3	Metropolis
4	1984
5	2001: A Space Odyssey
6	Dune
7	Solaris
8	Midterm
9	Blade Runner
10	I, Robot
11	The Stranger
12	Stargate
13	Prometheus
14	Assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

1984, George Orwell, Can Yayınları: Istanbul, 2000.
Solaris, Stanislaw Lem, Iletişim Yayınları: Istanbul, 2010.

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 midterm and final exams will be considered in grading.
3. The participation in presentation activity will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Kubilay Aysevener
0232 301 87 36
kubilay.aysevener@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	6	3	18
Preparing assignments	1	10	10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	5	65
Preparation for midterm exam	1	5	5
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Preparing presentations	1	10	10
Final	1	3	3
Midterm	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			124

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						4			5		5		5
LO.2	5		5	4		5		5	4			4	4		5
LO.3	4	5		5				4		4	4	5			5
LO.4	4			5	5	5	4		5	5			5		4
LO.5		4	5				4	5			5	5		4

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Description of Individual Course Units

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Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

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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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