COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PHILOSOPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 7033 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN 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 study current philosophical trends in relation to each other with regard to the fundamental ideas underlying them.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   By the end of this course, students know fundamental positions of current philosophical trends,
2   Can discuss controversies and differentiations amongst current philosophical trends,
3   Know the debates and debatable issues amongst current philosophical trends,
4   Can relate current philosophical trends to the history of philosophy,
5   Can grasp the historical meaning of current philosophical trends.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Main Current Philosophical Trends
2 Names and Main Works of Current Philosophical Trends
3 Main Problems of Current Philosophical Trends
4 Differentiations Amongst Current Philosophical Trends
5 Controversial Philosophical Problems Amongst Current Philosophical Trends
6 Controversial Philosophical Problems Amongst Current Philosophical Trends
7 Controversial Philosophical Problems Amongst Current Philosophical Trends
8 Midterm
9 Relation of Current Philosophical Problems to the History of Philosophy
10 Relation of Current Philosophical Problems to the History of Philosophy
11 The Historical Meaning of Current Philosophical Trends
12 The Historical Meaning of Current Philosophical Trends
13 New Philosophical Questions Propounded by Current Philosophical Trends
14 New Philosophical Questions Propounded by Current Philosophical Trends

Recomended or Required Reading

Movements, Currents, Trends: Aspects of European Thought in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Eugen Weber.

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)

Doç. Dr. Doğan Göçmen
0 232 301 94 04
dogan.gocmen@deu.edu.tr
http://dogangocmen.wordpress.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 6 3 18
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 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/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1455455
LO.25545545
LO.3545554545
LO.4545455
LO.555555