COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CULTURE, IDEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 6033 CULTURE, IDEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

PHILOSOPHY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR KUBILAY AYSEVENER

Offered to

PHILOSOPHY

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to reveal the differences between culture and ideology and to make a critique of the concepts such as popular culture, mass culture, culture industry and etc.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to comprehend the complex theoretical system of philosophy of culture/cultural studies in detail,
2   Able to discuss the solutions that are proposed for the complex problems in cultural studies,
3   Able to grasp original problems in cultural studies,
4   Able to justify these problems by using philosophical arguments,
5   Able to analyze the historical background of the concept of ideology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Fundamental Problems and Discussions in philosophy of culture and cultural studies
2 Fundamental Problems and Discussions in philosophy of culture and cultural studies
3 Presentation
4 Discussion
5 Presentation
6 Discussion
7 Midterm Exam
8 Presentation
9 Discussion
10 Presentation
11 Discussion
12 Presentation
13 Discussion
14 A general evaluation of the course

Recomended or Required Reading

Theodor W. Adorno, Kültür Endüstrisi Kültür Yönetimi, çev. Elçin Gen, Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları.

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 * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Will be announced.

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 exam.

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)

0232 301 79 18
kurtul.gulenc@deu.edu.tr
http://www.kurtulgulenc.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 8 3 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 152

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.155532
LO.24242
LO.343444
LO.43524
LO.5542555

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