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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi
Programme of Sociology
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
03220003 Systematic Philosophical Problems 1 Spring 2 3+0+0 3 6
Course Type Compulsory
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques Presentation, question-answer, discussion and evaluation.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Prof. Hüsamettin ERDEM
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Prof. Hüsamettin ERDEM C-133 [email protected] 7648
Course Content
How philosophy developed, how various philosophical doctrines emerged, and how these doctrines were distinguished, to evaluate a series of philosophical questions and problems in terms of existence, knowledge and value.
Objectives of the Course
Anyone who has an opinion to be analytical and resolver, knowledge, experience, perception, and intuition to analyze the result of thinking and clarify.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses X
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses X
Transferable Skills Courses X
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses X
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P1 To gain sociological reasoning skills and to reveal and interpret social facts. 4
P3 Being able to relate sociology to other disciplines and having the ability to work with these disciplines. 3
P6 Having the ability to understand, analyze, and propose solutions for social developments. 4
P9 Analyzing and using information with a critical perspective and acting in accordance with societal values. 4
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Analyzing social events and evaluating them from different perspectives. P.1.4 1
O2 Creating original interpretations by looking at social realities from new perspectives. P.1.6 1
O3 Analyzing interactions between sociology and other disciplines. P.3.4 1
O4 Analyzing social developments and understanding the underlying causes of events. P.6.4 1
O5 Analyzing information and data from a critical perspective and using it in daily life. P.9.3 1
O6 Analyzing information and data in depth, identifying contradictions and inconsistencies. P.9.4 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 What Systematic Philosophy is, the resources to be used, its place in philosophy in general and what its main problems are,
2 Philosophy of Being (Metaphysics - Ontology),
3 Philosophy of Being (Metaphysics - Ontology),
4 Moral Philosophy (Ethics),
5 Philosophy of Art (Aesthetics),
6 Philosophy of Art (Aesthetics),
7 midterm exam
8 Political philosophy
9 Political philosophy
10 Philosophy of Religion
11 Philosophy of Religion
12 Philosophy of Education
13 Philosophy of Education
14 Philosophy of Language
Textbook or Material
Resources Erdem, Hüsameddin. Introduction to Philosophy: Some Philosophy Matters, Konya: HU-ER Publications, 2021
2. BOLAY, Süleyman Hayri. Introduction to Philosophy, Ankara: Akçağ Publications, 2019
3. MENGÜŞOĞLU, Takiyettin, Introduction to Philosophy, Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi, 1983
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance 14 6 (%)
Field Study - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 54 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 6 84
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 3 12 36
Midterms 1 25 25
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 25 25
Other 2 5 10
Total Work Load: 180
Total Work Load / 30 6
Course ECTS Credits: 6
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P1 P3 P6 P9
O1 Analyzing social events and evaluating them from different perspectives. 4 - - -
O2 Creating original interpretations by looking at social realities from new perspectives. 3 - - -
O3 Analyzing interactions between sociology and other disciplines. - 3 - -
O4 Analyzing social developments and understanding the underlying causes of events. - - 4 -
O5 Analyzing information and data from a critical perspective and using it in daily life. - - - 4
O6 Analyzing information and data in depth, identifying contradictions and inconsistencies. - - - 4