Sociology

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Period	Semester	T+A+L	Credit	ECTS
03240011	Modern Philosophy	2	Spring	4	3+0+0	3	4

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)	-

Name and Surname	Room	E-Mail Address	Internal	Meeting Hours
Prof. Hüsamettin ERDEM	-	[email protected]

Basic Vocational Courses	X
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses	X
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses	X

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
P2	Being knowledgeable about sociological concepts, theories, methods, and effectively using them in the research process and project development.	5
P3	Being able to relate sociology to other disciplines and having the ability to work with these disciplines.	4
P6	Having the ability to understand, analyze, and propose solutions for social developments.	4
P7	Evaluating the history and pioneers of the discipline of sociology.	3
P8	Possessing the skills to work in various settings, including public and private sectors, think tanks, and projects.	4
P9	Analyzing and using information with a critical perspective and acting in accordance with societal values.	5
P10	Ability to express and make connections between at least two different courses outside the field that contribute to the individual's general culture.	4

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	Evaluating the accuracy of comments and explanations.	P.1.5	1
O3	Creating original interpretations by looking at social realities from new perspectives.	P.1.6	1
O4	Analyzing the concepts and theories of sociology.	P.2.4	1
O5	Evaluating the accuracy and effectiveness of information related to the science of sociology.	P.2.5	1
O6	Analyzing interactions between sociology and other disciplines.	P.3.4	1
O7	Developing original projects or solutions by building bridges between different disciplines.	P.3.6	1
O8	Applying social developments effectively in research and analysis.	P.6.3	1
O9	Analyzing social developments and understanding the underlying causes of events.	P.6.4	1
O10	Evaluating the positive and negative aspects of social developments.	P.6.5	1
O11	Developing new solutions and strategies regarding social developments.	P.6.6	1
O12	Analyzing the works of pioneer sociologists from a critical perspective.	P.7.4	1
O13	Creating new perspectives based on important events and pioneers in the history of the discipline of sociology.	P.7.6	1
O14	Analyzing the requirements of the public, private sector, think tanks and projects.	P.8.4	1
O15	Developing new collaborations and projects by building bridges between different sectors.	P.8.6	1
O16	Analyzing information and data in depth, identifying contradictions and inconsistencies.	P.9.4	1
O17	Ability to find the difference between different disciplines.	P.10.1	1
O18	Ability to interpret the concept of lifelong learning.	P.10.2	1
O19	Ability to make comparisons between national and international values regarding art and design.	P.10.3	1
O20	Ability to organize collaboration with different disciplines.	P.10.4	1
O21	Ability to explain issues related to lifelong learning.	P.10.5	1
O22	Ability to design innovative applications with current approaches.	P.10.6	1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7

Week	Topics
1	Renaissance and Philosophy, What is the Renaissance? Different aspects of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
2	Evolutions of Renaissance Philosophy (Humanism, Platonism, Aristotelism, Atomism and Skepticism).
3	Platonizm ve Aristotalizm, Atomizm,
4	Skepticism, Renaissance Concept of Religion, Natural Religion Movement,
5	Philosophy of State and Law, Macchiavelli, Jean Bodin, Renaissance and democracy, Francis Bacon,
6	Science and natural philosophy in the Renaissance, Tycho Brahe, Giordano Bruno, Johannes Kepler, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei,
7	midterm exam
8	GENERAL CHARACTER OF 17TH CENTURY PHILOSOPHY, Rene DESCARTES, (His life, works, method, theory of knowledge, metaphysics and understanding of nature, psychology, moral understanding, etc.)
9	BLAİSE PASCAL, THOMAS HOBBES, OCCASİONALİSTLER, ARNOLD GEULİNCX, NİCOLE MALEBRANCHE
10	8TH CENTURY ENLIGHTENMENT PHILOSOPHY, John Locke, Berkeley, David Hume, Reid, French Materialists – Lamatrie,
11	German Enlightenment, Problem of Religion, Problem of Morality, Problem of Culture,
12	Kant ve Alman İdealizmi,
13	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Schliermacher ve Hegel, Schopenhauer,
14	19th Century Philosophy (Saint Simon, Auguste Comte, David Friedrich Strauss, Ludwig Feuerbach, Karl Marx, Philosophy of Living Friedrich Nietzsche, Henri Bergson, etc.)

Resources	1.Gökberk, Macit, "History of Philosophy", Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi, 2004
	2.ÖZDEN, Hacı Ömer- ELMALI, Osman, History of New Age Philosophy, Istanbul: Arı Sanat Publishing House, 2014.

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Attendance	14	6 (%)
Field Study	-	-
Homework	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Midterms	1	40 (%)
Final Exam	1	54 (%)
Total		100 (%)

	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time	14	4	56
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement)	8	3	24
Midterms	1	15	15
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	0	0	0
Total Work Load:			120
Total Work Load / 30			4
Course ECTS Credits:			4

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Learning Outcomes	P1	P2	P3	P6	P7	P8	P9	P10
O1	Analyzing social events and evaluating them from different perspectives.	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
O2	Evaluating the accuracy of comments and explanations.	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
O3	Creating original interpretations by looking at social realities from new perspectives.	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
O4	Analyzing the concepts and theories of sociology.	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
O5	Evaluating the accuracy and effectiveness of information related to the science of sociology.	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
O6	Analyzing interactions between sociology and other disciplines.	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
O7	Developing original projects or solutions by building bridges between different disciplines.	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
O8	Applying social developments effectively in research and analysis.	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
O9	Analyzing social developments and understanding the underlying causes of events.	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-
O10	Evaluating the positive and negative aspects of social developments.	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
O11	Developing new solutions and strategies regarding social developments.	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
O12	Analyzing the works of pioneer sociologists from a critical perspective.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-
O13	Creating new perspectives based on important events and pioneers in the history of the discipline of sociology.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-
O14	Analyzing the requirements of the public, private sector, think tanks and projects.	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
O15	Developing new collaborations and projects by building bridges between different sectors.	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
O16	Analyzing information and data in depth, identifying contradictions and inconsistencies.	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-
O17	Ability to find the difference between different disciplines.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
O18	Ability to interpret the concept of lifelong learning.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
O19	Ability to make comparisons between national and international values regarding art and design.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
O20	Ability to organize collaboration with different disciplines.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
O21	Ability to explain issues related to lifelong learning.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
O22	Ability to design innovative applications with current approaches.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5