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| Unit | FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION |
| JOURNALISM PR. | |
| Code | GZT106 |
| Name | Introduction to Philosophy |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Semester | 2. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Öğr. Gör. Dr. FIRAT BERKSUN |
| Course Instructor |
Öğr. Gör. Dr. FIRAT BERKSUN
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
The main aim of the course is to teach students the starting points of the philosophy which is the basis of the development of science and to prepare the ground for critical thinking in this context. Besides, it is aimed that the student who learns about the scope and limits of philosophy can analyze all the problems he / she has encountered with a philosophical point of view. In this context, the area of logic, being, and art that constitute the important building blocks of philosophy are conveyed through various philosophers' perspectives. Thus, it is aimed to make the student understand the philosophy that contributes to the development of the society in all its aspects.
Course Content
The course contains basic information on the concept of philosophy. In this context, the course includes important concepts of philosophy, types of knowledge, approaches to knowledge, philosophy of being, art and morality. On the other hand, the concept of politics is also examined in terms of philosophy and all these issues are critically examined.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Recognizes the fundamental differences between philosophical knowledge and scientific knowledge. |
| LO02 | Describes the periodic conditions that caused the birth of philosophical thought. |
| LO03 | Compares different philosophical approachs regrading the conditions of true knowledge. |
| LO04 | Distinguishes different philosophical approaches to the concept of being. |
| LO05 | By questioning the historical link between individual, society and philosophy, interprets behaviours in contemporary societies. |
| LO06 | Recognizes the concepts of ethics and morality and analyzes the arguments in this area. |
| LO07 | By comparing the present social problems with the historical philosophical debates, establishes cause-effect relations. |
| LO08 | Examines the problems in different fields of study from a philosophical perspective. |
| LO09 | Due to the structure of the course, the participants are able to express themselves freely and improve communication skills. |
| LO10 | Questions opinions that are considered to be true and acquires a critical point of view that contributes to the progress in the professional life. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Knows theoretical approaches in the field of media and communication, and gains ability of development of new approaches in these fields | 0 |
| PLO02 | - | Knows communication models, and interpreting these models in terms of sociology, psychology, economics etc., puts particular contributions to these models | 0 |
| PLO03 | - | Gains competent, mainly in social and humanities sciences, in some kind of sciences, does multidisciplinary science research, and analyses these kinds of studies/research | 0 |
| PLO04 | - | Recognizing news production models, leads to new models and approaches. | 0 |
| PLO05 | - | Protuces, edits and directs news/reporting in any kind of media (newspaper, magazine, web site, radia, television etc.). | 0 |
| PLO06 | - | Takes photograph, mainly in the field of press photo, in some kind of photography fields | 0 |
| PLO07 | - | Uses communication technologies effectively, and gains production ability of appropriate contents for increasingly developing new communication technologies | 0 |
| PLO08 | - | Works as press adviser, communication coordinator and maneger, and so on in some state and private institutions | 0 |
| PLO09 | - | Learning relevant concepts and notions of, notably in journalism field, communication and mess media, make some contributions to these fields as new concepts and notions | 0 |
| PLO10 | - | Reaches at a consciousness level in which synthesises society, culture and communication concepts each other | 0 |
| PLO11 | - | Gains empathy ability to recognize both individual and societal processes | 0 |
| PLO12 | - | Getting effective communication ability, learns basic dynamics of communication processes, and goes into action in this direction | 0 |
| PLO13 | - | Evaluating contents of media organisations, finds out actual issues and lacks, and has a part to come over these problems | 0 |
| PLO14 | - | Supports peace and consensus of a society, and taking over a mediator mechanism role in any conflicts, sees communication right as primary, and tries to figure out the issues in peaceful and humanitarian ways | 0 |
| PLO15 | - | Works in any national and international medya organisations such as newspaper, magazine, web site, radio, television etc | 0 |
| PLO16 | - | Together with gaining individual/free working ability, be able to be a part of any kind of collective institutions, and be successful to adapts to grups | 0 |
| PLO17 | - | Has self-confidence both to decision making and to participate in decision making process, and takes responsibility while any issue occured | 0 |
| PLO18 | - | Recognizes new missions and works easly, and easly adapts to new trends and movements in the developing and changing world and professional life. | 0 |
| PLO19 | - | Tends to events by professional ways, and considering rational mind and knowledge, tries to figure out issues and facts on the line of scientific | 0 |
| PLO20 | - | Has an high conciseness on society and collectivism, and as be able to be successful in personal life, takes the responsibilities belonging to himself/herself in a social system. | 0 |
| PLO21 | - | Approaches to personal, interpersonal and mess communication processes, knowing what communication and its aims are; and takes an opinion leader role in the communication processes. | 0 |
| PLO22 | - | Lerans a foreign language, at least, at a good level, and in the international area, participates in news/reporting flows and so on. | 0 |
| PLO23 | - | Grasps the field of media and communication, and making in his/her actions through dynamics of these fields, contributes to development of a good communication environment. | 0 |
| PLO24 | - | Conceders social utilities in his/her works and productions, and in these directions, develops communication strategies, and pays attention to humanitarian values as primarily in producing news, reporting, photo, video, graphics etc. | 0 |
| PLO25 | - | Enables society to recognize role of media, and gains depth about such particular subjects as media literacy, new media and social media and so on. | 0 |
| PLO26 | - | Tends to contents in related to general public interests in the media and communication environments such as newspaper, magazine, radio, television, blogs and web sides etc. | 0 |
| PLO27 | - | Since absorbs ethics values of vocation, doesn’t allows to any discriminating or othering content in either his/her professional life or in contents produced by him/her, and finally tries to prevent such kind of discourses. | 0 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Explain what the concept of philosophy is | Read releavant section of the textbook | |
| 2 | Differences between philosophical knowledge and scientific knowledge | Read releavant section of the textbook | |
| 3 | The concept of information philosophy | Read releavant section of the textbook | |
| 4 | Approaches for Whether correct information is possible | Read releavant section of the textbook | |
| 5 | Limits of the concept of information | Read releavant section of the textbook | |
| 6 | Approaches of various philosophers towards the concept of knowledge | Read releavant section of the textbook | |
| 7 | Social conditions that enable the development of philosophy | Course rewiev | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Read releavant section of the textbook | |
| 9 | Philosophy of the concept of being | Read releavant section of the textbook | |
| 10 | Philosophical discussions on essence of existence | Read releavant section of the textbook | |
| 11 | Philosophers who refer to the concept of philosophy of being. | Read releavant section of the textbook | |
| 12 | Art and art philosophy | Read releavant section of the textbook | |
| 13 | Ethical and moral concepts | Read releavant section of the textbook | |
| 14 | Political philosophy | Read releavant section of the textbook | |
| 15 | Looking for the problems of contemporary societies in a philosophical view. | Read releavant section of the textbook | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Preparing for the exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Preparing for the exam |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 50 | 20 |
| 1. Homework | 25 | 10 |
| 2. Homework | 25 | 10 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 88 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,52 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||