ECTS - Philosophy of Social Sciences

Philosophy of Social Sciences (POEC601) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Philosophy of Social Sciences POEC601 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Gürsan Şenalp
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To understand the relationship between social sciences and natural sciences;to learn the concepts of interaction, diversification and conflicts between social sciences and natural sciences.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To understand the relationship between social sciences and natural sciences
  • to learn the concepts of interaction, diversification and conflicts between social sciences and natural sciences.
Course Content The relationship between social sciences and natural sciences; interaction, diversification and conflicts between social sciences and natural sciences.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 The 17th century scientific revolution and the rise of natural sciences (cartesian science paradigm) Galileo, Descastes
2 The struggle to establish the 18th century "science of human nature" and the deadlock of the cartesian science paradigm. Locke, Hume, Kant
3 The struggle to establish the 18th century "science of human nature" and the deadlock of the cartesian science paradigm. Locke, Hume, Kant
4 The "positive science" nationalism of the 19th century A. Comte, J. S. Mill
5 The birth of the science of tinology and the antipositivist science. Dilthey, Droysen, Simmel
6 Description - Understanding, Mathematics - Hermeneutics Lecture notes
7 Midterm
8 Re-positivism and "unity of science" Viyana Çerçevesi
9 Re-positivism and "unity of science" Viyana Çerçevesi
10 Scientific criterion problem, rationality-irrationality debate A. Koyre, T. Kuhn, K. R. Popper, P. K. Feyerabend
11 Hermeneutics and social sciences logic Gadamer, Habermas
12 Natural Science - social science dualism: ideological conflict Lecture notes
13 Natural Science - social science dualism: ideological conflict Lecture notes
14 Student Presentations
15 Student Presentations
16 Final

Sources

Other Sources 1. Seçilmiş okumalar

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 1 10
Project 1 15
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 25
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 To compare main theories and/or approaches in political economy and make a critical evaluation of each X
2 To compare main macroeconomic theories and/or approaches and make a critical evaluation of each X
3 To use complementary approaches from other relevant disciplines (e.g. political science, sociology) in order to solve problems requiring scientific expertise X
4 To develop the skills for establishing a micro-macro link in human and social sciences X
5 To analyze the main economic indicators and comment on them X
6 To acquire theoretical knowledge through literature survey and derive empirically testable hypothesis X
7 To be able to develop new approaches/theories for complex problems in political economy X
8 To apply critical thinking, statistical/econometric tools or other relevant quantitative and qualitative tools to new areas/problems X
9 To make a research design and carry it out within predetermined time frames X
10 To formulate and present policy recommendations based on academic research X
11 To continue learning and undertake advanced research independently X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 4 64
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 2 2
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 3 3
Total Workload 117