ECTS - Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Science (KAM516) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Philosophy of Science | KAM516 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course examines the process of producing social scientific knowledge by transcending the theory-method distinction, focusing instead on research “methodology” and practices of reasoning. Rather than adhering to the traditional theory-method distinction, it develops a holistic understanding of the art of doing social science. By analyzing the actual working practices and research processes of major social scientists, it reveals the epistemological foundations of social scientific thought. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The Fundamental theories of science; the relation between science and political power; history of science. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction | - |
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| 3 | Epistemology and Methodology | Michael Adas, Machines as the Measure of Men: Science, Technology, and Ideologies of Western Dominance (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2014). |
| 4 | Machine as the Measure of Man (II) | Michael Adas, Machines as the Measure of Men: Science, Technology, and Ideologies of Western Dominance (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2014). |
| 5 | Machine as the Measure of Man (III) | Michael Adas, Machines as the Measure of Men: Science, Technology, and Ideologies of Western Dominance (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2014). |
| 6 | Information About Article Writing | - |
| 7 | Scientific Thinking and Colonialism (I) | Timothy Mitchell, Colonising Egypt (Berkeley: University of California Press). |
| 8 | Scientific Thinking and Colonialism (II) | Timothy Mitchell, Colonising Egypt (Berkeley: University of California Press). |
| 9 | West and Others | Pankaj Mishra, From the Ruins of Empire (London: Penguin Books, 2012). |
| 10 | Alternative Modernities | Avner Wishnitzer, Reading Clock, Alla Turca: Time and Society in the Late Ottoman Empire (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2015). |
| 11 | Information About the Paper Assignment | - |
| 12 | Presentations | - |
| 13 | Presentations | - |
| 14 | General Evaluation | - |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Ernst Cassirer, The Philosophy of the Enlightenment (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009). |
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| 2. Michael Adas, Machines as the Measure of Men: Science, Technology, and Ideologies of Western Dominance (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2014). | |
| 3. Timothy Mitchell, Colonising Egypt (Berkeley: University of California Press). | |
| 4. Pankaj Mishra, From the Ruins of Empire (London: Penguin Books, 2012). | |
| 5. Avner Wishnitzer, Reading Clock, Alla Turca: Time and Society in the Late Ottoman Empire (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2015). |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 14 | 20 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 60 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 16 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | It ensures that conceptual and theoretical knowledge and understanding of political science and public administration disciplines and methodological capacity are developed to produce new information in these disciplines. | |||||
| 2 | Develops an interdisciplinary perspective by mastering comprehensive knowledge and understanding in disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, history, etc. parallel to the disciplines of political science and public administration. | |||||
| 3 | It provides knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and methods and the development of a capacity to use this knowledge in thesis writing and other research. | |||||
| 4 | Develops a critical understanding of the acquired theoretical, methodological and interdisciplinary knowledge to follow and interpret debates in the field and to identify and eliminate existing problems and deficiencies in the literature. | |||||
| 5 | It enables the development of academic writing principles and skills required to write and publish a thesis that will contribute to the literature. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 126 | ||