Aesthetics (HUM320) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Aesthetics HUM320 General Elective 3 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
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Course Assistants
Course Objectives The course aims at introducing the concept of aesthetics to students, reading and discussing some of the most outstanding philosophers’ works (as a whole or as selections) on Aesthetics and tracing the changes and improvement in the idea of aesthetics in history.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Learning the relationship and the difference between the concepts of aethetics and beauty
  • Learning the relationship and the difference between the concepts of aethetics and ethics
  • Becoming familiar with different views on the cognitivity of aethetics
  • Becoming familiar with different views on the cognitivity of taste
  • Developing skills for discussing the concepts of taste and poor taste
  • Developing skills to form and present their personal opinions or opinions based on the views of the philosophers discussed
  • Grasping the relationship between and among fine arts, aesthetics and ethics
Course Content Defining art, aesthetics, the beautiful and the ugly, and ethics; scrutinizing their contents; examining the place of aethetics in art and nature; discussing and comparing the views of the philosophers studied.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to Aesthetics Recommended throughout the course
2 Aristote: Poetika(Poetics)
3 Aristote: Poetika(Poetics)
4 Plato: Şölen (Symposium)
5 Plato: Şölen (Symposium)
6 David Hume, Zevkin Ölçütüne Dair (Of the Standard of Taste)
7 David Hume, Zevkin Ölçütüne Dair (Of the Standard of Taste)
8 Kant, Immanuel, Yargı Yetisinin Eleştirisi (Critique of Judgment)
9 Kant, Immanuel, Yargı Yetisinin Eleştirisi (Critique of Judgment)
10 Kant, Immanuel, Yargı Yetisinin Eleştirisi
11 Nietzsche, Friedrick, Putların Alacakaranlığı (Twilight of the Idols) (Selection)
12 Nietzsche, Friedrick, Putların Alacakaranlığı (Selection)
13 Nietzsche, Friedrick, Tragedyanın Doğuşu (Birth of Tragedy) (Selections)
14 Nietzsche, Friedrick, Tragedyanın Doğuşu (Selections)
15 Review
16 Exam Week

Sources

Course Book 1. Aristoteles, Poetika, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1987.
2. Platon, Şölen, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul, 2016.
3. David Hume, Zevkin Ölçütüne Dair, Elibron Classics, Boston, 2007.
4. Kant, Immanuel, Yargı Yetisinin Eleştirisi, İdea Yayınavi, İstanbul, 2006.
5. Nietzsche, Friedrick, Putların Alacakaranlığı, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul,2010.
6. Nietzsche, Friedrick, Tragedyanın Doğuşu, Can sanat Yayınları, İstanbul, 2013.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 5 20
Presentation 2 10
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 9 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
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 Possesses sufficient knowledge in mathematics, natural sciences, and discipline-specific topics in Electrical and Electronics Engineering; uses this theoretical and practical knowledge to solve complex engineering problems.
2 Identifies, defines, formulates, and solves complex engineering problems; selects and applies appropriate analytical and modeling methods for this purpose.
3 Designs complex systems, processes, devices, or products under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; applies modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economy, environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety, social and political issues, depending on the nature of the design.)
4 Selects and uses modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; effectively uses information technologies.
5 Designs experiments, conducts tests, collects data, analyzes, and interprets results to investigate complex engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics.
6 Works effectively in disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams; develops the ability to work independently.
7 Communicates effectively in both written and verbal forms; possesses proficiency in at least one foreign language; writes effective reports, understands written reports, prepares design and production reports, delivers effective presentations, and gives and receives clear instructions.
8 Recognizes the need for lifelong learning; accesses information, follows developments in science and technology, and continuously renews oneself. X
9 Acts in accordance with ethical principles, assumes professional and ethical responsibility, and possesses knowledge about the standards used in engineering practices.
10 Possesses knowledge about professional practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; gains awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; understands the principles of sustainable development.
11 Understands the universal and societal impacts of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; recognizes the contemporary issues reflected in the field of engineering and understands the legal implications of engineering solutions.

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
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 5 3 15
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 10 10
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 98