Go (HUM331) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Go HUM331 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, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Staff
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Learning of the rules of Go game, theoretical information on the history, philosophy and ethics of Go, learning of Go strategy and techniques at beginner level, learning how to play a Go game from the beginning to the end.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • - Acquire therotical information on the history, philosophy, and ethics of Go, - Learn how to play a Go game from the beginning to the end, - Make implications on the similarities between the events in life and the dynamics on the Go table, - Get experience on evaluating the cause and effect relationship and on strategic thinking.
Course Content General description of the game of Go, the rules of Go, the history of Go, Go culture and ethics, Go philosophy, Go in Turkey and in the rest of the world, the opening in Go, ingame strategies in Go.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 The description of Go
2 The history of Go, introduction to the rules of Go
3 The history of Go, enhancement of the rules
4 The history of Go, enhancement of the rules
5 The history of Go, enhancement of the rules
6 The philosophy of Go, enhancement of the rules
7 Go culture and ethics, enhancement of the rules
8 Go in Turkey and in the rest of the world, game practice
9 Go in Turkey and in the rest of the world, problem solving
10 I. Midterm
11 Go terms and concepts, game practice
12 Game opening, professional game commentary, problem solving
13 Game opening, game practiceon opening
14 Ingame strategies, game practice
15 Homework presentation
16 Ingame strategies, game practice, problem solving
17 Review
18 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. - Bozulich, R. (2008) Go Kitabı: dünyanın en eski ve öğrenilmesi bir ömür süren strateji oyunu. Dharma Yayınları, 187 sf.
2. - Çakır, G. (2009) Yeni başlayanlar için Go. Beyaz Yayınları, 208 sf.
Other Sources 3. - http://www.goproblems.com/

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 30
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 3 100
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 Has the ability to apply scientific knowledge gained in the undergraduate education and to expand and extend knowledge in the same or in a different area
2 Can apply gained knowledge and problem solving abilities in inter-disciplinary research
3 Has the ability to work independently within research area, to state the problem, to develop solution techniques, to solve the problem, to evaluate the obtained results and to apply them when necessary
4 Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to improve systematic approaches to produce solutions in unexpected complicated situations related to the area of study
5 Can develop strategies, implement plans and principles on the area of study and can evaluate obtained results within the framework
6 Can develop and extend the knowledge in the area and to use them with scientific, social and ethical responsibility
7 Has the ability to follow recent developments within the area of research, to support research with scientific arguments and data, to communicate the information on the area of expertise in a systematically by means of written report and oral/visual presentation
8 To have an oral and written communication ability in at least one of the common foreign languages ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B2)
9 Has software and hardware knowledge in the area of expertise, and has proficient information and communication technology knowledge
10 Follows scientific, cultural, and ethical criteria in collecting, interpreting and announcing data in the research area and has the ability to teach.
11 Has professional ethical consciousness and responsibility which takes into account the universal and social dimensions in the process of data collection, interpretation, implementation and declaration of results in mathematics and its applications.

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 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 5 5
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 9 9
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 105