Philosophy of Science (KAM312) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Philosophy of Science	KAM312	Area Elective	3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	Turkish
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çağkan Sayın
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The aim of this course is to introduce the student to the field of history of dcience by considering the developments in science in terms of various epistemological assumptions.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course;
Course Content	The fundamental concepts of science; scientific method; science and antiquity; science and the Middle Ages; paradigms.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	The Ontological Necessity of Knowledge, Its Purpose and Its History
2	The Sources of Human Knowledge
3	Types of Knowledge
4	The Problem of Truth In Knowledge
5	The Ontological Foundations of Western Knowledge and the Fundamental Theories of Knowledge
6	The History of Western Knowledge: The Birth of Scientific Knowledge and Its Development
7	The Description and Criteria of Scientific Knowledge
8	The Fundamental Approaches In Social Sciences: Positivism, Its Main Conjectures, Methos and Techniques
9	Midterm Examination
10	Approaches Concerning Positivism
11	The Critiques of Positivism
12	An "Interpretive" Outlook of Science, Its Conjectures, Method and Techniques
13	The Main Approaches to the "Interpretive" Science and Its Critiques
14	The Holistic View of Science, Its Main Conjectures, Methos and Techniques

Sources

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	15	10
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	40
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	50
Toplam	17	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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics
2	Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis
3	Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis
4	Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level
5	Learning different approaches on economic and related issues
6	Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis
7	Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices
8	Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills					X
9	Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning				X
10	Adopting work ethic and social responsibility
11	Developing the skills of communication.
12	Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs.			X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload			0