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 Adequate knowledge of mathematics, physical sciences and the subjects specific to chemical engineering disciplines; the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge of these areas in the solution of complex engineering problems.
2 The ability to define, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; the ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3 The ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions in such a way as to meet the specific requirements; the ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4 The ability to select, and use modern techniques and tools needed to analyze and solve complex problems encountered in chemical engineering practices; the ability to use information technologies effectively.
5 The ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, gather data, and analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or research areas specific to engineering disciplines.
6 The ability to work efficiently in inter-, intra-, and multi-disciplinary teams; the ability to work individually.
7 Ability to communicate effectively in Turkish, both in writing and in writing; at least one foreign language knowledge; ability to write reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make presentations, to give clear and understandable instructions.
8 Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; the ability to access information, follow developments in science and technology, and adapt and excel oneself continuously.
9 Acting in conformity with the ethical principles; professional and ethical responsibility and knowledge of the standards employed in chemical engineering applications.
10 Knowledge of business practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; knowledge of sustainable development.
11 Knowledge of the global and social effects of chemical engineering practices on health, environment, and safety issues, and knowledge of the contemporary issues in engineering areas; awareness of the possible legal consequences of engineering practices.

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