GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
F. ELECTIVE-1 (NATURE OF SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY)/BYÖ211
Course Title: F. ELECTIVE-1 (NATURE OF SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY)
Credits 0 ECTS 4
Course Semester 3 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Define knowledge, kinds of knowledge and the nature of science.
Recognizes the philosophical movements that affect science and compares its properties.
Explain epistemology, ontology, sociology and anthropology of science, ethics of science.
Question individual epistemological and scientific beliefs, reasons of beliefs.
Use scientific process skills in solving problems.
Identify and compare information types.
Develops suggestions about teaching activities to use scientific thinking and scientific inquiry features in teaching life and to gain to students.
Recognize the scientists who have worked in the field of biology in the history of science.
Discuss the basic elements of the nature of science through current scientific developments.
Discuss the biology curriculum by considering the nature of science.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Knowledge, knowledge types, science, natural sciences, formal sciences, human sciences, philosophy.
2. Week  Scientific method, its use in solving problems and common misconceptions
3. Week  The nature of science and the relationship between scientific inquiry
4. Week  Science from the past to the present, a historical view to the emergence of science, important moments in the history of science
5. Week  Ancient Greece, Medieval Europe, Scholastic philosophy and science; inventions and discoveries
6. Week  Science and philosophy in Islamic cultural geography; inventions and discoveries
7. Week  Science in Mesopotamia; Science and philosophy in Renaissance Europe; inventions and discoveries
8. Week  Science and philosophy in the age of enlightenment; inventions and discoveries
9. Week  Midterm Exam
10. Week  Ethical and religious relations; science and paradigms
11. Week  Thought schools in Vienna and Frankfurt
12. Week  Critics of science in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
13. Week  The place and importance of science history and philosophy in education
14. Week  Critics of biology curriculum in the context of history and philosophy of science
15. Week  General evaluation and recommendations to trainers
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
2
10
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
10
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
1
10
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
7
1
7
 Searching in Internet and Library
7
1
7
 Material Design and Implementation
7
2
14
 Report Preparing
2
2
4
 Preparing a Presentation
2
2
4
 Presentation
2
2
4
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
4
8
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
2
4
8
 Other (should be emphasized)
4
4
16
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
100
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Explain the concepts, symbols, formulas, theories, models, principles and generalizations in biology and analyse the biological incidents in the light of generalizations and mechanism and correlate the biological concepts.X
2Have knowledge about history and nature of science.X
3Make a teaching scheme in accordance with the standards of biology education program and the achievements in this respect and apply this scheme.X
4Know and apply the most suitable teaching strategy, method and technique during education period by taking into account the readiness level of students, characteristics of subject matter and the achievements.X
5Provide a suitable learning and teaching environment by taking into consideration the personal differences and characteristics of development and learning.X
6Do research and use national and international resources in order to reach knowledge about biology and biology education and respect scientific and ethical values.X
7Have content and professional teaching knowledge and skills to instruct the courses related to his/her field of study successfully.X
8Know and use the biological laboratory techniques, tools and equipment and apply the biological laboratory methods and techniques such as preparing biological paint, solution-slide, anatomic- morphological examination, tissue culture.X
9Pay attention to versatile nature of learning and assess the process as much as product and use the traditional and alternative assessment and evaluation techniques effectively.X
10Design materials regarding his/her field of study and use them in the relevant learning and teaching situations.X
11Design projects on his/her field of study and carry out critical evaluations regarding the challenges encountered during implementation phase.X
12Adopt life-long learning, apply the innovative learning-teaching approaches open to change, know his/her strengths and weaknesses, use his/her strengths and improves his/her weaknesses.X
13Use different ways for the challenges encountered during teaching process and follow a critical and questioning approach towards evaluation of his/her own knowledge.X
14Associate biology with other branches of science such as medicine, pharmaceutics, physics, chemistry, agriculture and biotechnology.X
15Take part in social projects regarding his/her field of study, cooperate with the related organizations and express his/her opinions orally and in written.X
16Use a foreign language in daily life and professional development.X
17Utilize the information and communication technologies in learning and teaching environments efficiently.X
18Determine the learning requirements of professional development and guide his/her learning accordingly.X
19Raise environmental awareness and create environment for his/her students to improve this awareness.X
20Know the ways to reach knowledge as an individual with biology literacy and use them efficiently.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Research Assistant Dr. Ahmet GÖKMEN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/agokmen)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (agokmen@gazi.edu.tr)