GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Elective (Philosophy of Science)/KİM311G
Course Title: Elective (Philosophy of Science)
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Semester 5 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
   Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof.Dr. Yüksel TUFAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ytufan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ytufan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Understand what science is and what scientific thought.
Become aware of the relationship between philosophy and science.
Understands the quality of scientific knowledge.
Explains some philosophers ideas about science.
Analyzes the relationship between philosophy and science in different ways, inteprets
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  1. History Of Science 2. Nature of Science
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction
2. Week   What is Science?
3. Week  What is philosopy ?
4. Week   Basic problems in the philosopy of chemistry
5. Week   History of science
6. Week   the relation between History of science and philosopy
7. Week  Positivism
8. Week  Exam
9. Week   Karl Poopper
10. Week   Thomas Kuhn
11. Week  İmre Lakatos
12. Week  Paul Feyeraband
13. Week   Ethics in science
14. Week  Science and society
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1. Bilim felsefesi, Cemal Yıldırım, Remzi Kitabevi, 2004, İstanbul 2. Bilim Felsefesi, Ömer Demir, Sentez Yayıncılık,2012, İstanbul
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
20
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
10
2
20
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
2
20
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
15
15
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
93
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.72
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Perceives the structure, features, classification and the changes of the matter and explains the related concepts, models, principles, theories and laws used.
2Explains the working principles of the methods or the devices used the analysis or the syntheses of substances.
3Establishes the link between the philosophy, sociology, psychology and history and the science of chemistry and explains the importance of scientific knowledge.X
4Relates between knowledge in chemistry and other disciplines.X
5Describes teaching techniques and strategies such as inquiry , concept maps, meaning analyzing tables, argumentation and guess-observe –explain techniques by the use of relevant examples from chemical science topics to 9-12 year students.
6Perceives the behavioral, descriptive , socio-cognitive and neuropsychological learning concepts and their limitations and explains their reflections to the chemistry teaching and learning process.X
7Investigates the contribution of the national and international cultures upon the various branches of science and especially chemistry and explains the viewpoints of these cultures on the current disputable social science subjects.X
8Realizes the problems related to the chemistry and chemical education, analyses them and develops solution by the use of scientific research techniques.X
9Analyses the pre-knowledge of and the learning difficulties of the students related to chemistry and applies to relevant teaching techniques and methods according to the capacity and the skills of the students.X
10Prepares models, games , experimental set ups and visual lecture notes related to chemistry for the contribution of the cognitive, descriptive and psychomotor skills of the studentsX
11Develops and applies alternative and authentic techniques such as open ended, multiple choice , fill the gaps , descriptive, branched tree and constructed grid questions for the evaluation of the learning outcomes of the various subjects of chemistry
12Designs and implements an individual research for the solution of the any problem in teaching any chemistry concepts and carries out mutual projects in close coordination with his/her counterparts to contribute the chemistry and chemistry educationX
13Defines the metacognitive activities such as self-regulation and self-evaluation to evaluate the knowledge in chemistry and chemistry educationX
14Adapts the motto of lifelong learning as his/her lifestyle and effectively utilizes the internet systems to follow the new developments related to the chemistry and chemistry educationX
15Follows and effectively uses the latest developments in the information technology related to the solutions of the problems encountered in chemistry and chemistry educationX
16Follows and uses the latest developments related to the teaching profession and knows a foreign language enough to correspond with his/her counterparts
17Realizes and uses the basic principles, values and virtues upon which the Turkish Education system is founded
18Uses new knowledge and information in order to improve him/herself and develop his/her institutionX
19Acts in accordance with the ethical and cultural values of the democratic and scientific society in all the applications related to chemistry and its educationX
20Has a sufficient knowledge to protect the health and life of his/her students and staff working in his/her institution and takes necessary precautions in the laboraties.