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COURSE DESCRIPTION

PHILOSOPHICAL TRENDS IN THE ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY/1520017

Course Title:	PHILOSOPHICAL TRENDS IN THE ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY
Credits	3	ECTS	8
Course Semester	1	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

Describe the basic concepts related to Islamic philosophy
Thoughts of Islamic philosophy, school systems and their characteristics
Be informed about Islamic philosophical sources

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Basic concepts of Islamic Philosophy
2. Week	Basic problems related to the History of Islamic Philosophy
3. Week	Schools in the history of Islamic philosophy
4. Week	Criticisms against philosophy
5. Week	Meşşai philosophy and Meshasi philosophers
6. Week	Philosophy-religion associations
7. Week	Understanding of being in Islamic philosophy
8. Week	Exam
9. Week	İşraki philosophy and representatives
10. Week	Texts of classical Islamic philosophers
11. Week	Kindi, Farabi and Ibn Sina philosophies
12. Week	Gazzali, İbn Rüşd, ibn Haldun
13. Week	Gazzali, İbn Rüşd, ibn Haldun
14. Week	Important Islamic philosophers influencing Western philosophy
15. Week	Important Islamic philosophers influencing Western philosophy
16. Week	Final exam

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	30
Assignment	1	10
Application	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

Percent of In-term Studies		40
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		60

-- WORKLOAD

Activity	Total Number of Weeks	Duration (weekly hour)	Total Period Work Load
Weekly Theoretical Course Hours	14	3	42
Weekly Tutorial Hours			0
Reading Tasks	12	8	96
Searching in Internet and Library	5	7	35
Material Design and Implementation			0
Report Preparing	1	5	5
Preparing a Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	1	5	5
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	1	8	8
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			191
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.64
Course Credit (ECTS):			8

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Course develops student’s skills of expression and research					X
2	Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to his field				X
3	The ability to use the expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in his field					X
4	Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from the area and the knowledge from various other disciplines					X
5	Solves the issues of his field by using scientific methods				X
6	The ability to carry out a specialist study related to his area independently					X
7	Developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processes			X
8	Coming up with solutions while taking responsibility				X
9	Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the problems related to his field			X
10	Evaluates issues with a critical eye and encourages learning					X
11	Transferring the current developments in the area and his/her own work within the national and international environments orally, visually and in written forms				X
12	Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to take action to change these when necessary			X
13	Having proficiency in a foreign language and establishing written and oral communication with that language					X
14	Uses computer programs competent enough for his department				X
15	Using communication technologies efficiently and according to the needs of the department				X
16	Collects data related to the field, reviews and makes conclusions; implements and shares them by considering ethical values					X
17	Develops different perspectives related to the field, plans them and assesses them within the quality framework				X
18	Internalizes the knowledge gained in the field, transforms it into a skill and uses it with interdisciplinary studies					X

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Prof. Ayten Koç Aydın)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/aytenaydin)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

( aytenaydin@gazi.edu.tr)

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