Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Compulsory | ||||
| Department | PSYCHOLOGY | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | NİLGÜN TÜRKİLERİ (n.turkileri@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | NİLGÜN TÜRKİLERİ, | ||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The aim of this course is to provide information about the history and basic concepts of human psychology from ancient Greece to the present. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Explain conceptions of the human being in Ancient Greek, Islamic, and Christian medieval philosophical traditions. |
PO-2 Adapts and transfers the knowledge they have acquired in the field of psychology to other disciplines PO-9 Has awareness of individual and cultural differences that can incorporate different perspectives into the process of producing scientific knowledge. PO-14 Has a basic level of knowledge of the fields of social sciences such as philosophy, sociology, anthropology and the fields of science such as biology and neuroscience, and uses this knowledge to develop psychology skills and to follow contemporary scientific publications. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Describe key approaches and problems related to the human mind emerging in the modern era, particularly with Descartes. |
PO-1 Knows the basic concepts related to psychology. PO-2 Adapts and transfers the knowledge they have acquired in the field of psychology to other disciplines PO-14 Has a basic level of knowledge of the fields of social sciences such as philosophy, sociology, anthropology and the fields of science such as biology and neuroscience, and uses this knowledge to develop psychology skills and to follow contemporary scientific publications. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Analyze central problems in the philosophy of mind (e.g., mind-body dualism, consciousness, qualia, irreducibility) using philosophical thought experiments. |
PO-2 Adapts and transfers the knowledge they have acquired in the field of psychology to other disciplines PO-14 Has a basic level of knowledge of the fields of social sciences such as philosophy, sociology, anthropology and the fields of science such as biology and neuroscience, and uses this knowledge to develop psychology skills and to follow contemporary scientific publications. |
Examination |
| LO-4 | Compare the foundational assumptions and philosophical backgrounds of major schools in modern psychology (e.g., structuralism, behaviorism, Gestalt, psychoanalysis, humanism, existentialism). |
PO-2 Adapts and transfers the knowledge they have acquired in the field of psychology to other disciplines PO-14 Has a basic level of knowledge of the fields of social sciences such as philosophy, sociology, anthropology and the fields of science such as biology and neuroscience, and uses this knowledge to develop psychology skills and to follow contemporary scientific publications. |
Examination |
| LO-5 | Critically assess the relationship between philosophical approaches to the human mind and contemporary psychological theories. |
PO-2 Adapts and transfers the knowledge they have acquired in the field of psychology to other disciplines PO-14 Has a basic level of knowledge of the fields of social sciences such as philosophy, sociology, anthropology and the fields of science such as biology and neuroscience, and uses this knowledge to develop psychology skills and to follow contemporary scientific publications. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| First of all, the basic subjects and concepts about how people were handled in Ancient Greece, Medieval Islamic and Christian Philosophy are discussed. Afterwards, concepts such as human and human psychology, philosophy of mind are introduced in the modern period that started with Descartes. Finally, schools of psychology and philosophical debates about these schools are discussed. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction to Philosophy | Oral and ppt presentation; Q&A |
| 2 | Ancient Perspectives on the Human: Plato | Oral and ppt presentation; Q&A |
| 3 | Ancient Perspectives on the Human: Aristotle and Stoic Thought | Oral and ppt presentation; Q&A |
| 4 | Human at the Middle Age Islamic Thought | Oral and ppt presentation; Q&A |
| 5 | Human at the Middle Age Christian Thought | Oral and ppt presentation; Q&A |
| 6 | Modern Age: Mind-Body Problem | Oral and ppt presentation; Q&A |
| 7 | Modern Age: Ampiricism | Oral and ppt presentation; Q&A |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | The Matrix and Philosophy: Illusion, Reality, and Mind | Discussion and Q&A |
| 10 | Human Philosophy with Developments in Natural Sciences | Oral and ppt presentation; Q&A |
| 11 | Modern Psychology and Schools of Psychology | Oral and ppt presentation; Q&A |
| 12 | Phenomenological Approach and Existentialism | Oral and ppt presentation; Q&A |
| 13 | Mind Teories and Consciousness | Oral and ppt presentation; Q&A |
| 14 | Neurophilosophy | Oral and ppt presentation; Q&A |
| 15 | Embodied Cognition | Oral and ppt presentation; Q&A |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Gökalp, N. (2018). Psikoloji felsefesi, Güncellenmiş 2. basım, Nobel Yayınları | |
| 2 | Gökalp, N. (2018). İnsan felsefesi, Güncellenmiş 2. basım, Nobel Yayınları | |
| 3 | Heil, J. (2020). Zihin Felsefesine Çağdaş Bir Giriş, Küre Yayınları | |
| 4 | Bailey, A. (2019). Zihin Felsefesi, Fol. | |
| 5 | Damasio, A. R. (1999). Descartes’ in yanılgısı. Varlık Yayınları: İstanbul. | |
| 6 | Platon, Devlet. Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları | |
| 7 | Aristoteles - Metafizik (2017, Divan Kitap) | |
| 8 | Marcus Aurelius - Kendime Düşünceler (2018) | |
| 9 | Görkaş, İrfan (2013). Farabinin İnsan Tasavvuru, A. Ü. Türkiyat Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi, 50, 291-305. | |
| 10 | İbn Rüşd (2011) Din Felsefe Tartışması, Cem Yayınevi | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 107 | ||