Information Package & Course Catalogue
| 1 | Course Title: | PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY |
| 2 | Course Code: | FLS3041 |
| 3 | Type of Course: | Optional |
| 4 | Level of Course: | First Cycle |
| 5 | Year of Study: | 3 |
| 6 | Semester: | 5 |
| 7 | ECTS Credits Allocated: | 4 |
| 8 | Theoretical (hour/week): | 2 |
| 9 | Practice (hour/week) : | 0 |
| 10 | Laboratory (hour/week) : | 0 |
| 11 | Prerequisites: | non |
| 12 | Recommended optional programme components: | None |
| 13 | Language: | Turkish |
| 14 | Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| 15 | Course Coordinator: | Dr. Ögr. Üyesi VEHBİ METİN DEMİR |
| 16 | Course Lecturers: | |
| 17 | Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator: |
Vehbi Metin Demir vmetindemir@uludag.edu.tr |
| 18 | Website: | |
| 19 | Objective of the Course: | To discuss philosophical problems in the light of the data of biological sciences. To learn the philosophical foundations of biology, to have knowledge about the functioning of life and nature |
| 20 | Contribution of the Course to Professional Development | To learn the current developments in different areas |
| 21 | Learning Outcomes: |
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| 22 | Course Content: |
| Week | Theoretical | Practical |
| 1 | What distinguishes biology from other sciences? | |
| 2 | What is life? | |
| 3 | What is the basic unit of life: Genes, individuals or species? | |
| 4 | The ontological reality of species | |
| 5 | The Origin and the Development of Species | |
| 6 | Reproduction of Life: Genetics | |
| 7 | Molecular Biology | |
| 8 | The history of Life | |
| 9 | The problem of methodology and reduction in biology | |
| 10 | Evolutionary biology | |
| 11 | From biology to society: Sociobiology | |
| 12 | Life and Technology: Biotechnics | |
| 13 | Biopolitics: Life and politics | |
| 14 | General Assesment |
| 23 | Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials: | Brian Garvey, Philosophy of Biology, Routledge, 2014 |
| 24 | Assesment |
| TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES | NUMBER | PERCENT |
| Midterm Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Homeworks, Performances | 1 | 10 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 3 | 100 |
| Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade | 40 | |
| Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course | Exams and assignment should be done | |
| Information | Students should actively participate the classes | |
| 25 | ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE |
| Activites | NUMBER | TIME [Hour] | Total WorkLoad [Hour] |
| Theoretical | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Practicals/Labs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Self Study and Preparation | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Homeworks, Performances | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Projects | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midtermexams | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exams | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total WorkLoad | 116 | ||
| Total workload/ 30 hr | 3,87 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
| 26 | CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LO: Learning Objectives | PQ: Program Qualifications |
| Contribution Level: | 1 Very Low | 2 Low | 3 Medium | 4 High | 5 Very High |