1	Course Title:	PROBLEMS OF ONTOLOGY
2	Course Code:	İLA4362
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	8
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	8
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Ahmet DAĞ
16	Course Lecturers:	Doç. Dr. Ahmet DAĞ 05063645862
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. KASIM KÜÇÜKALP kasimkucukalp@uludag.edu.tr 0 505 732 29 06
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Understanding and evaluating basic problems of ontology.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	to learn the basic problems related to the ontology

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Students will be able to learn the main concepts and problems of Ontology; 2 Students will be able to understand the relations to metaphysics-ontology-theology.; 3 Students will be able to understand the state of presence on the technological level.; 4 Students will be able to learn the approaches to defining existence in the postmodern and transhumanist process.; 5 Students will be able to acquire knowledges related to Metaphysics in the 21st Century.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	What are the Concepts and Problemsof Ontology?
2	Relations to Metaphysics-Ontology-Theology
3	The Existential Philosophy of Plato-Aristotle-Plotinos
4	Ontology in Middle Ages
5	Ontology in Islamic Philosophy
6	Ontology in 17th and 18th Centuries
7	Ontology in Experimental Philosophy
8	The Perception of Being of Positivism
9	The Problem of Human Existence in Heidegger-Sartre
10	Existence in Postmodern Thought
11	Approaches to Existence in Baudrillard's Simulation Theory
12	Relationship between Technology-Ontology
13	The Position of Existence in Transhumanist Process.
14	The Position of Metaphysics in the 21st Century.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Baudrillard, J. Simulation and Simulactors, East-West Publications. Çüçen, A. Introduction to Philosophy of Existence, Asa Publications Cevizci, A. Introduction to Metaphysics, Paradigm Publications. Heidegger, Being and Time, Alpha Publications. Plotinos, Ennaads, Matter and Spirit Publishing. Plato, Sophist, Social Publishing. Sartre, Being and Nothingness, Ithaki Publications. Weber, A. History of Philosophy, Social Publishing.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	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	Measurement and evaluation are performed according to the Rules & Regulations of Bursa Uludağ University on Undergraduate Education.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	5	25	125
Homeworks, Performances	0	10	40
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	22	22
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	25	25
Total WorkLoad			240
Total workload/ 30 hr			8
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High