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KAY5760Social Darwinism in West. and Turk. Modern.3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Atila DOĞAN
Co-LecturerProf. Dr. Mustafa Çağatay OKUTAN, Doç. Dr. Hüseyin BAL
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To discuss the effects of social Darwinist thought on Western and Turkish modernization.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : They perceive the basic framework of the concept of power.1,2,3,51,3,
PO - 2 : They understand that power gives birth to right.1,2,3,51,3,
PO - 3 : They understand the emergence process of Social Darwinism in the West.1,2,3,51,3,
PO - 4 : They become aware of the effects of Social Darwinism on Turkish modernization.1,2,3,51,3,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
From materialism to Darwinian materialism,
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Materialism in Europe
 Week 2Conflict and evolutionary thought from materialism to Darwinism
 Week 3Darwin's Theory of Evolution
 Week 4Discussions on the idea of Natural Selection
 Week 5Darwinian thought in Germany
 Week 6Darwin and Social Darwinism in the Arab World and Latin American Countries
 Week 7Darwin and Social Darwinism in France
 Week 8Darwin and Social Darwinism in Russia
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10The theory of evolution in the Ottoman Empire
 Week 11Darwin and Biological Evolution in the Ottoman Empire
 Week 12The Ottoman intellectual's acquaintance with the theory of biological evolution during the Second Constitutional Era
 Week 13Darwinist Philosophy and Ottoman Intellectuals
 Week 14Evolutionist and Social Darwinist society projects of Ottoman intellectuals
 Week 15The concept of evolution and the dilemma of the Ottoman intellectual
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Doğan, A. 2012; Osmanlı Aydınları ve Sosyal Darwinizm, Küre Yayınları, İstanbul.
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 04/2022 1 30
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 12 05/2022 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 06/2022 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 8 14 112
Arasınav için hazırlık 12 2 24
Arasınav 2 1 2
Ödev 3 2 6
Kısa sınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 12 3 36
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load225