PHIL517 PHILOSOPHY OF COMMUNICATION I
| Course Code: | 2410517 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Philosophy |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. CORRY MİCHAEL SHORES |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The student will learn:
- The foundations of contemporary theories of communication and language; semiology/semiotics; structuralism.
- Developments in these fields throughout the 20th century.
Course Content
The course aims at: 1) Improving the student's understanding of the problems of communication stemming from the relationship between language, truth, rationality and intentionality of human action; 2) to increase his knowledge of the theory and use of argumentative discourse in philosophical and practical problems. To this end, this course will proportionally focus on traditional (ancient, medieval, modern) and contemporary approaches to philosophy of communication and their solutions to various communication problems.
Course Learning Outcomes
The student will obtain:
- Training in presentation skills, textual interpretation, cooperative thinking, and academic writing.
- Experience that should better enable them to deliver an advanced talk at an international conference.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Do independent academic research in order to be successful in academic studies. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Have knowledge about contemporary philosophical issues, concepts and problems. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Make original philosophical interpretations on the topic specialized. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Have verbal and written presentation and effective communication skill. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Do interdisciplinary readings and associate them to philosophical problems. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Have knowledge about ethical code which is a requirement for doing academic research and publishing it. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution