| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Psychological Basics of Religious Life |
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| Course Code |
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FDB 722 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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1 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Assoc.Prof.Dr. ASIM YAPICI
Prof.Dr. HASAN KAYIKLIK
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Defines the religious life.
Explains how religious life makes its presence felt and takes place in human soul.
Realizes the resources that supplies the religious life and factors that constitute the essence of religious life.
Comprehends the role of emotions, thoughts and other spiritual functions in religious life.
Explains intensity level of psychological functions in religious life.
Shows changes and developments of religious life.
Defines basic forms and characteristics of religious life.
Explains the relationship between religiosity and spiritual functions and knows the types of religiosity.
Shows outward reflection of religious life in its depth and width.
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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The purpose of this course is to reveal the formation and characteristic of individual religious life and its relationship with other psychological functions. |
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| Course Contents |
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The course covers the essence, basic forms, change and development, varieties and outward reflection of religious life |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Clasrooms of Faculty of Theology |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Determination of religious llife |
Reading the related resources |
Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion |
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2 |
The way religious life makes itself felt and emerges in human soul |
Reading the related resources |
Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion |
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3 |
Factors that constitute the essence of religious life |
Reading the related resources |
Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion |
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4 |
The role of emotions, thoughts and other spiritual functions in religious life. |
Reading the related resources |
Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion |
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5 |
Intensity levels of psychological functions that affect religious life |
Reading the related resources |
Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion |
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6 |
Changes and developments of religious life |
Reading the related resources |
Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion |
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7 |
Basic forms of religious life |
Reading the related resources |
Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion |
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8 |
Midterm exam |
Revising the related resources |
Written and Oral Examination |
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9 |
Relationship between religiosity and spiritual functions |
Reading the related resources |
Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion |
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10 |
Types of religious life |
Reading the related resources |
Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion |
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11 |
Examining the depth and width of religious life |
Reading the related resources |
Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion |
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12 |
Basic factors that constitute religious life |
Reading the related resources |
Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion |
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13 |
Outward reflection of religious life |
Reading the related resources |
Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion |
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14 |
Relationship of Religious Life with Other Areas of Life |
Reading the related resources |
Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion |
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15 |
Final Exam |
Revising the related resources |
Written and Oral Examination |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
Revising the related resources |
Written and Oral Examination |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Explains the effects of phenomenon of religion to formation, change and development of human and social structure. |
5 |
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2 |
Explains that religions can contribute to the maintenance of the atmosphere of peace and the development of coexistence culture in today´s world. |
2 |
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3 |
Has the necessary information about scientific research methods and techniques |
3 |
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4 |
Follows the impacts and the consequences of religion on social and scientific developments by using the main sources |
3 |
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5 |
Recognizes the key issues in the field and develops ways of solution related to them. |
4 |
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6 |
Has the necessary qualifications to provide the expected service for the students who will work as researchers, educators and religious officials in public and private institutions and organizations. |
3 |
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7 |
Has the capability of reaching accurate religious information by means of scientific research, and is able to evaluate, interpret and use the information obtained . |
3 |
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8 |
Recognizes main literature about the field and is able to have access to them. |
4 |
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9 |
Conducts scientific research on key issues relating to religion and community relations independently and draws conclusions. |
4 |
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10 |
Defends the results which are obtained in accordance with objective and scientific criteria. |
4 |
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11 |
Prepares research report in accordance with scientific criteria. |
5 |
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12 |
Realizes the necessity to think that religion, science, philosophy and morality complete each other and in order to explain the meaning of human life, they should be considered all together. |
3 |
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13 |
Realizies the necessity to respect faith and values which are attributed to holiness. |
2 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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