Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ISLAMIC BELIEFS AND PRACTICES EDP109 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructors Şaban Ali DÜZGÜN
Assistants
Goals To ensure that students get necessary knowledge about Islamic belief and credal system
Course Content This course analyzes İslamic beliefs and practices.
Learning Outcomes 1) Students know the details of Islamic belief system
2) Students get the ability of discussing the belief systems in comparison
3) Students acquire necessary knowledge to reject the tendencies like atheism, deism, etc

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week States of Mind: Belief and Faith; Yaqîn and Its levels; Suspicion and Its levels Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Literature about Islamic Creed/Belief Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Literature about Islamic Creed/Belief Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Belief in God Theism Atheism Polytheism Pantheism Deism Henotheism Agnosticism Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Existence of God Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Belief in the Prophet Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Belief in the Angels Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Belief in the Holy Books Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Workshop
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Revelation Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Workshop
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Belief in the Hereafter Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Workshop
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Debates About Predestination Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Workshop
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Eschatology Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Aqîda Texts Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Workshop
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week Books on Faith Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
1. Şaban Ali Düzgün (Ed.) İslam İnanç Esasları, Grafiker Yay. Ankara 2017. 2. Şaban Ali Düzgün ve Eşref Sağlık, Uncovering Islam, DİB Yay. Ankara, 2015. 3. Şaban Ali Düzgün, (Ed.) Matüridinin Düşünce Dünyası, Kültür ve Turizm Bak. Yay. Ankara, 2011. 4. Hüseyin Atay, Kur’an’da İman Esasları ve Kader Sorunu, Ankara 2009. 5. Murat Serdar, Hıristiyanlık ve İslam’da Meleklerin Varlık Kısımları, Bilimname Dergisi, 2009. 6. Ahmet Akbulut, Nübüvvet Meselesi, Ankara 1992. 7. Ragıb İsfehâni, Müfredât, Dımaşq, 1992.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15444
PY25444
PY35000
PY45000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 10 2
Homework 2 4
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 2 4
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 2 4
Midterm Exam 1 3
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 2 4
Final Exam 1 3
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 3
Dönem Sonu Sınavı (DSS) 1 3
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload