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Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
METHOD IN SCIENCES	49017003		3 + 0	3.0	8.0

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Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
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Goals	In this course, while the scientific method, which is the basis of modern science, will be analyzed, it will be discussed whether various science classifications, especially the natural sciences / social sciences distinction, require different methods.
Course Content	1 Definitions of Knowledge and Science are given, and the relationship between scientific knowledge and method is opened to discussion. 2 The field of methodology is introduced conceptually and historically. 3 The relationship between inductive and deductive reasoning styles and the method is examined. 4 As one of the first systematic examples of methodology studies, the understanding of method in Aristotle is examined. 5 In Aristotle's understanding of method, the relationship between induction and deduction is discussed. 6 Francis Bacon's understanding of method is discussed and his differences from Aristotle are determined. 7 The relationship between Francis Bacon's understanding of method and Modern Science is examined. 8 The relationship between Descartes' understanding of method and Modern Science is examined. 9 Newton's hypothetico-deductive method is opened to discussion as a scientific method. 10 The difference between the understanding of the scientific method, which prioritizes induction, and the understanding of the scientific method, which prioritizes deduction, is opened to discussion. 11 The place of the understanding of methodological unity in the 20th century philosophy of science discussions is examined. 12 The methodological foundations of the Neo-Positivist understanding of verifiability and the Popperian understanding of falsifiability are examined. 13 The methodological foundations of the Natural Sciences / Social Sciences distinction are discussed and their mutual relationship with the understanding of the unity of science is examined. 14 A general evaluation of the course is made. ​
Learning Outcomes	1) The modern scientific method is learned. 2) Writing scientific texts is learned. 3) Chooses the research subject in accordance with determined problems.