In ‘Social Sciences 101’ within the scope of TercihFest, which we organised to help prospective students discover the rich world of social sciences and to enable them to get to know their targeted fields closely, academicians and prospective students came together in demo lectures and workshops at our university.
Prospective students in the process of shaping their career plans; they listened to the demo lectures of our academicians from the school of Law, Psychology, Management, New Media and Communication and had the opportunity to experience the fields that require practice in the field. On Thursday, 13 February 2025 at Ibn Haldun University, we hosted Beşiktaş Anatolian High School, Cağaloğlu Anatolian High School, Fahreddin Kerim Gökay Anatolian High School, Güngören ITO Girls Anatolian Imam Hatip High School, Kabataş Boys High School, Kadıköy Anatolian Imam Hatip High School, Köy Hizmetleri Anatolian High School, Pertevniyal High School, Prof. Dr. Mümtaz Turhan Social Sciences High School, Şehremini Anatolian High School and Yeşilköy Anatolian High School.
Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Karanfiloğlu from the Department of New Media and Communication, Faculty of Communication, gave a lecture on “New Media and Artificial Intelligence” by including students in the lecture through question-answer sessions and by making analogies with current examples under the subheadings of “Definition and History of Artificial Intelligence”, “Relationship between Artificial and Natural Intelligence”, “Comparison of Human Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence”. Throughout the course, issues such as digitalisation, building algorithm systems, writing code were discussed and students' ideas and special interests on the subject were emphasised.
Assist Prof. Ömer Faruk Kafalı, in the Department of Private Law at the School of Law, delivered an interactive lecture on “International Trade Law and Dispute Resolution” with the active participation of prospective law students. Throughout the course, he discussed key topics such as "What Are the Risks in International Trade?", "Managing Risks," "Regulatory Frameworks and Dynamics in International Trade Law," "The Accreditation System," and "The Importance of Transportation and Insurance." Using case studies, he provided practical insights into these issues, fostering an engaging learning experience.
Assist Prof. Taha Burak Toprak, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, in his lecture titled “The Journey of Psychology: Between the Soul and the Body”, he first went to the origin of the word psychology and stated that it is a combination of the Greek words “Psukhē” and “Logos” and emphasised the sub-meanings of these concepts. Toprak continued by saying; ‘The story of psychology is actually the story of Psukhē and the story of Logos.’ and drew a theoretical framework about what students will learn in this section. "If you are going to deal with modern science, what you can do about Psukhē is very limited. Sensory knowledge (laboratory knowledge) is essential for modern psychology.” With these statements, he emphasised the second applied part of the course, “Clinical Psychology”.
Assist Prof. Merve Şahin at the School of Business, Department of Management, drew a historical plan from the past to the present with Industry 1.0 - 2.0 - 3.0 - 4.0 in her lecture on “Changing Production Processes and New Business Models with Digital Transformation”. With the emphasis of “A new era begins with the 4th Revolution in Industry, mechanisation begins.”, she talked about the importance of closely following technological developments in engineering, electricity, electronics, information and communication technologies and artificial intelligence.
Our activities with Istanbul's elite high schools and events where we host successful high school students will continue unabated throughout the semester.
