ECTS - History of Civilization
History of Civilization (HIST221) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| History of Civilization | HIST221 | 2. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Distance |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | Through out this course from the treatment of the earliest culturesand civilizations to the discussion of the later ones we pursue certain key elements, such as social and political structures, science, technology, religion, cultural expressions, trade, philosophies, ideologies. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | A chronological order of the rise of civilizations from Sumer until the Scientific Revolution. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Definitions about culture and civilization, Anatolian chronology. | Related chapters |
| 2 | The origins of humankind and ice ages, Art of communication; Early Nearthastern cultures; prehistorical periods of Anatolia. | Related chapters |
| 3 | Early Historical periods, Iron Ages cultures of Anatolia | Related chapters |
| 4 | The first civilizations in Mezopotamia and the River Valley Civilizations of the world. | Related chapters |
| 5 | Egyptian, Phoenician, Westernization civilizations; science and technologies in Ancient Near East. | Related chapters |
| 6 | The forming of Greek civilizations; Crete, Early Greece | Related chapters |
| 7 | The Roman civilization | Related chapters |
| 8 | The projects | Related chapters |
| 9 | The Middle Ages | Related chapters |
| 10 | The Byzantines; Islamic and Early Medival Woel | Related chapters |
| 11 | The expansion of Europe, economy, society and politics in the High Middle Ages | Related chapters |
| 12 | Religious and intellectual developments, The Later Middle Ages | Related Chapters |
| 13 | The civilization of Renaissance and Reformation | Related chapters |
| 14 | The Age of Enlightment, The French Revolution | Related chapters |
| 15 | General Conclusion, inheritances of early civilizations | Related chapters |
| 16 | Final exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Tanilli, S. (2004), Uygarlık Tarihi, İstanbul / Tanilli, S. (2002), Yüzyılların Gerçeği ve Mirası, Cilt 1, İstanbul |
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| Other Sources | 2. Özçelik, N. (2002), İlkçağ Tarihi ve Uygarlığı, Ankara/ Memiş, E. (2006), Eskiçağ Medeniyetleri Tarihi, Bursa /Yavuz, H. (2008), Batı Uygarlığı Tarihine Teorik Bir Giriş, Ankara. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 70 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 30 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 70 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing | |||||
| 2 | To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English literature. | |||||
| 3 | To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts | |||||
| 4 | To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects | |||||
| 5 | To be able to compare and contrast English literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures | |||||
| 7 | To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field | |||||
| 8 | To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking | |||||
| 9 | To gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and to use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research | |||||
| 10 | To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production | |||||
| 11 | The ability to translate various kinds of texts from different disciplines both from English into Turkish and from Turkish into English | |||||
| 12 | To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects | |||||
| 13 | To be able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language | |||||
| 14 | To be able to understand and be a part of world culture | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Workload | 105 | ||