CIVIL ENGINEERING | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | ACL3005 | ||||||||
Ders İsmi: | American Poetry I | ||||||||
Ders Yarıyılı: |
Fall Spring |
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||||||
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Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective | ||||||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN | ||||||||
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Course Objectives: | This course is an intensive study of the works of the major 19th Century American poets, considered in terms of critical theory, technique, and form. Students will learn to interpret American poets such as Anne Bradstreet, Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman & Emily Dickinson through recognition of the cultural strands that connect particular poems in a web of meanings, both social and historical. |
Course Content: | Heath Anthology of American Literature, Vol I. Pp. 146-274, Anne Bradstreet, “The Flesh and the Spirit” “To My Dear Loving Husband” Edward Taylor “Huswifery” Neo-Classicism & Philip Freneau, “The Indian Student” Romanticism & William Cullen Bryant, “The Praries”, “Thanatopsis”, “The Yellow Violet”, “To a Waterfowl”, “The Poet” Transcendentalism& Ralph Waldo Emerson Essays: “Nature” & “The American Scholar”, “The Transcendentalist”, “Self-Reliance” Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poems: “The Rhodora”, “Each and All” & “The Snow-Storm” Transcendentalism& Henry David Thoreau Essays: “On Civil Government” (Civil Disobedience) Selected sections from Walden (Where I Lived, and What I Lived for) Edgar Allan Poe: Essay, "The Philosophy of Composition" Edgar Allan Poe:Poetry: “A Dream Within a Dream”, “To Helen”, “Annabel Lee”, “The Raven” Realism & Walt Whitman “There Was a Child Went Forth” & Selections from Leaves of Grass Transcendentalism & Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself” Poetry of Consciousness & Emily Dickinson, “Presentiment”, “Success is counted sweetest” “If I can stop one Heart from breaking” “Apparently with no surprise” , “Much Madness is Divinest Sense” “I taste a liquour never brewed”, “There’s a certain slant of light”, “After great pain, a formal feeling comes”, “I heard a Fly buzz – when I died”, “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Transcendentalism & Henry David Thoreau | Essays: “On Civil Government” (Civil Disobedience) Selected sections from Walden (Where I Lived, and What I Lived for) |
1) | Introduction, Pioneers, New Settlers, Puritanism | Heath Anthology of American Literature, Vol I. Pp. 146-274 |
2) | Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor | “The Flesh and the Spirit” “To My Dear Loving Husband” “Huswifery” |
3) | Neo-Classicism & Philip Freneau | “The Indian Student” |
4) | Romanticism & William Cullen Bryant | “The Praries”, “Thanatopsis”, “The Yellow Violet”, “To a Waterfowl”, “The Poet” |
5) | Transcendentalism & Ralph Waldo Emerson | Essays: “Nature” & “The American Scholar”, “The Transcendentalist”, “Self-Reliance” |
6) | Ralph Waldo Emerson | Poems: “The Rhodora”, “Each and All” & “The Snow-Storm” |
8) | Review | |
9) | Edgar Allan Poe | The Philosophy of Composition |
10) | Edgar Allan Poe | Poetry: “A Dream Within a Dream”, “To Helen”, “Annabel Lee”, “The Raven” |
11) | Realism & Walt Whitman | “There Was a Child Went Forth” & Selections from Leaves of Grass |
12) | Realism, Transcendentalism & Walt Whitman | “Song of Myself” |
13) | Walt Whitman | “Song of Myself” |
14) | Poetry of Consciousness & Emily Dickinson | “Presentiment”, “Success is counted sweetest” “If I can stop one Heart from breaking” “Apparently with no surprise” , “Much Madness is Divinest Sense” |
15) | Final Exam | |
16) | Final Exam |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Çeşitli Kaynaklar, teksirler, The Penguin Book of American Verse, ed. Geoffrey Moore & handouts. |
References: | Heath Anthology of American Literature, Vol. I. |
Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları | ||||||||||
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||||
1) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and civil engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems. | ||||||||||
2) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | ||||||||||
3) Ability to design a complex system, process, structural and/or structural members to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | ||||||||||
4) Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in civil engineering applications; ability to use civil engineering technologies effectively. | ||||||||||
5) Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or civil engineering research topics. | ||||||||||
6) Ability to work effectively within and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills. | ||||||||||
7) Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing. | ||||||||||
8) Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information to follow developments in civil engineering technology. | ||||||||||
9) To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; having awareness of the importance of employee workplace health and safety. | ||||||||||
10) Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. | ||||||||||
11) Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of civil engineering solutions. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and civil engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems. | |
2) | Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | |
3) | Ability to design a complex system, process, structural and/or structural members to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | |
4) | Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in civil engineering applications; ability to use civil engineering technologies effectively. | |
5) | Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or civil engineering research topics. | |
6) | Ability to work effectively within and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills. | |
7) | Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing. | |
8) | Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information to follow developments in civil engineering technology. | |
9) | To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; having awareness of the importance of employee workplace health and safety. | |
10) | Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. | |
11) | Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of civil engineering solutions. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 9 | % 10 |
Application | 1 | % 10 |
Quizzes | 4 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Project | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Quizzes | 4 | 10 | 40 |
Midterms | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Final | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Total Workload | 147 |