GEP1502 Great Discoveries and Inventions in the History of ScienceBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs ANESTHESIA (TURKISH)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
ANESTHESIA (TURKISH)
Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GEP1502 Great Discoveries and Inventions in the History of Science Fall
Spring
3 0 3 4
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level: Associate (Short Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DERYA TARBUCK
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to survey the development of science and technology in a historical context.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Explains the method regarding the production of scientific knowledge and history of science.
Exemplifies important scientific discoveries throughout history.
Executes historical method to identify the contribution of civilizations to science.
Attributes the ideas of historians regarding the Scientific Revolution.
Critiques the applicability of scientific discoveries to technology using historical method.
Explains the reasons why Industrial revolution came into being.

Course Content

This course will begin with earliest scientific ideas and technological developments and will proceed to medieval, early modern and modern era.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction: Guiding Themes Coursebook
2) Tools and Toolmakers coursebook
3) Pharoes and Engineers coursebook
4) Greek Science coursebook
5) Alexandria and Science in the East coursebook
6) Science in China and India coursebook
7) Science in the New World coursebook
8) Science in the New World II coursebook
9) Copernicus and Galileo coursebook
10) Isaac Newton coursebook
11) Industrial Revolution coursebook
12) Legacy of the Revolution coursebook
13) New Aristotelians coursebook
14) The Bomb and the Genome coursebook

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: James E. McLellan ve Harold Dorn, Science and technology in world history: an introduction (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006)
References: Seçme Okuma Parçaları

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 20
Midterms 2 % 40
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Midterms 2 15 30
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) The use of theoretical knowledge in practice 1
2) Effective use the terminology of the field 1
3) Behave according to basic professional legislation related the field 1
4) Use information and communication technology, express professional knowledge through written and verbal/non-verbal communication. 1
5) Behave according to social, scientific, cultural and professional ethics values. 1
6) Behave according to quality management and processes and participate in these processes. 1
7) Communicate in foreign language at a basic level 1
8) Carry out techniques according to developing technology and use new tools and devices. 1
9) Develop themselves personally and professionally updating knowledge, skills and competencies of the field with lifelong learning awareness. 1
10) To provide evaluation and preparation of the patient prior to anesthesia 1
11) To make the necessary preparations prior to anesthesia in the operating room 1
12) The ability to intervene when necessary to make patient monitoring during anesthesia 1
13) At the end of the period of the awakening of the patient to make the assessment of the patient's airway surgery and the process from the take of the patient's room to provide patient safety. 1