GEP0609 Alliance of CivilizationsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs MATHEMATICSGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
MATHEMATICS
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GEP0609 Alliance of Civilizations Spring 3 0 3 5
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course is aimed at helping the student to grasp civilization as a concept, as a phenomenon and as a social reality. This way the student is expected to be able to analyze different civilizations and interpret the new concept of alliance of civilizatiopns with respect to its meaning and possibility.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1.Students shall develop critical thinking
2.Students shall analyze and critique historical development.
3.Students shall synthesize diverse kinds of information and to express ideas clearly and cogently.
4.Students shall develop abilities to recognize and analyze historical problems
5.Students shall understand and critique the concept of civilization.

Course Content

This course deals with the phenomenon of civilization in history with respect to the present global World. It also wants to question the thesis of the clash of civilizations in order to search for he possibility of a meeting ground for civilizations, which will lead to the alliance of civilizations.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction: Humans as the Main Element of Society Compiled Material
2) Theories of Society in Historical Perspective I Compiled Material
3) Theories of Society in Historical Perspective II Compiled Material
4) Culture as a Social Phenomenon and its Manifestation Compiled Material
5) History of Cultures and Social Movements Compiled Material
6) From Cultures to Civilizations: Philosophy of Cilization I Compiled Material
7) From Cultures to Civilizations: Philosophy of Cilization II Compiled Material
8) Midterm exam
9) The Rise of Civilizations in Human History and Ancient Civilizations Compiled Material
10) Conflict and Alliance in Ancient Civilizations Compiled Material
11) New Era Civilizations: İslam Compiled Material
12) New Era Civilizations: Western Compiled Material
13) The Global Age and Civilizations in Contemporary World Compiled Material
14) Relationship Between Civilizations: The Clash and Alliance Thesis Compiled Material

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Derste dağıtılacak.

May be distributed in class.
References: Recep Şentürk, Açık Medeniyet & Çok Medeniyetli Dünya ve Topluma Doğru, İstanbul: Timaş Yayınları, 2010.
Niall Ferguson, Civilization: The West and the Rest, London: Penguin Boooks, 2011;
Roger Osborne, Civilization: A New History of the Western World, New York: Pegasus Book, 2006.

Recep Şentürk, Açık Medeniyet & Çok Medeniyetli Dünya ve Topluma Doğru, İstanbul: Timaş Yayınları, 2010.
Niall Ferguson, Civilization: The West and the Rest, London: Penguin Boooks, 2011;
Roger Osborne, Civilization: A New History of the Western World, New York: Pegasus Book, 2006.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 10 3 30
Midterms 1 10 10
Final 1 10 10
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) To have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications in Mathematics
2) To be able to understand and assess mathematical proofs and construct appropriate proofs of their own and also define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods,
3) To be able to apply mathematics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials,
4) To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself,
5) To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and non-experts in basic and comprehensible way,
6) To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level,
7) To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement,
8) To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense, 4
9) By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere, 4
10) To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the competencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning, 4
11) To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics ; such as algebra, analysis, number theory, mathematical logic, geometry and topology to the level of secondary school,
12) To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively.