GEP1006 History of Civilization IIBahçeşehir 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
GEP1006 History of Civilization II 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: E-Learning
Course Coordinator : Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DERYA TARBUCK
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to survey the development of civilization from a historical perspective

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. The student shall know the phases of the middle ages of Europe and be able to define them.
2. The student shall know the difference between American and African civilizations.
3. The student shall be able to know Abbasid Decline and the Spread of Islamic Civilization.
4. The student shall be familiar with The Spread of Chinese Civilization: Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.
5. The student shall be able to benchmark different cultural civilizations in the same view point.
6. Studens shall be able to explain the reasons as to how Instrial Revolution came into being.

Course Content

This is an era which is governed largely by European ideas and institutions and we will examine the rise of the west in great depth and detail, but we will also analyze global responses and consequences.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) The East and The West, 1400-1600 The East: Mongol Empire, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Dynasty The West: Renaissance and Reform, 1300-1600
2) Age of Discoveries: Scientific Revolution and Great Explorations
3) Age of Reason: The Enlightenment, 1700s-1850s
4) American Revolution, 1763-1775
5) French Revolution, 1789
6) Empires: East and West Napoleon’s Empire, 1804-1814 Ottoman Empire, 1600-1800
7) After Napoleon: Political Ideologies and the Age of Nation-States, 1820-1880
8) The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1910s
9) Last Tensions of the Empire: Ottoman Empire, 19th-20th century
10) Modern Era: Science, Arts and Politics, 19th - 20th century
11) World War I / The Great War, 1914-1918
12) Interwar Years, 1919-1938
13) Second World War, 1939-1945
14) Cold War and Its Aftermath, 1945-1991

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 48 % 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
Quizzes 2 8 16
Midterms 1 15 15
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 93

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.