BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO | |||||
| 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 |
| GEP0502 | 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: | 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 |
| 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 science and technology in a historical context. |
Learning Outcomes
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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) | Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media. | |
| 2) | Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video. | |
| 3) | Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video. | |
| 4) | Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video. | |
| 5) | Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video. | |
| 6) | Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video. | |
| 7) | Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture | |
| 8) | Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images. | |
| 9) | Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge. | |
| 10) | Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media. | |
| 11) | Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture. | |
| 12) | Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication. | |
| 13) | Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects. | |
| 14) | Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology. |