ARCHITECTURE
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	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

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)	Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research.
2)	Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods.
3)	Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales.
4)	Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture.
5)	Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work.
6)	Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests.
7)	Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture.
8)	Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies.
9)	Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety.
10)	Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes.