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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP1005 | History of Civilization I | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
Language of instruction: | En |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor |
Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi NURAN FERYAL TANSUĞ DOURLARİS |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DERYA TARBUCK Dr. Öğr. Üyesi NURAN FERYAL TANSUĞ DOURLARİS Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SUNA ÇAĞAPTAY |
Course Objectives: | Introducing the students to the history of civilizations through a comparative perspective. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Students shall develop critical thinking 2. Students shall analyze and critique historical developments 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 6. Students shall understand why the first civilizations did emerge in the eastern part of the world. |
Examining how civilization came into being and analyzing emergence of major world civilizations. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
1) | What is Civilization? & Why History of civilization Course? Explanation of Time Table | coursebooks | |
2) | Neolithic Age: discovery of Agriculture & Sedentary Life | coursebooks | |
3) | Bronze Age; River Valley Civilizations Mesopotamian Civilizations; Euphrates & Tigris | coursebooks | |
4) | Egypt: The Nile & Mediterranean Civilizations; The Minoan, Mycenaean & Phoenician Civilizations, and Jewish people | coursebooks | |
5) | India; The Indus | coursebooks | |
6) | China; The Yellow river | coursebooks | |
7) | Ancient Greece & The Hellenistic World Part I | coursebooks | |
8) | Ancient Greece Part II, Society, Arts & Culture | coursebooks | |
9) | The Anatolian Civilizations; Hittite, Troy, Phrygia, Lydia, and Persia | coursebooks | |
10) | Rome Part I & The Rise and Spread of Christianity | coursebooks | |
11) | Rome Part II Society, Arts & Culture | coursebooks | |
12) | The Rise and Spread of Islam; Umayyad & Abbasid Empires | coursebooks | |
13) | The Byzantium Empire | coursebooks | |
14) | Europe After the Fall of the Roman Empire; The Early Middle Ages | coursebooks |
Course Notes: | Course Notes / Textbooks Peter Stearns, Michael Adas et all, The Global Experience, World Civilizations Albert M. Craig, William A. Graham et all, The Heritage of World Civilizations |
References: | None |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | % 0 | |
Laboratory | % 0 | |
Application | % 0 | |
Field Work | % 0 | |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
Quizzes | 2 | % 20 |
Homework Assignments | % 0 | |
Presentation | % 0 | |
Project | % 0 | |
Seminar | % 0 | |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Paper Submission | % 0 | |
Jury | % 0 | |
Bütünleme | % 0 | |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homework Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quizzes | 2 | 8 | 16 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | ||
Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Paper Submission | 0 | ||
Jury | 0 | ||
Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Total Workload | 93 |
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. |