ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
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
GEP0505 History of Mediterranean World Fall
Spring
3 0 3 3
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Course Objectives: This course aims to cover the general history of the Mediterranean, focusing majorly on the social, economic, religious, linguistic, cultural and literary interactions in the Modern Ages.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
At the end of this semester, the students
1-will have a general notion of the Mediterranean geography,
2-will be able to compare/contrast the social groups of the Modern Ages with the comtemporary ones,
3-will have developed a complex understanding of the Mediterranean in all its façades: social, political, historical, economical, anthropological, etc.,
4-will have created a developed vision of the cross-roads in the Mediterranean and their social/historical outcomes,
5-will have interpreted the state of war and peace in this geography and its major consequences on different levels.
6-will have analysed the clash between the state and the common people.

Course Content

The Mediterranean as a world of meeting point with its wide range of settled and “floating” population in the 16th and 17th centuries like couriers, agents, spies, double spies, triple spies, informants, merchants, renegades, double renegades, travellers, captains, religious figures belonging to different sects and men in exile will be analysed through outstanding works that offer a vivid profile of the Mediterranean in literature, cinema, theatre, etc.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) The general historical geography of the Mediterranean.
2) The major political powers in the Mediterrean in the Modern Ages.
3) The Mediterranean island and their role in the political clashes.
4) Maghreb as the periphery of the Ottoman Empire
5) Corsairs as a social group uniting the North and the South.
6) Pilgrims and the route to the Holy Land.
7) Informants, spies and merchants
8) The Spanish Inquisition and religious conflicts.
9) Castles, watch-towers and “atalayas”.
10) Mediterranean as a meeting point: cross-cultural issues.
11) Outstanding sea-battles and their modern interpretations.
12) Literary sources and their interpretations
13) Genres to reconstruct the Modern Mediterranean History: Avisos, relaciones de sucesos, dispacci, etc.
14) How to interpret the archival sources of the Modern Ages?
15) Final Exam
16) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes: Roger Crowly, Empires of the Sea, İstanbul, 2008.
References: Athanasiadis-Novas,Giorgio: “Discorso Introduttivo”, Il Mediterraneo nella seconda metà del ‘500 alla luce di Lepanto, ed. Gino Benzoni, Olschki, Firenze, 1974, Haedo, Diego de:Topografía e historia de Argel, Madrid, 1927 Ibarra, Miguel Ángel de Bunes: La imagen de los musulmanes y del norte de Africa en la España de los siglos XVI y XVII, los caracteres de una historia, Madrid, 1989 Lafaye, Jacques:La era de Carlos V, Francisco y Solimán (1500-1557), Brevarios del Fondo de cultura económica, México, 1999. Malvezzi, Aldobrandino: L’islamismo e la cultura europea, Firenze, 1956. Preto, Paolo: Venezia e i turchi, Firenze, 1975, Pursuit of Power: Venetian Ambassadors’ reports on Spain, Turkey & France in the age of Philip II, 1560-1600. ed. & trans. James C. Davis, NY, Evanston, London, 1970 Sherley, Anthony : Le “Peso Político de todo el Mundo”´, ed. Xavier Flores, (D’Anthony Sherley ou un aventurier anglais de l’Espagne. Paris, Bibliothèque Générale de L’école Pratique des Hautes études, 1963. Vacalopoulos, Apostolos E. : The Greek Nation 1453-1669. The Cultural & Economic background of Modern Greek Society. 1976, Wheatcroft, Andrew: Infidels: A History of the conflict between Christendom and Islam.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 20
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 30
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 50
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
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
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 1 3 3
Study Hours Out of Class 4 10 40
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 0 0 0
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0
Midterms 1 5 5
Paper Submission 0
Jury 0
Final 1 10 10
Total Workload 100

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) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and electric-electronic engineering subjects; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve engineering problems.
2) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3) Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety issues, and social and political issues, according to the nature of the design.)
4) Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for electrical-electronic engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively.
5) Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating engineering problems.
6) Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
7) Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing.
8) Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.
9) Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility.
10) Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
11) Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.