COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF SCIENCE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 3039 HISTORY OF SCIENCE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR BAHAR ARSLAN

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the basic paradigms in the history of science in Turkey.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The general properties of scientific information in accordance with the main periods of the scientific development
2   The advances in science in the Ancient civilizations and Antique Greek world during the Antiquity
3   The advances in science in the Christine, Islamic, and Turkish world during the Middle Age
4   The advances in sciende during the Modern Ages
5   The comparisons of the main periods of the scientific development

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction the subject and the literature
2 The definition and origin of science
3 The characteristic of scientific knowledge
4 The periods of scientific knowledge
5 Science in the Ancient Age Antique civilizations
6 Science in the Ancient Age Antique Greek Science in the Middle Age Christine world
7 Midterm
8 Science in the Middle Age Islamic world
9 Science in the Middle Age Turkey
10 Science in Renaissance
11 Science in the 17th and 18th centuries
12 Science in the 19th and 20th centuries
13 Science in the Republican Era
14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Hüseyin Gazi Topdemir, Bilim Tarihi, Pegem Akademi Yay., Ağutos 2008.
2. Pascal Acot, Bilim Tarihi, Dost Kitabevi, Kasım 2005.
3. J. D. Bernal, Tarihte Bilim, Boyut Yay., Ekim 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Term examination %40
2. Final examination %60

Assessment Criteria

This will be evaluated through the performance in the term and final examinations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.
3. Cheating in any examination is considered an extremely serious offence.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

bahar.arslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54