COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF SCIENCE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 3133 HISTORY OF SCIENCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DOĞAN GÖÇMEN

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to handle basic problems in history of science and to investigate the theories of science developed in history of science.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend the basic concepts and questions in history of science,
2   Use the knowledge that is gained from history of science,
3   Analyze the problems of history of science,
4   Evaluate the discussions in history of science in terms of new perspectives,
5   Create new ideas by adapting the discussions of history of science to her/his Age.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 A general perspective about history of science
2 Basic concepts of history of science
3 Basic questions of history of science
4 The relationship between history of science and philosophy of science
5 The relationship between history of science and philosophy of science
6 Scientific thinking in Ancient period (Mesopotamia)
7 Scientific thinking in Ancient period (Egypt)
8 Midterm exam
9 Scientific thinking in Ancient Greek
10 Science in the Middle Ages
11 Science in the Middle Ages
12 Science in the Renaissance
13 Science in the Renaissance
14 Science in Modern times
15 Science in Modern times
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

N. Copernicus, Gökcisimleri Üzerine (YKY),
C. Yıldırım, Bilim Tarihi (Remzi Kitabevi),
A. Koyre, Yeni Çağda Bilimin Doğuşu (Ara Yay.),
C.A. Ronan, Bilim Tarihi (Tübitak Yay.).
C. Yıldırım, Bilimin Öncüleri (Tübitak Yay.),
B. Russel, Sorgulayan Denemeler (Tübitak Yay.),
G. Basalla, Teknolojinin Evrimi (Tübitak Yay.).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussion
3. Question-Answer

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

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-5:The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 attendance is required.
2. The participation in midterm and final exams will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.153434
LO.243
LO.3344
LO.45555
LO.5455