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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS TAR 5023 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE IN HISTORY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

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   1. The periodic developments in science in terms of the intellectual basis 2   2. The scientific contributions of the persons who had great influence on the critical phases of scientific development 3   know the scientific devolopments in Islamic world 4   know the scientific devolopments in Christian world 5   coöpare the initial patterns of scientific devolopments

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 Science in the Ancient Age Antique civilizations 5 Science in the Ancient Age Antique Greek 6 Science in the Middle Age Christine world 7 Science in the Middle Age Islamic world 8 Midterm 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 General Evaluation 14 Presentations

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. 1. Lecture 2. 2. Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE 3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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. 1. LO 1-3: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term and final examinations.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

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

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 14 3 42 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 LO.1 4 4 4 LO.2 4 4 4 LO.3 4 4 4 LO.4 4 4 4 LO.5 4 4 4