Course Name | History of Civilizations I |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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GEHU 209 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Service Course | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The basic purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the basic evolutionary developments in the History of Western Civiliziaitons and to enable them to analyze these developments, through a comparative perspective, in the economic, sociopolitical, cultural and scientific field for understanding the dynamics of the modern world. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | the content of the course starts with the Prehistoric Ages and deals with the first civilizations, Ancient Greek and Roman cultural and political developments, the Byzantine Empire and the basic important developments in Europe during the Medieval Age. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction to History of Civilizaiton: Discussion on Basic Historical concepts and terms | |
2 | Human Evolution From Homo Habilis to Modern Man;Transition From Food Gathering into Food Producing: The First Examples of Sedentarization and Its Socio-Economic Reflections | Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998. |
3 | Transitional Process to Urbanization with its Economic, Socio-Cultural and Political Dimensions (Mesopotamia) | Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998. |
4 | Midterm Exam | |
5 | Basic Aspects of Religion in Antiquity: Egyptian Polytheism and Hebrew Henothesim | Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998. |
6 | Ancient Greek World: Political Evolution From Monarch to Democracy; Athens Versus Sparta | Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998. |
7 | Mythology, Religion and Philosophy in Ancient Greece | Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998. |
8 | Alexander the Great and Hellenistic Cosmopolitanism | Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998. |
9 | Midterm Exam | |
10 | Rome in Antiquity: From Rebublic to Empire | Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998. |
11 | Rome in Antiquity: Culture, Society and Law | Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998. |
12 | Emergence and Triumph of Christianity | Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998. |
13 | Eastern Rome and the West | Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998. |
14 | Byzantine Empire with its Social, Economic and Political Institutions | Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998. |
15 | Shaping of the Christian West | Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998. |
16 | Final exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | the related chapters of the books mentioned |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
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Midterm | 2 | 60 |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 40 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 60 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 4 | 64 |
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Homework / Assignments | |||
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Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 2 | 19 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 30 | |
Total | 180 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To have adequate knowledge in Mathematics, Science and Civil Engineering; to be able to use theoretical and applied information in these areas on complex engineering problems. | |||||
2 | To be able to identify, define, formulate, and solve complex Civil Engineering problems; to be able to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | |||||
3 | To be able to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the requirements; to be able to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | |||||
4 | To be able to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for analysis and solution of complex problems in engineering applications. | |||||
5 | To be able to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or Civil Engineering research topics. | |||||
6 | To be able to work efficiently in Civil Engineering disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; to be able to work individually. | |||||
7 | To be able to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; to be able to author and comprehend written reports, to be able to prepare design and implementation reports, to present effectively, to be able to give and receive clear and comprehensible instructions. | |||||
8 | To have knowledge about global and social impact of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; to have knowledge about contemporary issues as they pertain to engineering; to be aware of the legal ramifications of engineering solutions. | |||||
9 | To be aware of ethical behavior, professional and ethical responsibility; to have knowledge about standards utilized in engineering applications. | |||||
10 | To have knowledge about industrial practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; to have awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; to have knowledge about sustainable development. | |||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the area of Civil Engineering, and to be able to communicate with colleagues in a foreign language; | |||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To recognize the need for lifelong learning; to be able to access information, to be able to stay current with developments in science and technology; to be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to Civil Engineering. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest