HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION

Course Description

The aim of this course is to outline the development of civilizations in the course of history. It firstly focuses on the concepts such as “Civilization”, “Prehistoric”, and “Historic” and on the factors forcing the emergence of the first civilizations. As well as examining the prehistoric periods and their characteristics in the course of human life since the first appearance of human beings on earth, the course mainly focuses on the early civilizations, namely the Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Aegean, Classical Greek, Hellenistic, Indian, Chinese and Roman Civilizations. Political, social, economical, cultural, intellectual, philosophical and scientific aspects in these entities are also examined in this course.

HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION

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Course outcomes

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Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Judith Coffin Robert Stacey Joshua Cole Carol Symes, Western Civilizations Their History & Their Culture, Norton, 2011
2. 02 Marvin Perry, Western Civilization, A Brief History vol.I, 2nd edition, Houghton Mıfflen company, Boston, Toronto, 1993.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Define the terms " prehistoric", "Historic" and "civilization" SOLO 0
2. L01 Explain the importance of Humanism, Renaissance and reformation in the formation of Modern Europe SOLO 0
3. L02 Compare the Prehistoric and Historic periods SOLO 0
4. L03 Identify the first civilizations SOLO 0
5. L04 Draw a general picture on the basic institutions of the first civilizations SOLO 0
6. L05 Tell the basic essentials for the rise of a civilization SOLO 0
7. L07 Narrate the evolution of human thought throughout history SOLO 0
8. L07 Construct an narration on the nature of the Mediaval political, cultural, social and economical system SOLO 0
9. L08 Compare the Mediaval Islamic and Christian cultures and intellectual life SOLO 0
10. L10 Observe the political, social, economical and intellectual developments up to French Revolution SOLO 0

Program Outcomes

1. P01 Apply data science principles and techniques to challenges in real life situations, and effectively communicate their solutions.
2. P02 Identify and implement data analysis methodologies based on theoretical ideas, ethical code, and in-depth knowledge of the underlying data.
3. P03 Analyze the guiding concepts and assessment procedures for information analysis in real-life applications.
4. P04 Design and apply relevant data analysis models to find obscure solutions to business-related problems.
5. P05 Utilize modern computing techniques to handle real-world problems characterized by massive amounts of data, such as parallel and distributed computing and machine learning.
6. P06 Configure and administer the software tools required to efficiently produce usable information from any size of structured and unstructured datasets.
7. P07 Administer or manage data science tools and techniques to organize and complete projects aimed at gaining useful insight from complex data.
8. P08 Think critically and imaginatively, conceiving real-world issues from several angles, and work well in a variety of teams to solve issues cooperatively.
9. P09 Be able to effectively integrate data‐based solutions into the user environment and help non-technical professionals in exploring, visualizing, and using these solutions
10. P10 Understand their obligations under professional and ethical standards in relation to matters like data ownership and citation, data security and sensitivity and the privacy implications of data analysis.

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