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HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION

Course
HIST100 - HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION
Department
Basic Sciences and Humanities
Course Type
Online Course
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
0
ECTS
2
T+P+L
2 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan SAMANİ
Prerequisite
-
Keywords

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

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Item Type Weight (%)
Midterm Midterm 40
Final Final 60
Total 100

Course outcomes

No course outcomes have been defined yet.

Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 Introduction: Discussion on the definition of "History", "Prehistory", "Civilization"
Week 2 Prehistoric Times
Week 3 Mesopotamian Civilizations
Week 4 Egyptian Civilization
Week 5 Lesser nations and their contributions : Hittites, Hebrews, Lydians, Persian
Week 6 Aegean Civilization: Minoan (Cretan) and Mycenean cultures
Week 7 Classical Greek Civilization
Week 8 MIDTERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9 Roman Empire and its Cultural legacy
Week 10 Middle Age: Christian and Muslim Worlds
Week 11 Beginnings of Modernity: Humanism, Renaissance and Reform
Week 12 The Enlightenment and Enlightened despotism
Week 13 Industrial Revolution
Week 14 Revision Week
Week 15 FINAL EXAM WEEK

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 The student chooses the design principles and can match the application
  2. P02 Students will be able to define national and international values in art and design
  3. P03 Students will be able to define abstract and concrete design concepts and express them in composition
  4. P04 The student can adjust the time correctly to complete his / her graphic application
  5. P05 The student matches the relationship between image and meaning
  6. P06 Students can express what they see by drawing
  7. P07 Identifies the traces, aligns, and calculates the hierarchy of typographic elements
  8. P08 Defines and lists art and design materials
  9. P09 Expresses an idea, concept or phenomenon visually in a creative way
  10. P10 Solves the design problems encountered in the process
  11. P11 Symbolizes concepts, situations, and objects in the visual context
  12. P12 Develops design projects by recalling basic graphic design principles
  13. P13 Applies technology effectively in the design process
  14. P14 Can think critically and question theoretical gains in the context
  15. P15 Relate the past, present, and future of design
  16. P16 Can perform original works related to the field and evaluate the results
  17. P17 Designs and produces different visual areas such as multimedia, advertising graphics, animation, new media, printmaking, and photography
  18. P18 Improves communication skills for teamwork
  19. P19 Can effectively discuss, criticize and form theory about the field
  20. P20 Student can organize paragraphs, single-column, multi-column and modular grids in book and magazine designs
  21. P21 Can plan collaborations with colleagues in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary environments
  22. P22 Can associate written texts with visual images
  23. P23 Can observe and compare in the context of art criticism methods
  24. P24 Can apply legal regulations and procedures in the field
  25. P25 Be able to associate written texts with visual images

Po-Lo Matrix

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