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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 Has knowledge of social service application areas (health, social welfare services, education, social security, civil society, local government).
  2. P02 Has knowledge of social work theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory).
  3. P03 Has knowledge of human development and social environment.
  4. P04 Use knowledge of communication skills (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups).
  5. P05 Use knowledge of management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations)
  6. P06 Apply knowledge of research methods and techniques in social work.
  7. P07 Has the ability to perform planned change process (linking, diagnosis and evaluation, planning, implementation, evaluation, termination and monitoring of applications) by considering similarities and differences for all levels of applicants.
  8. P08 Social service application areas (Health, education, social security, civil society, local government), social service theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory), human development and social environment, communication (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups) apply management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations), research methods and techniques, professional ethics, principles and values, and the ability to practice social work with different client groups.
  9. P09 Has the ability to distinguish and collect appropriate information for social investigation, evaluation and report preparation
  10. P10 Has the ability to interpret research results and professional literature.
  11. P11 Has the ability to develop inter-institutional relations, communication and joint services.
  12. P12 Acts in accordance with professional ethics, norms and standards that determine duties and rights related to social work profession.
  13. P13 It adopts social justice and rights based approach within the framework of social, scientific, cultural and professional values.
  14. P14 Develop an understanding of individual, family, group, institution, community, community and global practices in order to improve social functionality and facilitate social change
  15. P15 Becomes a model to the society with knowledge, skills, values ​​and attitudes and adopts the understanding of lifelong learning.

Po-Lo Matrix

LO P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06 P07 P08 P09 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 Average
L01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L07 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L07 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L08 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -