Course Description
Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WORLD HISTORY | PPA3112117 | Fall Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 6 |
Course Program | Salı 18:30-19:15 Salı 19:30-20:15 Salı 20:30-21:15 |
Prerequisites Courses | |
Recommended Elective Courses |
Language of Course | English |
Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
Course Type | Elective |
Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Mahmut ALRANTİSİ |
Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Mahmut ALRANTİSİ |
Assistant(s) | |
Aim | Give students an idea of how the world we live in was built, to develop the student's horizons about world history with its outlines, breaking points and important events. |
Course Content | This course contains; Birth of civilization,Pre-modern period: Ancient Greece,Pre-modern period: Roman Empire and Christianity,Pre-modern: Asia,Pre-modern: the rise of Islam,European age: Discoveries, inventions, ideas,European age: Revolutions,The modernizing world: Empires, nationalisms, enlightened despots,First World War,Crises and totalitarian regimes,World War II,Cold War,A new world,Where are we going?. |
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
1. Explains important historical actors and concepts. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
2. Explains important historical developments in modern world history. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
3. Analyse the role of (given) historical concepts, processes and phenomena in the broader context of political and socio-economic structures. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
4. Analyze the historical validity of competing historical concepts and explanations. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
5. Infer the role of political leaders in crises and wars in modern world history. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
---|---|---|
1 | Birth of civilization | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 2, 3. |
2 | Pre-modern period: Ancient Greece | Freeman, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, Chapter 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. |
3 | Pre-modern period: Roman Empire and Christianity | Freeman, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, Chapter 17, 18, 19. |
4 | Pre-modern: Asia | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 5. |
5 | Pre-modern: the rise of Islam | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 7. |
6 | European age: Discoveries, inventions, ideas | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 8, 14. |
7 | European age: Revolutions | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 16. |
8 | The modernizing world: Empires, nationalisms, enlightened despots | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 17. |
9 | First World War | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 18. |
10 | Crises and totalitarian regimes | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 19. |
11 | World War II | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 20. |
12 | Cold War | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 22. |
13 | A new world | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 23. |
14 | Where are we going? | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 24. |
Resources |
James C. Davis, The Human Story: Our History, from the Stone Age to Today, Harper Perennial, 2005; Freeman, Charles. Egypt, Greece, and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean. Oxford University Press, 2014. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
1 | 1. Students will know basic concepts and theories of both research and application in political science and public administration. | X | |||||
2 | 2. Students will be able to analyze facts about politics, political and constitutional systems, and public administration by taking different dimensions into account. They will also be able to understand the causes of new developments and problems in these fields, find solutions for these problems, and think systematically about them. | X | |||||
3 | 3. Students will be able to work in processes such as strategic planning, policy making, project productions, auditing, decision making, evaluation and implementation both in public and private sector, political parties, and non-governmental organizations. | X | |||||
4 | 4. Students will be able to deal with complexities stemming from natural or social systems and uncertainties about the facts and values. | X | |||||
5 | 5. Students will be able to take active roles in teams formed for producing solutions to the problems related to their own majors, manage activities through planning, and do academic research. | X | |||||
6 | 6. Students will be able to collect data in their own field, analyze these data by using technology effectively, and evaluate and critically interpret them. | X | |||||
7 | 7. Students will be able to use basic concepts and methods that the administrators would need in various fields such as economics, management, international relations, and communication. | X | |||||
8 | 8. Students will be able to use Turkish fluently and correctly in scientific and professional studies. They will also be able to read and understand at least one foreign language. | X | |||||
9 | 9. Being always open to learning, students will be able to evaluate the facts with a critical approach. | X | |||||
10 | 10. Students will be able to take responsibility in developing projects on voluntary basis and actively participate in them. | X | |||||
11 | 11. Students will act with an ethical consciousness and have a respect for to human rights. They will be open to communication with people and able to work in cooperation. | X | |||||
12 | 12. Students will be able to constitute high performance structures in public and private institutions by using modern management methods and instruments. | X | |||||
13 | 13. Students will be able to enable other groups and institutions to participate in policy-making processes, make decisions open to collaboration, and manage negotiation processes. | X |
Assessment Methods
Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
Total | 100 |
ECTS / Workload Table | ||||||
Activities | Number of | Duration(Hour) | Total Workload(Hour) | |||
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | |||
Guided Problem Solving | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Term Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Presentation of Project / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Midterm Exam | 1 | 45 | 45 | |||
General Exam | 1 | 81 | 81 | |||
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total Workload(Hour) | 168 | |||||
Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(168/30) | 6 | |||||
ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit. |
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WORLD HISTORY | PPA3112117 | Fall Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 6 |
Course Program | Salı 18:30-19:15 Salı 19:30-20:15 Salı 20:30-21:15 |
Prerequisites Courses | |
Recommended Elective Courses |
Language of Course | English |
Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
Course Type | Elective |
Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Mahmut ALRANTİSİ |
Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Mahmut ALRANTİSİ |
Assistant(s) | |
Aim | Give students an idea of how the world we live in was built, to develop the student's horizons about world history with its outlines, breaking points and important events. |
Course Content | This course contains; Birth of civilization,Pre-modern period: Ancient Greece,Pre-modern period: Roman Empire and Christianity,Pre-modern: Asia,Pre-modern: the rise of Islam,European age: Discoveries, inventions, ideas,European age: Revolutions,The modernizing world: Empires, nationalisms, enlightened despots,First World War,Crises and totalitarian regimes,World War II,Cold War,A new world,Where are we going?. |
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
1. Explains important historical actors and concepts. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
2. Explains important historical developments in modern world history. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
3. Analyse the role of (given) historical concepts, processes and phenomena in the broader context of political and socio-economic structures. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
4. Analyze the historical validity of competing historical concepts and explanations. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
5. Infer the role of political leaders in crises and wars in modern world history. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
---|---|---|
1 | Birth of civilization | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 2, 3. |
2 | Pre-modern period: Ancient Greece | Freeman, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, Chapter 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. |
3 | Pre-modern period: Roman Empire and Christianity | Freeman, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, Chapter 17, 18, 19. |
4 | Pre-modern: Asia | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 5. |
5 | Pre-modern: the rise of Islam | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 7. |
6 | European age: Discoveries, inventions, ideas | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 8, 14. |
7 | European age: Revolutions | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 16. |
8 | The modernizing world: Empires, nationalisms, enlightened despots | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 17. |
9 | First World War | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 18. |
10 | Crises and totalitarian regimes | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 19. |
11 | World War II | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 20. |
12 | Cold War | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 22. |
13 | A new world | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 23. |
14 | Where are we going? | Davis, The Human Story, Chapter 24. |
Resources |
James C. Davis, The Human Story: Our History, from the Stone Age to Today, Harper Perennial, 2005; Freeman, Charles. Egypt, Greece, and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean. Oxford University Press, 2014. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
1 | 1. Students will know basic concepts and theories of both research and application in political science and public administration. | X | |||||
2 | 2. Students will be able to analyze facts about politics, political and constitutional systems, and public administration by taking different dimensions into account. They will also be able to understand the causes of new developments and problems in these fields, find solutions for these problems, and think systematically about them. | X | |||||
3 | 3. Students will be able to work in processes such as strategic planning, policy making, project productions, auditing, decision making, evaluation and implementation both in public and private sector, political parties, and non-governmental organizations. | X | |||||
4 | 4. Students will be able to deal with complexities stemming from natural or social systems and uncertainties about the facts and values. | X | |||||
5 | 5. Students will be able to take active roles in teams formed for producing solutions to the problems related to their own majors, manage activities through planning, and do academic research. | X | |||||
6 | 6. Students will be able to collect data in their own field, analyze these data by using technology effectively, and evaluate and critically interpret them. | X | |||||
7 | 7. Students will be able to use basic concepts and methods that the administrators would need in various fields such as economics, management, international relations, and communication. | X | |||||
8 | 8. Students will be able to use Turkish fluently and correctly in scientific and professional studies. They will also be able to read and understand at least one foreign language. | X | |||||
9 | 9. Being always open to learning, students will be able to evaluate the facts with a critical approach. | X | |||||
10 | 10. Students will be able to take responsibility in developing projects on voluntary basis and actively participate in them. | X | |||||
11 | 11. Students will act with an ethical consciousness and have a respect for to human rights. They will be open to communication with people and able to work in cooperation. | X | |||||
12 | 12. Students will be able to constitute high performance structures in public and private institutions by using modern management methods and instruments. | X | |||||
13 | 13. Students will be able to enable other groups and institutions to participate in policy-making processes, make decisions open to collaboration, and manage negotiation processes. | X |
Assessment Methods
Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
Total | 100 |