COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF SCIENCE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OFZ 4105 HISTORY OF SCIENCE COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ILHAN SILAY

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to provide the students information about historical process of science

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to understand the historical development of science.
2   Being able to relate the science and technology.
3   Being able to explain the change and the development of science.
4   Being able to understand importance of science for human life
5   To develop positive attitudes towards science

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is science
2 The early science
3 Science in the Ancient Greek World
4 Science in the Middle Ages
5 Science in the Islamic World
6 Contributions of Turks to the Science in the Middle Ages
7 Science during the Renaissance
8 17. and 18. centuries of Science
9 17. and 18. centuries of Science
10 17. and 18. centuries of Science
11 19. and 20. centuries of Science
12 19. and 20. centuries of Science

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Topdemir, H. G. ve Unat, Y. (2009). Bilim Tarihi. Ankara: Pagem Akademi.
2. Saraç, C. (1971). Iyonya pozitif Bilmi. Izmir: Ege Ün. Matbaası.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, discussion and group study.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilhan.silay@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 7 1 7
Preparation for final exam 10 1 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 71

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.43334
LO.533