COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF SCIENCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
RPD 2018 HISTORY OF SCIENCE COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR BAHAR METE OTLU

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to handle basic problems in history of science and to investigate the theories of science developed in history of science.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend the basic concepts and questions in history of science,
2   Use the knowledge that is gained from history of science,
3   Analyze the problems of history of science,
4   Evaulate the discussions in history of science in terms of new perspectives,
5   Create new ideas by adapting the discussions of history of science to her/his Age.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 A general perspective about history of science
2 Basic concepts of history of science
3 Basic questions of history of science
4 The relationship between history of science and philosophy of science
5 The relationship between history of science and philosophy of science
6 Scientific thinking in Ancient period (Mesopotamia)
7 Scientific thinking in Ancient period (Egypt)
8 Midterm exam
9 Scientific thinking in Ancient Greek
10 Science in the Middle Ages
11 Science in the Renaissance
12 Science in the Renaissance
13 Science in Modern times
14 Science and technology
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Cemal Güzel, Bilim Felsefesi, Istanbul: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2010.
Pascal Acot, Bilim Tarihi, çev. Nermin Acar, Ankara: Dost Kitabevi, 2005.
Sevim Tekeli vd., Bilim Tarihine Giriş, Ankara: Nobel Yayın, 1999.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

One written midterm exam (40%) and one written final exam (60%) are scheduled at the semester.

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)

bahar.mete@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

bahar.mete@deu.edu.tr

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 143

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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