COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF NAVIGATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 2024 HISTORY OF NAVIGATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MUSTAFA DAŞ

Offered to

History
History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the history of navigation that influenced the political, socio-cultural, and economic development of the East and West.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The emergence of navigation and its historical development
2   The historical characteristics of the maritime cultures
3   The importance of the harbors in the Mediterranean and Black Sea
4   The important sea routes for commerce
5   The marine expressions and terminology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The introduction to the history of navigation
2 Navigation in the Ancient Age
3 Navigation in the Middle Age 1
4 Navigation in the Middle Age 2
5 Navigation in the Middle Age 3
6 Navigation in the Middle Age 4
7 The term examination
8 The ships through history 1
9 The ships through history 2
10 The Mediterranean Sea and navigation in history
11 The Black Sea and navigation in history
12 The historical maritime commerce routes
13 The historical marine expressions
14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

I. Bostan, Beylikten Imparatorluğa Osmanlı Denizciliği, .
F. Braudel,Akdeniz Mekân ve Tarih,
L. Casson, Antikçağda Denizcilik ve Gemiler, .
Carlo M. Cipolla, Fatihler, Korsanlar, tüccarlar, .
M. MollatduJourdin, Avrupa ve Deniz,.
E. Sancar, Türk Denizcilik tarihi, Istanbul 2006
I. Bostan, Osmanlılar ve Deniz, Istanbul 2007

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Research

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Term examination
2. Final examination

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-2: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term examination.
2. LO 1-5: This will be evaluated through the performance in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mustafa.das@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
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 82

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.133
LO.234
LO.333
LO.434
LO.534