FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN

Department of Industrial Design

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GEHU 216 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

History of Civilizations II

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
GEHU 216	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	6

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Service Course
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Discussion Q&A
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Gül DURNA
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	The basic purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the basic evolutionary developments in the History of Western Civilizations and to enable them to analyze these developments, through a comparative perspective, in the economic, sociopolitical, cultural and scientific field for understanding the dynamics of the modern world.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; will be able to explain the basic terms, conceptions and definitions peculiar to the discipline of history will be able to define and explain the socio-economic, cultural, religious and political formations and structures in the history of Europe by the way of exemplification. will be able to analyze the important historical facts and devolopments in the framework of causality and in a comparative perspective. will be able to synthesize the historical data they obtain directly and objectively from the sources will be able to criticise the dynamics of the modern world by taking the historical instances into consideration. will be able to express their knowledge and thoughts orally and by writing.
Course Description	The content of the course Hum 101 starts with the Prehistoric Ages and deals with the first civilizations, Ancient Greek and Roman cultural and political developments, the Byzantine Empire and the basic important developments in Europe during the Medieval Age.

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction of the course: discussion on the basic historical terminology	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
2	The collapse of the Roman Empire in the West and the formation of the new political map of Europe	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
3	The Early Middle Ages (600-1050): Western Christian Civilization in the Early Middle Ages (ca. 600-ca. 1050)	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
4	The High Middle Ages (1050- 1300) I : Economic and Political Developments: Feudalism amd the Rise of National Monarchies	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
5	The High Middle Ages (1050-1300) II : Religious and Intellectual Developments: Papal Monarchy, Scholasticism; Learning and Art: Growth of Lay Education and Literature	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
6	Midterm Exam I	Europe as the Modern Civilization: Social, Economic and Political Life.
7	The Later Middle Ages (1300-1500) : Economic and Political Developments: Depression and Recovery; Thought and Literature: Nominalism and Naturalism; Technology: the Invention pf Printing	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
8	The Civilization of Renaissance (ca. 1350- 1550): Humanism; Reformation: Lutheranism, Protestantism and Catholicism; Foundations of modern science	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
9	Oversea Discoveries and Its Consequences Early Modern Europe (ca.1560-ca.1660) I: Economy: The Medieval origins of mercantilism and capitalism, and the commerical revolution; Society: Nobility, Peasantry and Bourgeoisie	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
10	The Age of Absolutism in Europe (1660-1789): the emergence of a state system; Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment: The world of the philosophes	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
11	Midterm Exam II	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
12	The French Revolution (1789) and Its Consequences	Europe as the Modern Civilization: Social, Economic and Political Life.
13	The Industrial Revolution and Its Consequences: Urbanization and Class Consciousness (1800-1850) Imperialism and its Consequences	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
14	The 19th and 20th Century Revolutions Ideologies: Liberalism, Nationalism, Socialism, Communism and Fascism	Europe as the Modern Civilization: Social, Economic and Political Life.
15	Europe as the Modern Civilization: Social, Economic and Political Life.	Europe as the Modern Civilization: Social, Economic and Political Life.
16	Final Exam

Course Notes/Textbooks	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizations, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
Suggested Readings/Materials	M. Kishlansky, P. Geary, P. O’Brien. Civilization in the West, 6th ed. New York: Pearson Inc., 2006. Server Tanilli, Uygarlık Tarihi, İstanbul, 2006.

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	2	60
Final Exam	1	40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	2	60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	16	4	64
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	2	19	38
Final Exam	1	30	30
		Total	180

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

Program Competencies/Outcomes

* Contribution Level

To be able to equipped with theoretical and practical knowledge of industrial design, and to apply it to a variety of products, services and systems from conventional industries to urban scale with innovative and sustainable approaches

To be able to communicate design concepts and proposals for solutions, which are supported with quantitative and qualitative data, to specialists and non-specialists through visual, written, and oral means

To be able to equipped with the related theoretical and methodological knowledge of engineering, management, and visual communication that is required for interdisciplinary characteristic of industrial design; and to collaborate with other disciplines, organizations, or companies

To be able to equipped with the knowledge of history and theory of design, arts and crafts; and culture of industrial design

To be able to equipped with social, cultural, economic, environmental, legal, scientific and ethical values in the accumulation, interpretation and/or application of disciplinary information and to employ these values regarding different needs

To be able to develop contemporary approaches individually and as a team member to solve today’s problems in the practice of industrial design

To be able to define design problems within their contexts and circumstances, and to propose solutions for them within the discipline of industrial design considering materials, production technologies and ergonomics

To be able to use digital information and communication technologies, physical model making techniques and machinery, at an adequate level to the discipline of industrial design

To be able to employ design research and methods within the theory and practice of industrial design

To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen specialization area within the industrial design field

To be able to collect data in the areas of industrial design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

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