COURSE SYLLABUS

HISTORY OF SCIENCE

1	Course Title:	HISTORY OF SCIENCE
2	Course Code:	TTE5007
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	German
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi KAMİL DOĞANCI
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Zeynep Dörtok Abacı
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Kamil Doğancı e-mail: kamil@uludag.edu.tr Tel: (224) 2941864 Adres: Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Tarih Bölümü, E Blok, Oda No: 40 16059 - Görükle Yerleşkesi, Nilüfer-BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To investigate science, scientific reasoning and scientific change in the light of the development of science in history.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To see and think about the practice of science in the historical process.;
2	To understand the change and development process of science in regard with civilizations;
3	To understand the living conditions of the scientists and their relations of producing science;
4	To acquire the consciousness of the necessity of science;
5	To grasp the structure and thought behind the scientific discovery;
6	To explain science with regard to the living conditions and political, economical structure of the period;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Science and Technology in the Prehistoric Ages
2	Science in Ancient Time: Chinese, Indian and Central Asian Science
3	Scientific Developments in Egypt, Mesopotamia and Anatolia
4	Ancient Greek Science
5	The Roman Contributions to Science
6	Science in the Medieval Christian World
7	Medieval Islamic World Science
8	The Turkish Adoption of Islam and Scientific Developments in this Period
9	Renaissance
10	The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment Period
11	Science in the Ottoman Empire
12	Scientific Developments in the Modern Era
13	Science in Turkey in the Republican Period
14	Overall Assessment and Discussion

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Colin A. Ronan, Bilim Tarihi, Tübitak Yayınları, Ankara, 1983. Bahri Ata, Bilim, Teknoloji ve Sosyal Değişme, Pegem Akademi, 2010. M. Richard-S. Westfall, Modern Bilimin Oluşumu, çev. İsmail Hakkı Duru, Tübitak Yayınları, Nisan, 1997. Cemal Yıldırım, Bilimin Öncüleri, Tübitak Yayınları, Mart, 1995. Lawrence M. Principe, History of Science: Antiquity to 1700, The Teaching Company, 2002.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High