COURSE SYLLABUS

HISTORY OF SCIENCE

1	Course Title:	HISTORY OF SCIENCE
2	Course Code:	TRH2088
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi KAMİL DOĞANCI
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. ABDÜLKADIR ÇÜÇEN
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Yrd. Doç. Dr. Kamil DOĞANCI e-mail: kamil@uludag.edu.tr Tel: (224) 2941864 Adres: Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Tarih Bölümü, E Blok, Oda No: 36 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 grasp the structure and thought behind the scientific discovery.;
2	To understand the living conditions of the scientists and their relations of producing science.;
3	To grasp the contributions of scientific developments to the World Civilization. ;
4	To explain science with regard to the living conditions and political, economical structure of the period.;
5	To understand the change and development process of science in regard with civilizations;
6	Be able to find, organize and assess the primary and secondary sources of the History of Science.;
7	Be able to comprehend American civilizations as Inca, Aztec and Maya to the science.;
8	Be able to analyze the scientific developments of the Chinese and Indian civilizations.;
9	Define the origins of the science of the Western Civilizations.;
10	To acquire the consciousness of the necessity of science;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	To explain the question of “Why we need to learn the history of science?”
2	The Sources of Science
3	Scientific Developments in Chinese Civilizations
4	Scientific Developments in Ancient Greek
5	History of Science in India
6	Scientific Developments in Islamic World
7	Science in the Roman and Medieval Age
8	Effects of Renaissance to the Scientific Thoughts
9	Science of the New World (Aztec, Inca, Maya)
10	The Scientific Developments in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
11	Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler
12	Newton's Conception of Science
13	The Scientific Developments in the 19th and 20th Centuries
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. Cemal Yıldırım, Bilim Tarihi, Remzi Kitabevi, 5. Basım, Mayıs 1997. M. Richard-S. Westfall, Modern Bilimin Oluşumu, çev. İsmail Hakkı Duru, Tübitak Yayınları, Nisan, 1997. Cemal Yıldırım, Bilimin Öncüleri, Tübitak Yayınları, Mart, 1995.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
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