GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
HISTORY OF SCIENCE/MAT310G
Course Title: HISTORY OF SCIENCE
Credits 2 ECTS 2
Semester 6 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof.Dr. Yüksel TUFAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ytufan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ytufan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students learn the definition of science: objectives, features, and stages of development.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is done in the chemistry laboratuary .
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  1. Inorganic Chemistry I 2. Inorganic Chemistry II
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Definition of Science
2. Week  Introduction to Science History
3. Week  Introduction to Science History
4. Week  Science in World
5. Week  Science in World
6. Week  Science in Turkey
7. Week  Science in Turkey
8. Week  History of Invention
9. Week  Scientific Method
10. Week  Scientific Method
11. Week  Science and Society
12. Week  Science and Society
13. Week  Ethics of Science
14. Week  Ethics of Science
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Tekeli, S. (2004). Bilim Tarihine Giriş. İstanbul: Nobel Kitabevi Yayınları. Gürel, O. (2000). Doğa Bilimleri Tarihi. Ankara:İmge Kitabevi Yayınları.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question-Answer, Demonstration, Discussion, Modelling
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
0
 Assignment
1
20
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
10
1
10
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
8
1
8
 Final and Studying for Final
8
1
8
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
54
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.16
 ECTS: 
2
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Acquisition of scientific thinking skillsX
2Making research and investigation independentlyX
3Acquisition of carefully observing and analytically thinking skillsX
4Acquisition of learning and teaching mathematics problemsX
5Comprehending, applying and explaining the importance of mathematical conceptsX
6Developing the thinking, producing, argumenting and probing abilitiesX
7Having the algorithm and sotftware writing abilities for solving computer supported problemsX
8Developing the ability of reaching information, evaluating and presenting informationX
9Improving yourself parallel to the developing technologyX
10Understands the disciplinary structure of mathematics, its historical development, related philosophical approaches and problems.X