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  Course Description
Course Name : Medieval History

Course Code : SB 206

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 2

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 4

Name of Lecturer(s) :

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learns the history of countries other than Turkey and recognizes the social, cultural and political history of medieval Europe.
Knows about the religions Christianity and Islam.
Is aware of the Arabic and Turkish states in Medieval Age.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To reveal the general characteristics of the middle ages, to teach about Europe in the Middle Ages, to be informed about the political, economic and social structure medieval Europe, to reveal the emergence and development of the religion of Islam.

Course Contents : Medieval Europe The Middle Ages, Arabic and Turkish Economy

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The concept of the Middle Age Pre-reading Presentation
2 Socio-economic structure of Europe in the Middle Ages Pre-reading Presentation
3 Christianity Pre-reading Presentation
4 Roman Empire Pre-reading Presentation
5 Migration of Peoples and the European Pre-reading Presentation
6 The Byzantine Empire Pre-reading Presentation
7 Roman Empire Pre-reading Presentation
8 Mid-term exam None Written examination
9 The birth of Islam Pre-reading Presentation
10 Transfer of the Four Caliphs Pre-reading Presentation
11 The Umayyads Pre-reading Presentation
12 The Abbasids Pre-reading Presentation
13 Turkss becoming Muslims Pre-reading Presentation
14 Great Seljuk State Pre-reading Presentation
15 Anatolian Seljuk State Pre-reading Presentation
16/17 Final exam None Written examination


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Georg Duby, Ortaçağ İnsanları ve Kültürü
 Lucien Febvre, Rönesans İnsanı
 Henri Pirenne, Ortaçağ Avrupasının Sosyal ve Kültürel Tarihi
 Henri Pirenne, Ortaçağ Kentleri
 Francis Dvornik, Konsiller Tarihi.
 Timothy E. Gregory, Bizans Tarihi
 Kemal Göde, Türk İslam Kültür ve Medeniyeti Tarihi.
 İbrahim Balık, Ortaçağ Tarihi ve Medeniyeti
 Yaşar Bedirhan, Ortaçağ Tarihi
 Muammer Gül, Ortaçağ Avrupa Tarihi
 Halil Demircioğlu, Roma Tarihi, Cilt I
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 100
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 They use the methods to enrich empathy, critical and creative thinking, effective decision making compatible with humanistic values and problem solving skills. 4
2 They plan teaching-learning process noting students´ individual differences and the characteristics of the subject focus. 4
3 They develop original materials student-oriented instruction and use information technologies. 4
4 They avoid beiong mechanical in measurement and evaluation and use creative and elaborative forms to provide multiple development of the students. 5
5 They explain information production methods of Social Sciences. 4
6 The graduates of Social Studies Education explain basic notions of the Social Sciences. 5
7 They recognize the cultural structures of their own and other societies. They also evaluate reasons and outcomes of changes throughout history. 4
8 They define the location of their place on Earth. They evaluate social, political and economical effects of geographical location and the results of them. 4
9 They become aware of the importance of using natural sciences and arts to apprehend the Earth multidimentionally. They define their scientific, cultural, artistic and social needs and develop themselves continually. 4
10 They relate the disciplines that contribute to content of Social Studies lesson, applying the required specific instruction methods for the program. 5
11 They describe the applications to create democratic learning environment and make the classroom a real piece of life. 5
12 They communicate with their students and social environment in different cultures, they defend the fact that problems can be solved peacefully. 4
13 They recognize scientific basis of education. 4
14 They evaluate themselves in terms of their own professional qualifications. 4
15 They avoid discrimination and defend that living an honorable and human-rights convenient life is required for all humanity. 5
16 They become a citizen-teacher model. They struggle for a solution to current problems of the globe and their own environment as a participant member of the society. 4
17 They value self-confidence, braveness to question and power of changing. They want to study hard and take responsibility for achieving that goal. 4
18 They reach information sources and evaluate their learnings in a critical attitude. 5
19 They value life-long learning. 5
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5
    Final Exam 1 5 5
Total Workload: 94
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.76
ECTS Credit: 4