Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / SOS 105 - SOCIOLOGY

Code: SOS 105 Course Title: HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department SOCIOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer NEVAL KARANFİL (nevalkaranfil@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) NEVAL KARANFİL,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
One of the main objectives of the course is to define the processes of the establishment of society in parallel with the social organization that develops with the coexistence of human communities. Thus, it is aimed to prepare a comprehensive ground on the characteristics of the society that other courses in the sociology department education plan focus on. For this purpose, the social and historical developments of different world civilizations are examined as examples.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can have basic information about different civilizations PO-1 1. Can understand the basic concepts regarding the sociology programs.
PO-2 2.Can transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Sociology to other disciplines.
PO-3 3. Can develop creative, resourceful in terms of conducting sociological analysis and equipped with the communication and social skills necessary to take part in team work.
PO-11 11. Can observe the current national and international issues.
Examination
Performance Project
LO-2 can make interpretation about the social structures of the world civilizations. PO-1 1. Can understand the basic concepts regarding the sociology programs.
PO-2 2.Can transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Sociology to other disciplines.
PO-4 4. Can have the skills to define, model and solve the sociological problems in the field of Sociology and related fields.
Examination
LO-3 can compare the several characteristics of different civilizations. PO-1 1. Can understand the basic concepts regarding the sociology programs.
PO-2 2.Can transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Sociology to other disciplines.
PO-4 4. Can have the skills to define, model and solve the sociological problems in the field of Sociology and related fields.
PO-8 8. Can collaborate both intra- and interdisciplinarily by planning and managing the activities regarding the development of the members subordinate to them.
Examination
LO-4 Can explain PO-
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The content of the course is the transition of human communities to settled order, coexistence, and the establishment of society within the framework of the social organization brought about by coexistence. In addition, the basic social and cultural characteristics of various world civilizations are discussed as examples. The civilizations covered in the course are Mesopotamian Civilizations, Anatolian Civilizations, Asian Civilizations, American Civilizations.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Civilization, Hunter-gatherer communities Lecture and question/ answer
2 Transition to the settled order and the establishment of society Lecture and question/ answer
3 Social organization built with the transition to settled order Lecture and question/ answer
4 General characteristics of the first settled communities and settlements Lecture and question/ answer
5 Mesopotamian civilizations Lecture and question/ answer
6 Mesopotamian civilizations Lecture and question/ answer
7 Anatolian civilizations Lecture and question/ answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Anatolian civilizations Lecture and question/ answer
10 Ancient China civilization Lecture and question/ answer
11 Ancient Indian civilization Lecture and question/ answer
12 Egyptian civilization Lecture and question/ answer
13 Pre-Columbian Amerikan civilizations Lecture and question/ answer
14 Amerikan civilizations: Colonization period and after Lecture and question/ answer
15 General overview Lecture and question/ answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Cook, Michael. (2012). Kısa Dünya Tarihi. İstanbul: Say.
2 Wise Bauer, Suzan. (2019). Dünya Tarihi. 4.c. İstanbul: Say.
3 Tanilli, Server. (2013). Uygarlık Tarihi. İstanbul: Cumhuriyet.
Required Course instruments and materials
Books, Books, lecture notes, visual materials, videos

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 15 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 14 42
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 2 6
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 3 9
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 143