Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 2 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Compulsory | ||||
| Department | SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | AHMET GALİP YÜCEL (ahmetyucel@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The main aim of this course is to increase the scientific and technological awareness of the students. In this context, it is aimed to comprehend the nature of science and technology, the developments in science and technology from past to present and the effects of these developments on human and social life. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Explain the relationship between science and technology. |
PO-2 Uses information and information resources related to the field effectively. PO-10 Has knowledge of the nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of information. PO-13 Has a general knowledge compatible with his or her education level and social environment. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Explains the effects of science and technology on social change. |
PO-10 Has knowledge of the nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of information. PO-13 Has a general knowledge compatible with his or her education level and social environment. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Makes inferences about the future of science, technology and social change. |
PO-2 Uses information and information resources related to the field effectively. PO-10 Has knowledge of the nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of information. PO-13 Has a general knowledge compatible with his or her education level and social environment. PO-22 Becomes a qualified instructor; joins the society as a well being social studies teacher, open to innovations, change and development, ready for the world of tomorrow. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| The relationship between science and technology in the past and present; developments in science and technology from past to present; effects of science and technology on social change; common scientific heritage of humanity; famous Turkish scientists; foreign scientists; the impact of contemporary scientific developments such as tissue and organ transplantation, nano-technology and gene technology on life; Turkish Patent Institute; copyright and patent rights; space and aviation studies. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | History of Science | Lecture, question and answer, discussion |
| 2 | History and nature of science | Lecture, question and answer, discussion |
| 3 | Philosophy of science | Lecture, question and answer, discussion |
| 4 | Science and technology from past to present | Lecture, question and answer, discussion |
| 5 | Turkish Islamic scientists | Lecture, question and answer, discussion |
| 6 | Foreign scientists | Lecture, question and answer, discussion |
| 7 | Feudalism, the development of big cannons and its impact on social change | Lecture, question and answer, discussion |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Copernican revolution, religions, philosophy and social change | Lecture, question and answer, discussion |
| 10 | The theory of evolution, its impact on social and philosophical thought, dialectical materialism, social darwinism and communism | Lecture, question and answer, discussion |
| 11 | WWII, nuclear weapons and social change | Lecture, question and answer, discussion |
| 12 | Computers, the development of information and communication technologies and their impact on social change | Lecture, question and answer, discussion |
| 13 | Tissue-organ transplantation, gene technology and its effects on social change | Lecture, question and answer, discussion |
| 14 | The effect of modern discoveries and inventions on social change (Artificial intelligence, nano technology etc.) | Lecture, question and answer, discussion |
| 15 | Pseudoscience and social change (astrology, misinterpretations of quantum, parapsychology etc.) | Lecture, question and answer, discussion |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Ata, B. (Ed). (2010). Bilim Teknoloji ve Sosyal Değişme, Pegem Akademi:Ankara. | |
| 2 | Çepni, S., Ayvacı, H.Ş. ve Bacanak, A. (2009), Bilim-Teknoloji-Sosyal Değişim, Celepler Matbaacılıok, Trabzon. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Computer, books | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 0 | ||
| b) Search in internet/Library | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| 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 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 58 | ||