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OSD FAKÜLTESİ / OSDİLH 306 - ORTAK SEÇMELİ DERSLER BÖLÜMÜ

Code: OSDİLH 306 Course Title: HISTORY OF SCIENCE IN ISLAM Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ORTAK SEÇMELİ DERSLER BÖLÜMÜ
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HACI MEHMET SOYSALDI (msoysaldi50@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) HACI MEHMET SOYSALDI,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to provide information on the value that Islam attaches to science and the contributions of Muslim scientists to science.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Understand the value that Islam attaches to science. PO-
Examination
LO-2 Understand that Islam does not contradict science. PO-
Examination
LO-3 Understand the contributions of Muslim scientists to science. PO-
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course covers what is science, the historical development of science, science in the Islamic world, important scientists in the Turkish-Islamic world, and the contributions of Muslim scientists to science.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 What is science, science is the subject of philosophy Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
2 Qualities of positive science Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
3 The source and value of science Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
4 Concepts of Culture and Civilization Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
5 Historical development of science Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
6 Science in the Islamic world Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
7 Science in the Holy Qur'an and Hadith Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Scientific institutions in Islam Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
10 Bayt al-Hikma, observatories and other scientific institutions Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
11 Branches of science in the Islamic world Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
12 Astronomy, mathematics, medicine, chemistry, physics, geography Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
13 Important scientists in the Turkish-Islamic world Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
14 Important scientists in the Turkish-Islamic world Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
15 Science in the east and west from the XII century to the present day Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Yakıt, İ. (2002). İslam’da Bilim Tarihi. İsparta: Tuğra Matbaa ve Yayıncılık (Ders Kitabı)
2 Yüksel, A.T. (2015). İslam’da Bilim Tarihi. Konya: Lord Matbaa ve Yayıncılık. (Yardımcı kitap)
3 Ülger, N. (2015). Doğu ve Batıda Bilim ve Düşünce. Elazığ: Elif Matbaa ve Yayıncılık. (Yardımcı kitap)
Required Course instruments and materials

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 16 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 2 10 20
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 6 12
       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 2 7 14
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 7 14
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90