GEHU 209 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Cinema and Digital Media

Course Name

History of Civilizations I

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
GEHU 209	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	6

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Service Course
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Discussion Q&A Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ünsal Doğan BAŞKIR
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Gül DURNA
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives

The basic purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the basic evolutionary developments in the History of Western Civiliziaitons and to enable them to analyze these developments, through a comparative perspective, in the economic, sociopolitical, cultural and scientific field for understanding the dynamics of the modern world.

Learning Outcomes

#	Content	PC Sub	* Contribution Level
#	Content	PC Sub	1	2	3	4	5
1	will be able to explain the basic terms, conceptions and definitions peculiar to the discipline of history.
2	will be able to define and explain the first socio-economic, cultural, religious and political formations and structures in the history of mankind by the way of exemplification.
3	will be able to evaluate the important historical facts and devolopments in the framework of causality and in a comparative perspective.
4	will be able to synthesize the data which they obtain directly and objectively from the historical sources.
5	will be able to criticise the dynamics of the modern world by taking their first instances into consideration.
6	will be able to express their thoughts and knowledge written and orally.

Course Description

the content of the course starts with the Prehistoric Ages and deals with the first civilizations, Ancient Greek and Roman cultural and political developments, the Byzantine Empire and the basic important developments in Europe during the Medieval Age.

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation	Learning Outcome
1	Introduction to History of Civilizaiton: Discussion on Basic Historical concepts and terms
2	Human Evolution From Homo Habilis to Modern Man;Transition From Food Gathering into Food Producing: The First Examples of Sedentarization and Its Socio-Economic Reflections	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
3	Transitional Process to Urbanization with its Economic, Socio-Cultural and Political Dimensions (Mesopotamia)	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
4	Basic Aspects of Religion in Antiquity: Egyptian Polytheism and Hebrew Henothesim	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
5	Ancient Greek World: Political Evolution From Monarch to Democracy; Athens Versus Sparta	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
6	Mythology, Religion and Philosophy in Ancient Greece	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
7	Alexander the Great and Hellenistic Cosmopolitanism	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
8	Midterm Exam
9	Rome in Antiquity: From Rebublic to Empire	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
10	Rome in Antiquity: Culture, Society and Law	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
11	Emergence and Triumph of Christianity	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
12	Eastern Rome and the West	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
13	Byzantine Empire with its Social, Economic and Political Institutions	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
14	Shaping of the Christian West	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
15	Evaluation of the Semester	Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998.
16	Final exam

Course Notes/Textbooks	the related chapters of the books mentioned
Suggested Readings/Materials

Semester Activities	Number	Weighting	LO 1	LO 2	LO 3	LO 4	LO 5	LO 6
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	40
Final Exam	1	60
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	40
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	60
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	16	4	64
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	30	30
Final Exam	1	38	38
		Total	180

#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to have fundamental knowledge about narrative forms in cinema, digital and interactive media, and the foundational concepts relevant to these forms.		-	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to create narratives based on creative and critical thinking skills, by using the forms and tools of expression specific to cinema and digital media arts.		-	-	-	-	-
3	To be able to use the technical equipment and software required for becoming a specialist/expert in cinema and digital media.		-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to perform skills such as scriptwriting, production planning, use of the camera, sound recording, lighting and editing, at the basic level necessary for pre-production, production and post-production phases of an audio-visual work; and to perform at least one of them at an advanced level.		-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to discuss how meaning is made in cinema and digital media; how economy, politics and culture affect regimes of representation; and how processes of production, consumption, distribution and meaning-making shape narratives.		-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to perform the special technical and aesthetic skills at the basic level necessary to create digital media narratives in the fields of interactive film, video installation, experimental cinema and virtual reality.		-	-	-	-	-
7	To be able to critically analyze a film or digital media artwork from technical, intellectual and artistic perspectives.		-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to participate in the production of a film or digital media artwork as a member or leader of a team, following the principles of work safety and norms of ethical behavior.		-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to stay informed about global scientific, social, economic, cultural, political, institutional and industrial developments.		-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to develop solutions to legal, scientific and professional problems surrounding the field of cinema and digital media.		-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to use a foreign language to communicate with colleagues and collect data in the field of cinema and digital media. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).		-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to use a second foreign language at the medium level.		-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to connect the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to the field of expertise.		-	-	-	-	-