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| Code | SAFS0033 |
| Name | History and Philosophy of Science |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 5 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | İngilizce |
| Level | Doktora Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
The aim of the course is to process the process starting from the past to the present day with the curiosity and understanding of the universe and the process of scientific method. Human relations with science and the developments in science up to now and their impact on human life in a wholeness with the philosophical dimension of the students to discuss and to understand the issue in which students work in a unity and taking advantage of this is to bring a different dimension to the graduate and doctoral studies. In addition, to understand the scientific point of view to scientific life and events. It is aimed that the skin is taught as a compulsory subject to all graduate and doctorate students.
Course Content
From the human being to the present day, the changes in nature and the nature of scientific approaches changes have been processed from a systematic point of view. The development of the agricultural tools in the early ages up to the present information society, the progress of science in different periods and cultures and their dynamics are studied. Scientific developments and science-human relations in the period of Ancient Age, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Islam and Ottoman Period and their reflections on the Republican period and present information technology ages.The development of humanity in science and technology together with the understanding of the history of science and the progress of the stage until today has revealed. It is important to learn the history and philosophy of the history of science and education to reach knowledge and scientifically to lean the thinking methods. Understanding philosophy of science can help to developed new information and technology.
Course Precondition
No
Resources
George Sarton. 1948. Introduction to the History of Science
Notes
. Colin A. Ronan. 1983. The Cambridge Illustrated History of the World’s Science. Cambridge University Press, Roberts, John Morris, 1997. A short history of the world: Oxford University Press, USA.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | To comprehend the basic concepts of history of science and philosophy as a whole, Learn from the past to the present day the human desire to know the historical process |
| LO02 | To understand the evolution of the first societiesi, to learn historical ages and their effects on scientific development and to lean the concept of scientific thinking ways and methods |
| LO03 | To understand the effects of scientific revolutions and transformations in societies on the history of science, Learning the philosophy and history of science from a dialectical perspective |
| LO04 | To comprehend the effects of periodical development of science history on scientific development, the importance of the philosophy of science and the perspective of events, to comprehend philosophical thinking |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have theoretical and applied knowledge about the basic principles of Sustainable Agricultural Science (Agroecology) and Food Security. | 3 |
| PLO02 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Learns national and international certificated agricultural systems and chemical residue-free production. | 3 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains knowledge of laws and regulations on sustainable agriculture and food security and improve new approaches. | |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Plans and apply the appropriate crop rotation systems for water and mineral cycle within the ecosystem dynamics. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | It develops healthy plant production materials (seeds, seedlings) and animal products beneficial for human nutrition. | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gain knowledge on environmentally friendly strategies for the protection, development and sustainable use of soil and water resources. | |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | It develops fertilization programs which ecologically oriented soil and healthy nutrition of the crop for sustainable soil management. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Gains knowledge about the disease factors, harmful weeds, insects, nematodes and mites that cause yield loss in culture plant cultivation. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | It ensures that plant and animal production is carried out with a holistic approach in sustainable agricultural systems. | |
| PLO10 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Learn to create timely and correct mechanization programs. | 5 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | On the basis of economic sustainability in agricultural production, it develops approaches that will ensure product acquisition and safe transportation to the consumer. | |
| PLO12 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | It can develop systems that will ensure food safety and food security. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Knows the agricultural processes and economic analyzes of the produced yields to provide maximum benefit to the producer. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Develop and perform independent or team research and development projects on sustainable agriculture and food safety. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | From the earliest times to the present day, the developments in the science history and philosophy of science. Agricultural Revolution Science in Egypt and Mesopotamia | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 2 | The contribution of science philosophy to scientific development and concepts of technology | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 3 | Bilimsel bilgiye ulaşma yöntemleri, tümevarım ve tümdengelim yöntemleri. Bilimsel düşünme yöntemleri, bilimsel yaklaşım ve bilim mantığı | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 4 | Antique Greek and Hellenistic philosophy and history. Science in Ancient Greece Science in the Hellenistic period Science in Romans | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 5 | Development of Middle Ages Thought and Science In what field does the contribution of Sumerians to scientific development Science in Islamic World The Impact of the Islamic World on Western Science Scientific developments in Ancient Middle Ages, Islamic and Ottoman periods sciences | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 6 | Reasons of Decline in Islamic Science Science in Europe and Islamic World in Scholastic Period | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 7 | Geographical discoveries. Religions history and any impact on the development of science. Spice and silk roads research has been effective in the development of scientific developments. | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 8 | Midterm | reading | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | What is Renaissance, How It Developed, The Effect of Renaissance on Science | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 10 | Developments in Astronomy and Contributions to Science What kind of effects did Istanbul's conquest and control of the Mediterranean see have on the history of science. | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 11 | Development of Basic Sciences, Chemistry, Medicine, Biology and Physical Sciences Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo Gallei. Copernic and Gaileliye physics have paved the way for the development of science? Newtonian Physics | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 12 | THE AGE OF ENLİGHTENMENT AND SCIENCE | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 13 | INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS Industrial revolution ever 1. Discovering the power of steam Industrial Revolution phase 2. Exploration of oil and coal, Transition to automation Industrial Revolution phase 3. Sieve and development of electronics, electromagnetics and computer | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 14 | What has contributed to the development of science in the beginning of the Renaissance in the west? What was the impact of the discovery of America on the history of science. The industrial revolution has evolved with the impact of scientific developments. Chronologically the process of industrial revelation | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | COMMUNICATION AGE AND TECHNOLOGIES AND SCIENCE Green Revolution Biotechnology Nanotechnology Industry 4.0 Artificial intelligence | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | ADVANCE STUDİES İN PHİLOSOPHY AND HİSTORY SCİENCE OF TURKEY | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 17 | final exam | reading | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 114 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,56 | ||
| ECTS | 5 ECTS | ||