Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
130300107103CONTEMPORARY AGE COLONIALISM HISTORY- ICompulsory472
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
General informing about 19.th century Colonialism aspects about European-World relations
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet Dağlar
Learning Outcomes
1The individuals who are major in their field and experienced are being grown as dependent on main principles of Republic of Turkey and convenient for the main aims of Turkish national education system.
2They will achieve some behaviour such as being open-minded while doing scientific investigations, being suspicious and delaying decisions in the situation of having no complete proof, and they can maintain their studies with patience and care.
3They will apply the modern methods writing and investigating history by being loyal to scientific ethical rules.
4By learning other disciplines which can be an assist to science of history, they will benefit from the branches which will help them in their investigations and studies.
5They will have the information of archive, library and documents. In addition, by evaluating these sources in decent way through its originality, they will present service and being of academic society.
6They will have the command of grammar rules of Turkish language and they will use it in best way in their studies.
7In the dimension of student improvement: Having the ability to know the student and in the dimension of planning the education: they will have the knowledge of how to maintain the course.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The colonialism struggles between European states in the XVIII. and XIX. th Century Wwth the emergence of the need for raw materials and market
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Imperialism and Mercantilism.Reading, explanation and discussion
2Exploration activities and it’s effectsReading, explanation and discussion
3Economic reasons of colonialist movementsReading, explanation and discussion
4Colonialist movements and exploration activities in AfricaReading, explanation and discussion
5Colonial powers in Kongo and central AfricaReading, explanation and discussion
6Colonial powers in Nigeria and West AfricaReading, explanation and discussion
7Colonialist activities of Germany and France in West AfricaReading, explanation and discussion
8Midterm Exam
9First colonialist activities in East AfricaReading, explanation and discussion
10Britain vs. Germany in East AfricaReading, explanation and discussion
11Sudan issueReading, explanation and discussion
12Madagascar island and FranceReading, explanation and discussion
13Portuguese and IndiaReading, explanation and discussion
14Portuguese and IndiaReading, explanation and discussion
Recommended or Required Reading
Prof.Dr.S.Selçuk Günay,Avrupa Sömürgecilik Tarihi 1986 Erzurum .Ders notu”; Marc Ferro,Sömürgecilik Tarihi2002 İstanbul; Raimando Luraghi,Sömürgecilik Tarihi,2002 İstanbul
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures13226
Self Study13113
Individual Study for Mid term Examination199
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Reading7214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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