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TRHL5031@3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of HISTORY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Emre ÇELİK
Co-LecturerAss. Prof. İhsan Erdinçli
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The aim of the course is to examine the technological developments that occurred in the Industrial Age in the 19th century and the reflections of these developments on the economy, society and states from a historical perspective.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Will be able to learn about the technological developments that took place in the 21st century1,21,5,
PO - 2 : will be able to comprehend the technological developments of the period in a comparative manner at a social level.4,51,5,
PO - 3 : will be able to analyze the legacy that the Industrial Age has left to our day.5,61,4,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
The technological developments and their social reflections between 1800 and 1939 constitute the content of the course.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Course introduction and weekly plan
 Week 2Technology-society relationship throughout history
 Week 3The World Before the Industrial Revolution
 Week 4Industrial Revolution and Its Technological Consequences
 Week 5Development of Steamships
 Week 6The Development of Rail Travel
 Week 7Invention and Spread of the Telegraph
 Week 8Developments in Weapon Technology
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10The Place of Technology in the Construction Process of Modern Armies
 Week 11Development of Communication Systems
 Week 12The Birth of Modern Medicine and the Pharmaceutical Industry
 Week 13The Spread of Mechanical Clocks and the Division of Labor
 Week 14The Place of Technology in Modern City Planning
 Week 15Imperialism and Technology
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Byrn, E. W. 1900; The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century, Munn and Co, New York
2Ellis, J. 1986; The Social History of the Machine Gun, John Hopkins University Press, Maryland
3Headrick D. R. 1981; The Tools of Empire: Technology and European Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century, Oxford Unversity Press, Oxford.
4Kern, S. 2013; Zaman ve Uzam Kültürü (1880-1918), (çev. Ali Selman), İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul.
5McNeill, W.H. 1982; The Pursuit of Power 1982 Technology, Armed Force, and Society since A.D. 1000 University of Chicago Press, Chicago
6Osterhammel, J. 2002; Dönüşen Dünya 19. Yüzyıl Tarihi, (çev. Mustafa Tüzel), Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları, İstanbul.
7Satia, P. 2018; Empire of Guns The Violent Making of the Industrial Revolution, Penguin Press, Londra.
8Schivelbusch,W. 2022; Demiryolu Seyahatinin Tarihi 19. Yüzyılda Mekan ve Zamanın Sanayileşmesi, (çev. Çiğdem Canan Dikmen), Kırmızıkedi Yayınları, İstanbul.
9Standage, T. 2014; The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers, Bloomsbury, New York.
10Wenzlhuemer, R. 2013; Connecting the Nineteenth-Century World: The Telegraph and Globalization Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 11.12.2024 2 25
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 13 20.12.2024 1 25
End-of-term exam 16 15.01.2025 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 8 14 112
Arasınav için hazırlık 10 3 30
Arasınav 3 1 3
Ödev 3 1 3
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 8 3 24
Dönem sonu sınavı 3 1 3
Diğer 1 1 8 8
Total work load225