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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Fine Arts and Design
Programme of Graphic Design
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
MED101 Culture Description and Karatay Madrasah 2 Autumn 3 3+0+0 3 3
Course Type Compulsory
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator Prof. Ömer AKDAĞ
Instructor(s) Prof. Hüsamettin ERDEM
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Prof. Hüsamettin ERDEM C-133 [email protected] 7648 Thursday
10:00-11:30 ve 13:00-14:30
Course Content
Karatay Madrasah, faculty, the brief information about foundation and architectural characteristics. The concepts of civilization and culture, the basic elements of the birth of civilization. Fundamental sources of the Turkish-Islamic civilization, founding elements of the Turkish-Islamic civilization, some reflections of the Turkish-Islamic civilization.
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to create a consciousness that idealizes contemplating, producing, and serving humanity in all mankind updating the subjects such as the value of our nationality, the founder of a great civilization, the meticulousness of justice, the dynamism, the experience of living together with communities in different cultures and beliefs. It is to be remembered that we are a member of a deep-rooted civilization with the understanding of the ""From Madrasah To University"" by introducing the founder of the Karatay Madrasah, the great Turkish statesman, Celaleddin Karatay and the Karatay Madrasah, the inspiration source of the University.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P1 A Tasarım ilke ve elemanları hakkında doğru bilgileri kazanabilme, sanat ve tasarım alanında kuram ve kuramcıları açıklayabilme. 3
P4 D Awareness and ability to work effectively and/or collaboratively individually or in interdisciplinary/interdisciplinary teams. 4
P9 I The ability to be continuously informed in art and design analyses, to follow social and technological developments and to propose a contemporary approach to new research topics in the field. Ability to establish and interpret the relationship between yesterday, today and tomorrow in the field of design. 3
P13 M The ability to have knowledge about the history of art and to take part in the protection of historical artefacts and contemporary works of art. The ability to gain ways of obtaining historical information about the field. 4
P14 N Ability to gain knowledge about art culture and aesthetics, art and science ethics. 3
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 To be able to analyse the theoretical knowledge related to the course. P.2.6 1
O2 To be able to internalise the concept of lifelong learning P.4.9 1
O3 To be able to analyse and reinterpret cultural assets which are the expression of society, art and technology. P.9.1 1
O4 To be able to interpret an idea, a concept or a phenomenon in the artistic and cultural environment of the society and to express new designs creatively in a visual way. P.9.2 1
O5 To be able to analyse cultural assets (visual and linear) and to interpret them with graphical elements. P.9.4 1
O6 To be able to adapt past influences / traces to today's designs with today's possibilities and possibilities. P.9.6 1
O7 To be able to see/perceive and interpret the differences between the past and the present (Awareness). P.9.7 1
O8 To be able to analyse cultural assets (visual). P.13.2 1
O9 To be able to be aware of national and international values in art and design P.13.5 1
O10 To have knowledge about the ethics of art and science P.14.2 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 The Establishment and History of the Karatay Medrese, Architectural Features
2 The Establishment and History of the Karatay Medrese, Architectural Features, Celaleddin Karatay`s Life and Political Career
3 Celaleddin Karatay`s Life and Political Career
4 Revenues and Expenditures of Karatay Madrasah, Education and Training
5 Basic Elements Preparing the Birth of Civilization (Human, Human and Neighborhood, Human and Language, Human and Science, Tolerance)
6 Factors Affecting the Birth of Civilization (Religion and Civilization, Science and Civilization, Wisdom and Civilization)
7 The Role of Islam in the Formation of Western Civilization
8 Individual, Society and State at the Birth of Civilization
9 Meaning and Definitions of Civilization, Relation of Art and Civilization
10 Islam and Peace, Islam and Dynamism, Culture and Civilization Concepts
11 The Meaning of Civilization Concept, Fundamentals of Civilization Concept
12 Founder of Civilization Hz. Adam and Civilization Concept, Human Modeling in Civilization Hz. Mohammed
13 Sources of Turkish-Islamic Civilization, Basic Principles
14 Some Reflections of the Concept of Turkish-Islamic Civilization (Human Rights, Animal Rights, Life Consciousness Built on Giving, Culture of Coexistence, Charity Stones)
Textbook or Material
Resources 1. Co-Authored, Civilization Imagination and Karatay Madrasa, Konya: KTO Karatay University Publications, 2018.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Practice - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 4 56
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 7 2 14
Midterms 1 20 20
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 30 30
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 120
Total Work Load / 30 4
Course ECTS Credits: 4
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P2 P4 P9 P13 P14
O1 To be able to analyse the theoretical knowledge related to the course. 3 - - - -
O2 To be able to internalise the concept of lifelong learning - 4 - - -
O3 To be able to analyse and reinterpret cultural assets which are the expression of society, art and technology. - - 4 - -
O4 To be able to interpret an idea, a concept or a phenomenon in the artistic and cultural environment of the society and to express new designs creatively in a visual way. - - 4 - -
O5 To be able to analyse cultural assets (visual and linear) and to interpret them with graphical elements. - - 3 - -
O6 To be able to adapt past influences / traces to today's designs with today's possibilities and possibilities. - - 3 - -
O7 To be able to see/perceive and interpret the differences between the past and the present (Awareness). - - 3 - -
O8 To be able to analyse cultural assets (visual). - - - 3 -
O9 To be able to be aware of national and international values in art and design - - - 4 -
O10 To have knowledge about the ethics of art and science - - - - 3