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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
School of Health Sciences
Programme of Nursing
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
99900015 Vision of Civilization and Ahi Order 2023 Autumn 7 4+0+0 4 4
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 Hybrid
Prerequisites -
Coordinator Prof. Ömer AKDAĞ
Instructor(s) Prof. Ömer AKDAĞ
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Content
Brief information on the Karatay Madrasa, its teaching staff, its endowment charter, and its architectural features. Concepts of civilization and culture; fundamental elements paving the way for the emergence of civilization. Foundational sources and constituent elements of Turkic-Islamic civilization; certain reflections of Turkic-Islamic civilization.
Objectives of the Course
To make a consciousness in order to help all the people around the word by updating the terms such as appreciation of humanity of our nation, establishing a great civilization, and its daintiness about justice, dinamism, and experience of living with multi cultures together. To remember and remind ourselves being a member of a great civilization by introducing Madrasah(Muslim teological school) of Karatay and the great Turkish Statesman ‘Celaleddin Karatay', inspiration of our university after his name.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
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 Course notes, articles, related works prepared by relevant academics.
Ömer Faruk ERDEM, Medeniyet Tasavvuru ve Karatay Medresesi, Karatay Üniversitesi Yayınları, Konya 2016
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Seminar - -
Quiz - -
Midterms - -
Final Exam - -
Total 0 (%)
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) 14 3 42
Midterms 1 10 10
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 12 12
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 120
Total Work Load / 30 4
Course ECTS Credits: 4