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KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
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Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
99900015 The Concept of Civilization and Ahilik 2 Autumn 3 4+0+0 4 4
Course Type Compulsory
Course Cycle Associate (Short Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 5 / QF-EHEA: Short Cycle / EQF-LLL: Level 5)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) -
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Content
In this course, the origins of the understanding of coexistence in Turkish-Islamic culture will be emphasized. The function performed by knowledge within society in ensuring the harmony and sustainability of the understanding of coexistence will be examined. By analyzing the concept of "madrasah,"which means the place where lessons are held, the Karatay Madrasa—our university's source of inspiration—will be analyzed with its socio-cultural dimensions.
Objectives of the Course
At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to learn what Turkish-Islamic civilization has contributed to the individual and society, how and in what context Turkish-Islamic culture will provide optimal benefit in making humans social beings, and that the culture of living together is not limited to the present but also encompasses the past and the future.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses X
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P12 Expresses by establishing a connection between at least two different non-field courses that contribute to the individual's general culture 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Ability to distinguish between different disciplines. P.12.1 1
O2 Ability to interpret the concept of lifelong learning. P.12.2 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 fundamental elements that prepared the birth of civilization (human, human and environment, human and language, human and knowledge, tolerance) and the factors influencing the birth of civilization (religion and civilization, knowledge and civilization, wisdom and civilization).
2 Islam and peace, Islam and dynamism, the concepts of culture and civilization, the role of Islam in the formation of Western civilization
3 Dynamism in Islamic Civilization.
4 Islam and peace
5 The individual, society, and the state in the emergence of civilization; the relationship between art and civilization
6 The principles on which the conception of civilization is based, the founder of civilization Prophet Adam and the conception of civilization, the model human in the conception of civilization; Prophet Muhammad
7 The Karatay Madrasa and its endowment, Celaleddin Karatay and his political career
8 midterm exam
9 Ahilik and Ahi Evran, the Ahilik system, the dimensions of the Ahilik system
10 The economic structure in the Ahi system and Ombudsmanship
11 Futuwwat-namas, Ahi Identity and the Model Human
12 Instruction in Ahi Lodges, Akhism and Public Education
13 The Şed Ceremony and Akhism in Our Literature
14 Legitimate Earnings, Morality, the Ahi Order (Ahilik), and Today
15 final exam
Textbook or Material
Resources Ömer AKDAĞ–Meltem KURTULUŞ (Editors), Ahi Order and Professional Ethics, KTO Karatay University Publications, Konya 2018.
Ömer Faruk ERDEM–Murat AYVACI, Conception of Civilization and the Karatay Madrasa, KTO Karatay University Publications, Konya 1918.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 2 28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 3 42
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 P12
O1 Ability to distinguish between different disciplines. 5
O2 Ability to interpret the concept of lifelong learning. 5