Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
AMERICAN HISTORY I AKE123 1. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Gamze KATI GÜMÜŞ
Assistants
Goals The aim of this course is to teach important events that has affected the American history and helped the country to develop its current identity.
Course Content This course introduces American history on various levels starting from its beginning as an English colony to its foundation as an independent country, from Civil War to the Reconstruction Era. In this context, this course aims to discuss American history from 1600s to 1870s.
Learning Outcomes 1) Historical, political, cultural, sociological and economic events related to the analyzed periods are explained. 
2) It contributes to the acquisition of English reading, writing and speaking skills. 
3) Students will have information about American history, political, social and economic conditions from 1600s until the 21st century. 
4) The students develop research, analysis and synthesis, and critical thinking skills.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Colonial Settlement: Jamestown and Virginia Company (1600s-1624) Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Debate
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Colonial Settlement: Jamestown and Virginia Company (1600s-1624) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Debate
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week The American Revolution: British Reforms and the Revolutionary War Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Debate
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Colonial Settlement: Jamestown and Virginia Company (1600s-1624) Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Debate
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week A New Nation: The U.S. Constitution Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Debate
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week A New Nation: The U.S. Constitution Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Debate
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Pre-Civil War African American Slavery Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Panel
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Pre-Civil War African American Slavery Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Debate
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week National Expansion and Reform (1815-1880) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Debate
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week National Expansion and Reform (1815-1880) Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Debate
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week The Civil War: The North and the South During the War Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Debate
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week The Civil War: The North and the South During the War Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Debate
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week The Era of Reconstruction and Rights Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Debate
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week The Era of Reconstruction and Rights Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Debate
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Bailyn, Bernard, Robert Dallek, David Brion Davis, David Herbert Donald, John L. Thomas, Gordon S. Wood, eds. The Great Republic: A History of the American People. 3rd Ed. D.C. Heath and Company, 1985.
Library of Congress Website

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3DK4
PY150000
PY250000
PY350000
PY450000
PY550000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 5
Homework 14 1
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 5
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 10
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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  • Weekly Topics (Content)
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  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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