GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ARCHAEOBIOLOGY/BCK-420
Course Title: ARCHAEOBIOLOGY
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 8 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
To be able to examine organic and fossil materials in archaeological sites and geological sediments,develop analytical thinking system by learning var
Being informed about the biological, physical, chemical, cultural, geographical, and ecological processes in archeaological and geological sites.
Improvement of using the tools related with the study such as microscope and computer (database entries and statistical analysing methods).Embracing t

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Giving information about the national and international legislations related with the study subject. History of archaeobiology.In Microflora research
2. Week  Classification of the phtoplantons obtained from the sediments evolutionary. Description of the fossil pollen and polynomorphs in sediments, drawings,
3. Week  Descriptions and morphology of some phytoplanctons, drawing the details of them under microscope.
4. Week  Drilling types used in oil exploration, natural gas exploration, coal deposits, paleoclimatology and the like. Bringing the cores (ground samples) obt
5. Week  Making preperations of fossils (xylems, pollens, spores, and palynomorphs) with Acetolysis method at laboratory.
6. Week  History and methods of zooarchaeology.
7. Week  Identification and analysis methods of the most common vertebrate and invertebrate groups in archaeological sites (sampling, quantitative measurements
8. Week  Databases used in archaeozoological studies Mid term.
9. Week  How can the data obtained from the dating of zoological remains in archaeological and geological areas by 14 C method and oxygen isotope methods be us
10. Week  National and international multidisciplinary projects in important archaeological sites in Turkey and archaeozoological studies in these projects will
11. Week  Application (field work): in an archaeological site to be determined at the beginning of the academic year, the information learned during the theoret
12. Week  Field work.
13. Week  Field work.
14. Week  Field work. General evaluation of the lecture and final examination.
15. Week  Final exam.
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
4
20
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
5
2
10
 Searching in Internet and Library
6
3
18
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
4
2
8
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
4
3
12
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
76
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.04
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Understands the structure and function relationships of living things.
2Transfer of genetic information between species and populations will understand.
3The structure and function of ecosystems understands the relationship between matter and energy.
4Live diversity, understand the origin and evolutionary development and comments.X
5Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity executes the necessary work.X
6Understand the historical development of the science of biology synthesizes.X
7Acquired knowledge and skills in biology education, technology, industry, agriculture, forestry, health and environmental uses to solve problems.X
8Biological idea of ​​individual, social, economic, technological and environmental issues apply.X
9Universal values ​​of social justice and the environment will have.X
10Biological studies and other related sciences and foreign languages ​​are aware of the importance.X
11Inside and outside the field of multidisciplinary studies of duties and responsibilities.X
12Reveals problems related to biology, is unable to solve the hypothesis, results of analyzes, reviews and develops models.X
13Follows of the latest information on the biology and comments.X
14Biology related topics written, oral and presentation techniques can be transferred using.X
15Provide effective communication in biology.X
16Sensitive to global issues with the knowledge and achievements of the country that represents the interests, researching and be productive individuals.X
17Biology laboratory techniques and devices used in application areas such uses.X
18Developing technologies based on biological data is transferred to a computer and analyzed using the appropriate program.X
19Work safety and health issues will have sufficient awareness.
20Ethical values​​, which individuals would have a relationship of trust between stakeholdersX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Sevil PEHLİVAN , Assoc. Prof. Burçin Aşkım GÜMÜŞ)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/pehlivan , http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/burcinaskim)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (pehlivan@gazi.edu.tr , burcinaskim@gazi.edu.tr)