GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ANCIENT HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION-I/TARÖ103
Course Title: ANCIENT HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION-I
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Understand the basic concepts about the history of Ancient Anatolia.
Understand the chronologic periods of the Ancient Anatolia.
Have general information about the civilizations in Anatolia.
Have general information about the other civilizations in the antique age, such as Assyria, Sumer, Greece, Babylon, Rome, Egypt, etc.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week   Introduction to the history of ancient Anatolia: Basic concepts
2. Week  Neolithic and Chalcolithic Period: From the earliest settlements to the cities
3. Week  Anatolia in the first Bronze Age: The first cities and trade
4. Week  Age of Assyrian trade colonies: Anatolia getting acquainted with the writing
5. Week  Kingdom of Ancient Hittites: Political developments and cultural structure
6. Week  Age of Hittites: The first centralized state in Anatolia
7. Week  Collapse of Hittites: Dark age, ıron Age in Anatolia
8. Week  Late Hittite Kingdoms
9. Week  visa exam
10. Week  Urartians, Phrygians, Lydians
11. Week  Egypt civilization
12. Week  Aegean and Greek civilization
13. Week  Mesopotamian Civilizations – I
14. Week  Mesopotamian Civilizations – II
15. Week  Mediterranean Civilizations
16. Week  final exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 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
0
0
 Reading Tasks
10
2
20
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
2
10
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
0
0
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
0
0
 Presentation
0
0
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
5
5
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
5
5
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
68
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.72
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Graduates have notions, knowledges, abilities and values of history and education of history. Explain theories, models, principles and generalisations of the science of history and explains the events, phenomenons, processes and the main principles of history in the light of generalisations.X
2Graduates use hypothetical and operative knowledges in the field of science of history and education to produce solutions for educational problemsX
3Graduates develop positive attitude towards lifelong learning.X
4Graduates comprehend the aim, content, method and assessment dimensions of history education
5Graduates scientifically analyse and evaluate the notions and the ideas of teaching and the technology of education. Identifies, analyse and argue the problems and subjects and develop suggestions according to scientific evidence and proof.X
6Graduates can organize the teaching and learning atmosphere in accordance with students’ personal development properties (physical, affective, cognitive and psycho-motor).X
7Graduates share the ideas and solution proposals to problems on issues in the field with professionals and non-professionals by the support of qualitative and quantitative dataX
8Graduates know and use the historical method. Graduates acquire critical thinking and empathy skills open to interpretation issues in history.X
9Graduates can edit activities for the social environment with social responsibility and can apply themX
10Graduates plan and implement teaching-learning process according to the characteristics of gains of history education.X
11Possess sufficient consciousness about the issues of universality of social rights, social justice, quality, cultural values and also, environmental protection, worker s health and security.X
12Graduates can associate the topics covered in history education with Ataturk s Principles and Reforms.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Research Assistant Dr. Koray TOPTAŞ)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ()
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (koraytoptas@gazi.edu.tr)