GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MEASURING AND ASSESMENT METHODS IN PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY/ARK 104
Course Title: MEASURING AND ASSESMENT METHODS IN PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assist.Prof.Dr. Cevdet Merih Erek
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/cevdeterek
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  cevdeterek@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To achieve to ability of measuring methods practise of manufactured chipped stone materials in prehistoric periods.
Description of function of settlements.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is oral presentation and drawings
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction of Measuring Methods
2. Week  Levallois Technology
3. Week  Classification of reduction of lithics
4. Week  Methods of measuring of Lower Paleolithic cores
5. Week  Methods of measuring of survey on chipped stone materials
6. Week  Methods of measuring of flakes
7. Week  methods of measuring of blades
8. Week  Mid-term exam
9. Week  Methods of measuring of Middle Paleolithic cores
10. Week  Methods of measuring of Upper Paleolithic cores
11. Week  Methods of measuring of angle of gradient of flakes
12. Week  Features of Lower Paleolithic Sites
13. Week  Features of Middle Paleolithic Sites
14. Week  Features of Upper Paleolithic Sites
15. Week  Features of Epi-Paleolithic Sites
16. Week  Mid-term final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Lithic Materials and Paleolithic Societies, Brian Adams and Brooke S. Baldes, 2009, Wiley-Blackwell, UK
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drawings
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  There is no practise and probation
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
1
10
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
14
1
14
 Presentation
14
1
14
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
2
2
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
70
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.8
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Obtaining basic knowledge of archaeology.X
2Gaining the ability to interpret and evaluate theoretical knowledge in the discipline.X
3Being competent in applying technical knowledge in fieldwork.X
4Obtaining skills in identifying and analyzing the date, style and chronological issues of archaeological material.X
5Comparing and analyzing basic data of archaeology by developing relations: ceramics, architecture, sculpture and little findingsX
6Building relations with other disciplines such as History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Theology, Ancient Languages and Cultures, etc...X
7Building relations with other disciplines such as History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Theology, Ancient Languages and Cultures, etc...X
8Preserving archaeological material, promoting it in the society and evaluating it given the relation between tourism and environment.X
9Ability to use contemporary techniques and tools for archaeological applicationsX
10Becoming competent in research and consulting services in accordance with the notion of scientific objectivity, technological compatibility, and analytical thinking skills in order to contribute to the development of the discipline of Archaeology.X
11Guarding Anatolian historical heritage, promoting and preserving it.X
12Becoming able to carry out interdisciplinary research and observation in Archaeology.X
13Putting the theoretical and applicable knowledge in Archaeology to research and to public use.X
14Describes basic grammar rules of Turkish and a foreign languageX
15Interprets social, economic, political and ideological conditions which have caused Turkish revolutionX